Raymond Cross (born 7 September 1941) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Cross was a half back flanker during his league career, but played on the half forward flank against
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
1965 VFL Grand Final
The 1965 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1965. It was the 68th annual AFL Grand Fin ...
, having come into the side in place of the injured
Kevin Roberts. His role on grand final day was to tag
Hugh Mitchell but his efforts couldn't stop St Kilda losing by 35 points.
He was hampered by knee injuries while at St Kilda and it was a strained knee ligament which meant he didn't participate in his clubs drought breaking premiership in 1966.
[''The Age']
"Baldock decides to take no risks for finals"
23 August 1966, p. 15
References
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1941 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
St Kilda Football Club players
Living people