Ross Gibbs is a former

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er who played for West Perth in the

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(WAFL) and Glenelg in the

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(SANFL). A dual Western Australian interstate representative, Gibbs could play as a ruck-rover or in defence. He transferred to Glenelg in 1984 and was a

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in their premiership sides the following two seasons. Gibbs toured Ireland in 1987 with the

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. His son, Bryce, was taken by Carlton with the first pick of the

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. Had Bryce's father reached the 200 game milestone for Glenelg before

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were admitted into the AFL in 1991, then the Crows could have recruited him under the father-son rule. Gibbs was inducted into the Glenelg Hall of Fame in 2006.

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* 1960 births Living people Glenelg Football Club players West Perth Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australia international rules football team players {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub