Richard Ambrose
| Richard Ambrose | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard James Ambrose | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1972 | ||
| Original team(s) | Wanganui / Shepparton | ||
| Draft | 21st, 1990 AFL Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 191 cm / 92 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–1992 | Essendon | 0 (0) | |
| 1993 | Sydney Swans | 3 (1) | |
| 1994–1998 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 52 (29) | |
| 1999–2004 | Subiaco (WAFL) | 113 (88) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Ambrose (born 10 June 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
A key position player, Ambrose started his AFL career at Essendon after being picked up by the club with the 21st selection of the 1990 AFL Draft. He was however restricted to the reserves and was unable to break into the seniors over two seasons. He was one of three players that Essendon traded to Sydney at the end of 1992 in return for the 20th draft pick, which was used on Scott Cummings. The others were Ed Considine and Michael Werner.
Ambrose, who hailed from Shepparton, finally made his league in 1993 when he was part of the Sydney team which took on the West Coast Eagles at the SCG. He played just two more games for the club, a win over Melbourne and loss to Adelaide, both at home.
Leaving Sydney after just one season, Ambrose arrived at SANFL club Port Adelaide in 1994 and played for five seasons. He was a South Australian interstate representative and participated in finals football every season he was at the club, culminating in a grand final loss in 1997 and a member of Port's 1998 premiership team.
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