Russell Ebert Australian rules football player
Russell Ebert (born 22 June 1949) is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an impression, winning the club leading goalkicking in his debut season. He followed that with a Magarey Medal (awarded to the fairest and most brilliant player in the SANFL) and club Best and Fairest double in 1971 and further honours over the proceeding decade and a half, including premierships in 1977, 1980 and 1981, Magarey Medals in 1971, 1974, 1976 and 1980 (a SANFL record) and club Best and Fairests in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1981.Ebert is the only player in SANFL history to have won four Magarey Medals.
