Ralph Rose is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Rose, a Nyah West recruit, appeared in the opening 16 rounds of the 1962 VFL season

1962 VFL season

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. The centre half-forward

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 played a further nine games in 1963.

He is the youngest of the four Rose brothers who played for Collingwood, Bill

Bill Rose (footballer)

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, Bob

Bob Rose (footballer)

Robert "Bob" Rose was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. He is widely regarded as the greatest player ever to play for Collingwood.-Playing career:...

 and Kevin

Kevin Rose (Australian rules footballer)

Kevin Rose is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL. He was one of four brothers who played for Collingwood with the most famous being his older brother Bob Rose....

.

In 1964 he accepted an offer to captain-coach Wycheproof-Narraport and in 1967 he joined Maryborough

Maryborough Football Club

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 as playing coach. He continued to coach clubs into the 1970s, including Avenal.