Len Ablett

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Len Ablett
Personal information
Full name Leonard George Ablett
Date of birth (1916-05-10)10 May 1916
Place of birth Myrtleford, Victoria
Date of death 19 December 2006(2006-12-19) (aged 90)
Place of death Wangaratta, Victoria
Original team(s) Myrtleford
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1943 Richmond 70 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Career highlights
  • Richmond Premiership player 1943
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leonard George Ablett (10 May 1916 – 19 December 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the VFL during the early 1940s.

Ablett joined Richmond from the Victorian town of Myrtleford. He came off the bench as a reserve in Richmond's 1943 premiership side, his last game in the VFL.

Ablett returned to Myrtleford and was the club's best-and-fairest player in its inaugural Ovens and Murray Football League season in 1950.[1]

The pavilion at Myrtleford's home ground of McNamara Reserve was named after him in 1974. He was the club's first life member and served 20 years as president. Ablett also served as a councillor and president with the Shire of Myrtleford.[2]

Ablett was the uncle of mercurial VFL/AFL footballer Gary Ablett Sr. and helped recruit him to Myrtleford for one season in 1983.[3] He was the first member of the famous Ablett family to win a premiership.

References

  1. ^ Herald Sun
  2. ^ Border Mail, 28 December 2006
  3. ^ Favourite sons of the Ovens and Murray

External links

  • Len Ablett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Richmond Football Club 1943 VFL premiers
Richmond 12.14 (86) defeated Essendon 11.15 (81), at Princes Park
  • 1. Durham
  • 2. Edwards
  • 3. Ablett
  • 4. Steele
  • 5. Barr-Kemp
  • 6. Scott
  • 9. Perkins
  • 10. Cahill
  • 13. Waldron
  • 14. Oppy
  • 16. Hunt
  • 17. Dyer (c)
  • 20. Harris
  • 22. Merrett
  • 23. Bawden
  • 24. Broadstock
  • 25. Quinn
  • 29. Randall
  • 31. Maguire
Coach: Dyer
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Ablett family tree
George*
Norman*Henry*Lillian née Williamson*Reuben Williamson*
LenAlfred*Alf Williamson
GeoffKevinGary Sr.Fay Tuck née Ablett*Michael Tuck
MichaelRyanLukeGary Jr.NathanShane TuckTravis Tuck
Notes
  • An asterisk denotes that the family member was never VFL/AFL-listed. Non-VFL/AFL-listed family members were not included in the family tree unless they were necessary to provide a connection between family members.
  • Michael is disconnected because, while he is part of the family, it is unknown how he is related to the other members.
  • When the family member's surname is not stated, their surname is Ablett.