Geoff Ablett

Geoff Ablett (born 13 March 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Ablett spent the majority of his career with Hawthorn playing 202 games on the wing. Ablett finished with short stints at Richmond and St Kilda. His younger brother Gary Ablett Sr is a Hall of Fame inductee. A third brother, Kevin, also played for Hawthorn, Richmond and Geelong. Geoff Ablett was known for his burst of speed as player, winning the Grand Final Sprint competition four times.[1]

Geoff Ablett
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Norman Ablett
Date of birth (1955-03-13) 13 March 1955
Original team(s) Drouin
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1982 Hawthorn 202 (135)
1983–1984 Richmond 016 0(12)
1985 St Kilda 011 00(6)
Total 229 (153)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Career highlights
  • Hawthorn premiership player (1976, 1978)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ablett was the station president at Melbourne community radio station Casey Radio, based in the south-eastern suburbs. He held the role from late 2007.

In December 2008, Ablett was elected mayor of City of Casey Council which is one of Victoria's biggest councils. His son Ryan, who was once rookie listed at Hawthorn, died in 2009 at the age of 27.[2]

Statistics
[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1973 Hawthorn 27057187917N/A0.00.710.11.111.32.4N/A
1974 Hawthorn 22520293648144565N/A0.81.214.63.217.82.6N/A
1975 Hawthorn 22214193044334760N/A0.60.914.52.016.52.9N/A
1976 Hawthorn 22311223655542058N/A0.51.015.92.418.32.5N/A
1977 Hawthorn 2248153957847375N/A0.30.716.53.319.73.1N/A
1978 Hawthorn 22515213549144562N/A0.60.814.23.617.82.5N/A
1979 Hawthorn 21611242316729846N/A0.71.514.44.218.62.9N/A
1980 Hawthorn 21916232749637066N/A0.81.214.45.119.53.5N/A
1981 Hawthorn 21719232736233543N/A1.11.416.13.619.72.5N/A
1982 Hawthorn 224212636013149189N/A0.91.115.05.520.53.7N/A
1983 Richmond 458870219115N/A1.61.614.04.218.23.0N/A
1984 Richmond 411491462517131N/A0.40.813.32.315.52.8N/A
1985 St Kilda 15116101873121838N/A0.50.917.02.819.83.5N/A
Career 229 153 234 3394 789 4183 665 N/A 0.7 1.0 14.9 3.5 18.3 2.9 N/A

Notes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Ablett family hit by tragedy
  3. Geoff Ablett's player profile at AFL Tables
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