Gary Ablett

This is the player profile for Gary Ablett, born in Drouin, Victoria in 1961. He played for Hawthorn and Geelong in the VFL/AFL. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships.

Player Details

Name: Gary Ablett
Full Name: Gary Robert Ablett
DOB: 01/10/1961
POB: Drouin, Victoria
Height: 185cm
Weight: 97kg
VFL/AFL Position (est.): Half-Forward Flanker

Player History

Full Team History: Hawthorn, Geelong
Total Matches (Goals): 248 (1,031)
VFL/AFL Team History: Hawthorn (1982), Geelong (1984-1996)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 248 (1,031)
Football Carnival Representation: Victoria (1993)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 683rd player to debut for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 6 matches played for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL (1982)
VFL/AFL Debutant: 834th player to debut for Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 242 matches played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL (1984-1996), with 5 as captain
VFL/AFL Leadership: Geelong team captain (1995-1996)
VFL/AFL Leadership: Geelong team vice-captain (1995)
Football Carnival Representation: Victoria
All-Australian Team (VFL/AFL Team Of The Year): 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (c)

Season Chart

This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • Henry Ablett - paternal grandfather
  • Lillian Annie Ablett (née Williamson) (b. c. 1899, d. 1984) - paternal grandmother

Parents

  • Alfred Norman Ablett (b. 1925, d. 2008) - father
  • Colleen Margaret Ablett (née Walker) (b. 1933, d. 2017) - mother

Siblings

Children

Other (Blood Relatives)

Distant (Blood Relatives)

  • Alfred Williamson (b. 1893, d. 1917) - 4th degree
  • Annie Williamson (née Harbeck) (b. c. 1863, d. c. 1947) - 3rd degree
  • George Ablett - 3rd degree
  • Leonard George Ablett (b. 1916, d. 2006) - 5th degree
  • Norman Ablett - 4th degree
  • Reuben Williamson (b. c. 1863, d. 1922) - 3rd degree
  • Thomas Ablett - 4th degree