Geoff Ablett

This is the player profile for Geoffrey Norman Ablett (a.k.a. Geoff Ablett), born in 1955. He played for Hawthorn, Richmond and St Kilda in the VFL/AFL, winning two premierships with Hawthorn (1976, 1978).

Player Details

Name: Geoffrey Ablett
Full Name: Geoffrey Norman Ablett
Alias: Geoff Ablett
DOB: 13/03/1955
Height: 180cm
Weight: 80kg

Player History

VFL/AFL History: (1973-1985) - 229 matches, 153 goals

Hawthorn (1973-1982) - 202 matches, 135 goals
Richmond (1983-1984) - 16 matches, 12 goals
St Kilda (1985) - 11 matches, 6 goals

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Accolades:

Hawthorn (1973-1982)
- 202 matches played for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL
- 1976, 1978 premierships won with Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL
Richmond (1983-1984)
- 16 matches played for Richmond in the VFL/AFL
St Kilda (1985)
- 11 matches played for St Kilda in the VFL/AFL

Season History

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Goals	Rounds
1973	VFL Season	Hawthorn	7	0	R07-08, R14-18
1974	VFL Season	Hawthorn	25	20	R01-22, QF, SF, PF
1975	VFL Season	Hawthorn	22	14	R01-17, R19-20, R22, SF, GF
1976	VFL Season	Hawthorn	23	11	R01, R03-16, R18-22, QF, SF, GF
1977	VFL Season	Hawthorn	24	8	R01-07, R09-22, QF, SF, PF
1978	VFL Season	Hawthorn	25	15	R01-22, QF, SF, GF
1979	VFL Season	Hawthorn	16	11	R01-04, R06-09, R12-13, R15, R17, R19-22
1980	VFL Season	Hawthorn	19	16	R01-15, R17-20
1981	VFL Season	Hawthorn	17	19	R01-03, R08-11, R13-22
1982	VFL Season	Hawthorn	24	21	R01-04, R06-22, QF, SF, PF
1983	VFL Season	Richmond	5	8	R07, R09-12
1984	VFL Season	Richmond	11	4	R01-02, R12-16, R19-22
1985	VFL Season	St Kilda	11	6	R01-07, R09-12

Relatives Details

Grandparents

Henry Ablett - paternal grandfather
Lillian Annie Ablett (née Williamson) (b. c. 1899, d. 16/06/1984) - paternal grandmother

Parents

Alfred Norman Ablett (b. 24/06/1925, d. 28/09/2008) - father
Colleen Margaret Ablett (née Walker) (b. 09/01/1933, d. 28/05/2017) - mother

Siblings

Fay Tuck (née Ablett) - sister
Gary Robert Ablett (b. 01/10/1961) - brother
Kevin Ronald Ablett (b. 26/03/1958, d. 11/10/2025) - brother
Lenny Ablett - brother

Children

Ryan Ablett (b. 02/05/1981) - son

Other (Blood Relatives)

Gary Ablett (b. 14/05/1984) - nephew
Luke Ablett (b. 22/11/1982) - nephew
Michael Ablett (b. 26/03/1981) - nephew
Nathan Ablett (b. 13/12/1985) - nephew
Shane Michael Tuck (b. 24/12/1981, d. 20/07/2020) - nephew
Travis James Tuck (b. 07/09/1987) - nephew

Distant (Blood Relatives)

Alfred Williamson (a.k.a. Alf Williamson) (b. 06/10/1893, d. 11/04/1917) - 4th degree
Annie Williamson (née Harbeck) (a.k.a. Annie Williamson) (b. c. 1863, d. c. 1947) - 3rd degree
George Ablett - 3rd degree
Leonard George Ablett (a.k.a. Len Ablett) (b. 10/05/1916, d. 19/12/2006) - 5th degree
Norman Ablett - 4th degree
Reuben Williamson (b. c. 1863, d. 02/11/1922) - 3rd degree
Thomas Ablett - 4th degree

Links

The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.