Gordon Abbott

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Gordon Abbott
Personal information
Full name Gordon Allen Abbott
Date of birth (1914-09-26)26 September 1914
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania
Date of death 19 April 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 71)
Original team(s) Lefroy (TANFL)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1938 Geelong 050 (27)
1941–1947 Essendon 083 (43)
Total 133 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Allen Abbott (26 September 1914 – 19 April 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with the club which included being a member of Geelong's 1937 premiership team and kicking two goals in the Grand Final. He played mostly as a Ruckman and a forward. After a period out of the VFL he returned to the league in 1941 and joined Essendon where he would play in two further premierships, in 1942 and 1946.

References[]

  1. ^ "Gordon Abbott - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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