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Key Facts

Full name
Leonard Ablett

Known as
Len Ablett

Born
10 May 1916

Died
19 December 2006 (aged 90)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 347d
Last game: 27y 138d

Height and weight
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 87 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 3

Family links
Geoff Ablett (Second cousin)Kevin Ablett (Second cousin)Gary Ablett Snr (Second cousin)

Len Ablett

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1939-19437050.0769%———0
Total1939-19437050.0769%———0

AFL: 4,664th player to appear, 3,438th most games played, 6,303rd most goals kickedRichmond: 382nd player to appear, 237th most games played, 543rd most goals kicked

On his showing in the practice match last Saturday Richmond officials have signed up Len Ablett, a tall centre half back from Myrtleford. Ablett certainly looks the goods. He possesses everything that goes to make a champion except polish, and he should quickly gain this at Punt-road.¹

Len Ablett was a commanding centre half back who spent the majority of his football career in Myrtleford, with the Myrtleford Wanderers and Myrtleford Football Clubs. He also played 70 VFL games and kicked five goals for Richmond between 1939 and 1943. His last match for the Tigers was the 1943 Grand Final, in which he was named as 19th man. Richmond overcame Essendon on that occasion by five points, 12.14 to 11.15. Len Ablett’s nephews Gary, Geoff and Kevin all played V/AFL football.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “The Age”, 29/3/29, page 8.

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.