Len Ablett
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Len Ablett was an Australian rules football
er who played with Richmond
in the VFL
during the early 1940s.
Ablett joined Richmond from the Victorian town of Myrtleford
. He came off the bench as a reserve in Richmond's 1943 premiership side, his last game in the VFL.
Ablett returned to Myrtleford
and was the club's best-and-fairest player in its inaugural Ovens and Murray Football League season in 1950.
The pavilion at Myrtleford's home ground of McNamara Reserve was named after him in 1974. He was the club's first life member and served 20 years as president. Ablett also served as a councillor and president with the Shire of Myrtleford
.
Ablett was the uncle of mercurial VFL/AFL footballer Gary Ablett, Sr. and helped recruit him to the Saints for one season in 1983. He was the first member of the famous Ablett family to win a premiership.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the early 1940s.
Ablett joined Richmond from the Victorian town of Myrtleford
Myrtleford, Victoria
Myrtleford is a town in north-east Victoria, Australia, 45 km south-east of Wangaratta and 275 km north-east of Melbourne. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and at the 2006 census the town had a population of 3,187....
. He came off the bench as a reserve in Richmond's 1943 premiership side, his last game in the VFL.
Ablett returned to Myrtleford
Myrtleford Football Club
The Myrtleford Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League .The club is based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River....
and was the club's best-and-fairest player in its inaugural Ovens and Murray Football League season in 1950.
The pavilion at Myrtleford's home ground of McNamara Reserve was named after him in 1974. He was the club's first life member and served 20 years as president. Ablett also served as a councillor and president with the Shire of Myrtleford
Shire of Myrtleford
The Shire of Myrtleford was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1960 until 1994.-History:...
.
Ablett was the uncle of mercurial VFL/AFL footballer Gary Ablett, Sr. and helped recruit him to the Saints for one season in 1983. He was the first member of the famous Ablett family to win a premiership.