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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.
Career highlights
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).

Football

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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.

Notes

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

References

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  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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