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Gordon Abbott
Personal information |
Birth |
September 26, 1914, |
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Height and weight |
185 cm / 91 kg |
Playing career¹ |
Debut |
1936, Geelong vs. , at |
Team(s) |
Geelong (1936-38)
Essendon (1941-47)
Total - 133 Games, 70 Goals
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¹ Statistics to end of 1947 season |
Career highlights |
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Gordon Abbott (born September 26, 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the 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.
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1937 Geelong Cats Premiership Players |
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1942 Essendon Bombers Premiership Players |
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1946 Essendon Bombers Premiership Players |
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