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Ablett Family
The Ablett family is one of the most prominent in Australian rules football, with many members playing in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League. Family members FRED ABLETT – The first family member with the surname Ablett to play Australian Rules Football was Frederick (Fred) William Ablett (born in 1883), he played 56 games in the WAFL from 1906–1910. He played for North Fremantle from 1906–1908, Midland Junction in 1909, and then returned to North Fremantle in 1910. ALF WILLIAMSON – Alf Williamson was the first VFL/AFL player related to the family. He played 11 games for Carlton from 1912 to 1914, and 8 games for Melbourne in 1914. Nicknamed Lofty, he was killed in action in World War I in 1917. LEN ABLETT – The first family member with the surname Ablett to play in the VFL/AFL was Len Ablett. Born in 1916, he played for Richmond from 1939 to 1943, winning a premiership in his final game in the VFL. He played 70 games for Richmond before r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
