Leonard George Ablett (10 May 1916 – 19 December 2006) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Richmond
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in the
VFL during the early 1940s.
Ablett joined Richmond from the Victorian town of
Myrtleford
Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a po ...
. 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 is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a po ...
and was the club's best-and-fairest player in its inaugural
Ovens and Murray Football League
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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
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footballer
Gary Ablett, Sr. and helped recruit him to Myrtleford for one season in 1983.
Favourite sons of the Ovens and Murray
/ref> He was the first member of the famous Ablett family to win a premiership.
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1916 births
2006 deaths
Len
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Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Richmond Football Club players
Richmond Football Club Premiership players
Myrtleford Football Club players
People from Myrtleford
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players