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| 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) | ||
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| 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).
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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Geelong 18.14 (122) defeated Collingwood 12.18 (90), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
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Coach: Hickey |
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Essendon 19.18 (132) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79), at Princes Park | |
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Coach: D. Reynolds |
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Essendon 22.18 (150) defeated Melbourne 13.9 (87), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
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Coach: Reynolds |
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