Gary Ablett Sr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Ablett Sr.
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Oct 1, 1961(1961-10-01)
Age	63
Birthplace	Drouin
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Libra

Gary Ablett Sr. Biography

Gary Ablett Sr. is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on October 1, 1961 in Drouin, Victoria, Australia. Australian rules footballer, best recognized for his 12-year playing career with Geelong. Australian team Geelong.

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In his first ever final, the Qualifying Final at the MCG versus Essendon, Gary Ablett kicked three goals, but this was not enough. The Bombers humbled Geelong by 76 points to force the Cats into a sudden-death Semi Final showdown with Melbourne. The Cats posted a 63-point win against the Demons. Ablett kicked seven goals, and helped set up another meeting with Essendon in the Preliminary Final. Ablett kicked 8 goals this time, as the Cats crushed Essendon by 94 points to advance to their first grand final since 1967.

After signing a reserves contract and featuring in six reserves games for Hawthorn, Ablett retreated back to his home in Drouin. He returned to Hawthorn in 1982 and made his senior VFL debut versus Geelong in Round 2, kicking 1 goal and helping the Hawks defeat the Cats by 19 points. He played a further five games for Hawthorn that year for a total of six games and ten goals. Ablett claimed difficulty coping with city life in Melbourne and his continual absenteeism from training sessions forced Hawthorn coach, Allan Jeans into parting ways with the talented, but wayward young half forward. In 1983, he moved to the country town of Myrtleford under the tutelage of his cousin Len Ablett.

The couple, along with his wife Sue were married in the year 1985. They had four children however, they split due to Ablett’s mental illness and addiction issues.

Gary Ablett Sr. Net Worth

Gary Ablett Sr. is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Ablett Sr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in six games at Hawthorn during the first half of 80s before becoming a member of Geelong.

Numerous awards as well as his conversion to a new Christianity caused his followers to call him “God.”

Gary Ablett Sr. (born 1 October 1961), is a former professional Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed “God”, Ablett is widely regarded as one of Australian football’s greatest players, and was especially renowned for his high-flying spectacular marks and his prolific goalkicking.

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Who is Gary Ablett Sr. Dating?

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In 1985, Ablett wed his long-time girlfriend Sue, and the couple had four children – Natasha, Gary Jr., Nathan, and Alisha.

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Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Gary Ablett Sr. celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year.

In 1986, Ablett became a born-again Christian and has been said to be slightly aggrieved at constantly being referred to as “God” by fans, a nickname based on his supreme football abilities. Ablett’s faith was often highlighted in several tribunal appearances, in one case confessing and pleading guilty to striking Garry Lyon in a 1989 incident, declaring he “wasn’t prepared to lie about it or compromise the truth in [his] relationship with God”. Ablett’s public acknowledgement of his faith, in particular the influence of God in his life, during his acceptance speech for the Norm Smith Medal in the 1989 Grand Final, was also much publicised.

How many grand finals did Gary Ablett senior win?

Despite playing in four Grand Finals (the AFL’s championship game), Ablett never won a league title, though he did earn the 1989 Norm Smith Medal for best on ground during a Grand Final. He was named to the AFL’s Team of the Century in 1996 and was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Did Gary Ablett Senior won a Brownlow?

won the Cats’ best and fairest award, emulating a feat established by his father in his first season with the Cats back in 1984; he also won the Brownlow Medal in 2009 and 2013.

How many goals did Gary Ablett Snr kick in a grand final?

Ablett did virtually everything short of winning the match off his own boot that day, marking almost everything that came his way, and booting a grand final record nine goals as the Cats got to within six points of achieving a major upset.

Who is the best AFL player of all time?

• 1 Leigh Matthews. Clubs: Hawthorn. Position: Midfield or forward. …
• 3 Gary Ablett Senior. Clubs: Hawthorn, Geelong. Position: Wing or full forward. …
• 5 Wayne Carey. Clubs: North Melbourne, Adelaide. …
• 9 Graham “Polly” Farmer. Clubs: Geelong. …
• 10 John Coleman. Clubs: Essendon.

How many goals has Franklin kicked?

He has won a further four All-Australian selections and two Coleman Medals playing for Sydney, and was the club’s leading goalkicker in his first five seasons there. Despite suffering a number of setbacks through injury, Franklin has played 340 games, reaching 300 games in 2019 and 1,000 goals in 2022.