John Abley at Port Adelaide training in August 1957.
Personal information
Full name
John William Abley
Date of birth
18 October 1930
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death
19 August 2011(2011-08-19) (aged 80)
Place of death
Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)
Melbourne District Hawthorn Reserves
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s)
Full-back
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
1950–1961
Port Adelaide
212 (1)
Representative team honours
Years
Team
Games (Goals)
1953–1961
South Australia
23
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
Career highlights
Club
7× Port Adelaide premiership player (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
Representative
3× All-Australian team (1956, 1958, 1961)
23 games for South Australia
Honours
Port Adelaide's greatest team (full back)
South Australian Football Hall of Fame (2002)
SANFL life member
Port Adelaide life member (1959)
Australian Football Hall of Fame (2020)
Source: AustralianFootball.com
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