Profile
John William ABLEY
| Date of Birth: | 1st October 1930 |
| Place of Birth: | Melbourne |
| Date of Death / Age: | 19th August 2011 / 80 years |
| Place of Death: | Adelaide |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Playing Weight: | 79 kg |
| Junior & League Footy: | Melbourne District / Hawthorn Reserves (VFL) |
Career
SANFL
| Playing Career: | 1950 – 1961 |
| Guernsey(s): | Unknown |
| Position(s): | Defender (Full-Back) / Forward |
| Games: | 212 |
| Goals: | 1 |
Milestone Games
SANFL
Club Milestones
- Magpies Debut (Round 7, 1950)
Career Milestones
- SANFL Debut (Round 7, 1950)
Hall of Fame
SANFL
Club Honours
- Premiership Player (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
- Life Member (1959)
- Greatest Team 1870 – 2000: Full-Back (2001)
- Port Adelaide Hall of Fame:
- Teams Inductee (2018)
- Inductee (????)
SANFL Honours
- Life Membership (1962)
- SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2002)
AFL Honours
- Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2020)
Representative Honours
- South Australia – 23 games (1953 – 1961):
- Team (1953 – 1957, 1959 – 1961)
- Centenary Carnival (1958)
- All-Australian:
- Team (1956, 1958, 1961)