Bruce Abernethy

Bruce Abernethy
Personal information
Nickname(s)	ABBA
Date of birth	(1962-05-10) 10 May 1962 (age 54)
Place of birth	Tasmania
Original team(s)	Rosewater (SAAFL)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
SANFL 1979–1981; 1987–1992 VFL/AFL 1982–1983 1984–1986 1991–1992 VFL/AFL total	Port Adelaide North Melbourne Collingwood Adelaide	190 (115) 043 (21) 058 (16) 011 0(2)
Total		112 (48)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Career highlights
7x Port Adelaide Premiership Player (1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992) Port Adelaide best and fairest (1987) SANFL Jack Oatey Medallist 1988 10 State of Origin games for South Australia 3 International rules football games for Australia Port Adelaide Football Club Player Life Member South Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee 2007
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Abernethy (born 10 May 1962) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and is a media personality.

Nicknamed "ABBA", Abernethy was recruited from South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL) club Rosewater and debuted for Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL as a 16-year-old in 1978 and quickly made his mark as a running player of the highest calibre. Abernethy played in a premiership in each of his first full three years at senior level; 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Abernethy transferred to VFL club North Melbourne in 1982 and made his senior debut on 27 March 1982 against Richmond Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Abernathy played 43 games in two seasons for North Melbourne before being traded to Collingwood in 1984 where he spent three seasons. After 58 games with Collingwood, and bringing up his 100th VFL game, Abernathy returned to Port Adelaide in 1987 instead of continuing on with a VFL career. His club Best and Fairest win in 1987 and his key role in his second trifecta of Port Adelaide premierships from 1988 to 1990, including a Jack Oatey Medal winning performance in the 1988 Grand Final, ensured that recruiting scouts continued to entice him to return to the VFL.

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