Abrams, who has spent more than 65 years in football, was elevated at the BFNL’s sixth hall of fame dinner at Ballarat Leagues Club on Monday night.

He becomes the sixth legend, joining Bill Henderson, Jim Gull, John Northey, George King and Peter O’Connell. 

Abrams was among the inaugural inductees when the hall of fame was launched in 2008.

Another six football and netball figures were also inducted on Monday night – Barry Allan (Golden Point), Ian Baker (Redan and North Ballarat), Peter Brown (North Ballarat), Dan Jordan (East Point), Ken Nunn (Redan), Kerrie Romeril (East Ballarat and East Point).

Abrams stamped out 233 games for the Roosters, winning the 1959 and 1960 BFL under-18 best and fairests,  and 1964, 1969 and 1971 BFL reserves best and fairests.

He was also North Ballarat senior best and fairest in 1966, as well as having a successful coaching career.

Abrams then embarked on making an extensive contribution as an administrator, with his roles including Roosters’ president from 1994 to 1997, which included their move into the VFL.

LEGEND

ALAN ABRAMS

(North Ballarat)

• BFNL Hall of Fame in 2008

• 233 games with North Ballarat

• BFL reserves best and fairest 1964, 1969, 1971

• BFL under-19 best and fairest  1959, 1960

• North Ballarat senior best and fairest 1966

• North Ballarat reserves best and fairest 1963, 1964, 1969, 1971

• Multiple NBFC junior best and fairest

• NBFC reserves premiership captain-coach 1971

• NBFC president 1994-97

• NBJFC president 1986-91

• BFL and NBFC life member 

• NBFC hall of fame

• BFL junior representative coach

• BFL/AFL Goldfields tribunal member

• Also played with Dunnstown

INDUCTEES 

BARRY ALLAN

(Golden Point)

• 209 games with Golden Point

• Golden Point premiership player 1980, 1981, 1987

• Golden Point captain-coach 1983

• GPFC president 1995-1999

• BFL representative 1978, 1980, 1981

• Golden Point and East Point life member

• Inaugural AFL Goldfields match review panel member 

• Also played with Waubra, Lemnos and Geelong West

IAN BAKER

(Redan and North Ballarat)

• 101 games with Redan

• Redan premiership player 1975

• Redan coach 1987

• RFC team of the century

• 81 games with North Ballarat

• North Ballarat premiership player 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

• NBFC premiership captain-coach 1984, 1985, 1986

• NBFC team of century 

• BFL representative coach 1985

• 51 games with St Kilda 1976-79 

• 3 games with Richmond 1980

• North Ballarat Rebels inaugural coach

PETER BROWN 

(North Ballarat)

• 185 games with North Ballarat

• North Ballarat premiership player 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

• NBFC best and fairest 1982

• NBFC life member

• BFL representative 23 times 

• VCFL inter-league championships 1981, 1982, 1983

• 78 games with South Melbourne 1971-76

DAN JORDAN 

(East Point)

• 126 games with East Point

• East Point best and fairest 2006, 2008, 2013

• East Point leading goalkicker 2006-13

• BFL best and fairest (Henderson Medal) 2006

​• BFL leading goalkicker 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 (774 goals across eight years with East Point)

• 100 goals in season 2006 (148), 2007 (112), 2013 (113)

• EPFC team of the decade captain

• BFL representative and captain

• The Courier player of the year 2006, 2013

• BFL team of year  2006-09, 2012, 2013

• BFL coach of year 2012, 2013

• VCFL representative 2006, 2007

• VAFA player of the year 2002

•  Essendon VFL head coach 2018

•  Also played with St Bernard’s and East Perth

KEN NUNN

(Redan)

• 113 senior games with Redan

• Redan premiership player 1975, 1976, 1977

• RFC best and fairest 1969, 1970

• Redan team of the century

• RFC secretary/team manager 1996-2007

• RFC life member

• Redan hall of fame (legend status)

• Also played with Rupanyup and spent time at North Ballarat Junior Football Club as team manager

KERRIE ROMERIL

(East Ballarat/East Point)

• One of five members involved in the development/establishment of BFNL senior netball competition in 1990

• Key stakeholder of establishing East Ballarat’s senior netball club in 1991

• East Ballarat premiership player in the inaugural year of netball in BFNL

• East Ballarat FNC Netball Player from 1991 to 1998

• East Ballarat coach 1991-1994

• East Ballarat JFNC and East Point FNC committee member and volunteer since 2004

• East Ballarat junior coordinator 2012-2014

• BFNL representative

• BFNL representative coach 1994

• BFNL netball committee chairman 1996-1999

• BFNL Keith Lawrence Service Award 2014