Abbott later played for the Grovedale Tigers in the Geelong Football League, winning consecutive best and fairests.

[2] He also played for Geelong's Victorian Football League (VFL) side,[3] performing well against Jake Spencer, an AFL-listed ruckman for Melbourne.

[4] He fractured his leg in a marking contest at training, which was expected to sideline him until January 2017.

[7] In 2018, Abbott was selected for his AFL debut in round 20 against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

[9] He was then delisted by St Kilda at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season after playing just 1 game for them.