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Charlie Abel signed with the Hounds before their 2023 inaugural season.

Abel proved his versatility during the 2024 season. After an early-season injury to the starting loosehead prop, Zurab Zhvania, Abel was asked to shift to the other side of the scrum and play loosehead prop. He went on to start ten games, making 16 total appearances, and logging over 800 minutes for the first time since 2021. The prop completed 109 of his 130 tackle attempts, including six dominant tackles.

During his first season with the Hounds, he appeared in 15 games, starting seven of them. He carried the ball 69 times, gaining 301 meters and scoring a pair of tries in the process.

The Melbourne, Australia native spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons in Los Angeles with the Giltinis. He earned All-Pro honorable mention accolades en route to helping LA win the title in 2021.