Gary Ablett, Jr.
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Ablett playing for Geelong in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gary Ablett Jr. | ||
| Nickname(s) | "Gazza", "Son of God" | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Moriac, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 40 (F/S), 2001 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
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| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2010 | Geelong | 192 (262) | |
| 2011– | Gold Coast | 96 (116) | |
| Total | 288 (378) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Gary Ablett Jr. (born 14 May 1984) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also previously played with the Geelong Football Club.
The eldest son of Australian Football Hall of Fame member and former Geelong player Gary Ablett Sr., Ablett was drafted to Geelong under the father-son rule in the 2001 AFL draft. He made his debut in 2002 and has since become recognised as one of the AFL's best midfielders. Ablett is a dual premiership player, a dual NAB Cup winner, a dual Brownlow Medallist, a record five-time recipient of the Leigh Matthews Trophy as the AFL Players Association's Most Valuable Player, a three-time recipient of the AFL Coaches Association 'Champion Player of the Year' award, and an eight-time All-Australian. Following his departure from Geelong, Ablett was a two-time Carji Greeves Medallist, a recipient of the club leading goalkicker award, a life member of the club, and had been inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
Ablett became the inaugural captain of the Gold Coast Football Club in 2011, and held the role until the end of the 2016 season. He is a three-time winner of the Gold Coast Best & Fairest award, receiving the first three editions of the award. He won the club's first and only Brownlow Medal in 2013. In recent years, Ablett has suffered a number of setbacks through injury.
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