Gary Ablett Jr
Analysis
AFL 2024
Cats, Pies set to cash in on footy family ties
This weekend, three sons of ex-AFL players with distinguished records are likely to take to the field for the talent-rich Geelong Falcons - but in a twist, only one is eligible for the Cats as a father-son.
- by Jake Niall
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Opinion
AFL 2023
Footy crowds need to cut down on the boos
Booing always has been a part of sport, but the recent booing of Port Adelaide’s Jason Horne-Francis is over the top.
- by Greg Baum
Moore please: Former Pies skipper Peter Moore ‘thrilled’ as son gets the role
Peter Moore wants one thing for his son Darcy as Collingwood Football Club captain that he never had leading the club - longevity.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
CBD
Micallef bows out with a Little River bang
The ABC comedian warned the sleepy Victorian hamlet that he’d be making a big noise.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Talent dilution ‘not an issue’: What a 19th AFL club could mean for list sizes
Colin Carter has argued the case for the 18 AFL clubs to have fewer players in order to off-set a new Tasmanian club which he says will not dilute the standard of the competition.
- by Jon Pierik
Ablett says goodbye with clipped wing
Cats champion Gary Ablett had anything but a fairytale farewell, injuring his shoulder early in the first quarter to make his final game painful in every way.
- by Peter Ryan
Opinion
The Fitz Files
The Wallabies not taking a knee is a mistake. It's also a political statement
Saying you "don't want to make a political statement" doesn't mean you aren't making one.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Statistics like 'no other': Ablett's domination in numbers
We compare Gary Ablett's stats to that of some fellow 300-game midfielders from his generation, plus a handful of today's superstar players.
- by Anthony Colangelo
'He made us look stupid': Gary Ablett's greatest hits
As Gary Ablett prepares to play his final AFL game in Saturday night's grand final, we take a look back at the moments, games and stretches that have defined his magnificent career.
- by Daniel Cherny
That strange feeling of a city missing its grand final vibe
Melbourne in grand final week is a city unlike any other - unhinged almost, with giddy abandon. Not so though in 2020 - as yet another silence punctuates what should be a raucous few days.
- by Konrad Marshall
This is it as Gary Ablett chases a fairytale finish
Gary Ablett will end his illustrious career with his fourth grand final on Saturday night. If the Cats win, he will receive a fairytale ending.
- by Peter Ryan
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