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Universal Love Gary Ablett - 350 games for the Little Master
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It was a joke when Priddis won it. Like a literal joke - like you were expecting someone to say "aw, just kidding" and run the real Brownlow count.
I don't think the award itself means a great deal. It's just the event has become a tradition with immense associated pageantry and coverage. The award consistently proves itself to be a poor reflection of true best-in-season performances, and while I think it's important not to have uniformity across accolades and it's good to have different perspectives on the game and player performances exhibited, other accolades so often prove to be more in tune with reality.
I mean, for much of the period he was at the Suns, many of the champs of the 07-11 were on their way out or retiring. For many years it was Selwood with a few cameos from others carrying us, particularly in the midfield. If he was looking to dispel such a tag that he was carried to greatness, he could have done that in a new-generation Geelong side. Had he remained he would have had a younger Geelong side to work with as well, as we are aware that keeping him would have meant discarding a number of good players on our list (potentially costing the 2011 flag).
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I agree with this, but ultimately the Brownlow is the award that carries by far the most prestige and therefore has by far the biggest impact on player legacy. If GAJ had rightly won the 4 or 5 Brownlow's he deserved to win, then there wouldn't even be a conversation as to whether he was the greatest midfielder of all time. It would just be a fact agreed upon by unanimous consensus, such is the elevated position upon which Brownlow wins are held. Instead, after GAJ retires we're going to have these BS revisionist narratives in which he's put in the same group as players like Martin and Fyfe, who he's unquestionably better than but will be grouped with regardless due to GAJ being robbed of the two or three extra Brownlow's that *should* separate him from those players from a legacy standpoint.
Better than his father?
Has to be the best midfielder of all time now. In his prime, he had to play when every team virtually had a tagger. He was always the first to be tagged but was so good, teams eventually gave up and went to Pops Kelly, Bartel or Selwood.
There are few taggers in the game today.
No one could have imagined he would turn out to be as good as he did. I bet some of us hoped if he could be half as good as his father we'd have an absolute beauty.
Freak genes!
Has to be the best midfielder of all time now. In his prime, he had to play when every team virtually had a tagger. He was always the first to be tagged but was so good, teams eventually gave up and went to Pops Kelly, Bartel or Selwood.
There are few taggers in the game today.
No one could have imagined he would turn out to be as good as he did. I bet some of us hoped if he could be half as good as his father we'd have an absolute beauty.
Freak genes!
cats_09
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Can see Gary staying in Geelong during this upcoming period, and can't blame him if he chooses to do so
Family must always come first, and that's never more important than now
Good luck to the Ablett family during this time
Family must always come first, and that's never more important than now
Good luck to the Ablett family during this time
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My goodness, reading Gary's message is heart-wrenching. Hope to God that Levi will be OK, and it's an amazing effort Gary to play through this tough time for your family. Thanks for your contribution to Geelong and to the game, and i just hope things turn out fine.
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Sad to hear about his Son and Jordan's mum. I used to work with her a few years back and she was always nice to me.
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His old man would be appalled.
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Fyfe and Martin are all time greats. GAJ is in a league above them
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I come in peace - awful news and full credit to the way he has handled himself - I hope he can have some joy with his family and Little Man for as long as medicine allows. Great player, and at a club that will look after him.
Horrible to hear Gaz and Jordan are going through this. I've got to say I'm surprised he is still going to the hub, I have a son 1 month younger than Levi who also has a rare condition, done the whole rock bottom diagnosis thing in a PICU ward, that was 8 months ago and there is still no way today I would leave my son and wife for 5 weeks away. He's a huge family man, he doesn't owe it to anyone to play and I just hope he does what's best for him and the family. Actually I completely forgot Jordan and Levi might go with him
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Truly sorry to hear that. I hope yous are doing ok.
Wishing you the best g <3
