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So we knew this meeting was going to happen and we even had a comment from one of our own that GAblett is definitely going.

Won't this make GAblett a target by opposing players and why on earth would you pay for so much for an injury prone player ?

Further no way in hell GC want Nathan Ablett. They want him to lure Gary and Nathan will then end up spending his days playing in the reserves.

What does this do for punting. I expect Geelong to have the wobbles early season. This sort of thing is destabilising. If you want to pick Geelong to take out the flag at least wait till they drop on the ladder.

https://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/cats-reckon-theres-more-to-winning-abletts-heart-than-coasts-cash-20091208-khp6.html

ecoute · Answer

So we knew this meeting was going to happen and we even had a comment from one of our own that GAblett is definitely going.

Won't this make GAblett a target by opposing players and why on earth would you pay for so much for an injury prone player ?

Further no way in hell GC want Nathan Ablett. They want him to lure Gary and Nathan will then end up spending his days playing in the reserves.

What does this do for punting. I expect Geelong to have the wobbles early season. This sort of thing is destabilising. If you want to pick Geelong to take out the flag at least wait till they drop on the ladder.

https://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/cats-reckon-theres-more-to-winning-abletts-heart-than-coasts-cash-20091208-khp6.html

binomial · Answer

dunno, another possibility is that the rest of the team would see playing without him as a challenge and not be that worried about it.

while he is arguably the best player they are not that reliant on him they have so many quality players

they have pretty much done it all and are likely to suffer from a lack of motivation, getting it done without him may fire them up if he goes and keep them interested next season.

ecoute · Answer

You could be right Binomial. Regardless Skilled Stadium will continue to be a fortress. Interesting preseason coming up.

Miracle1976 · Answer

G Ablett on the move...no way &#xD;&#xA;Don&#x27;t see Geelong being a force even with the above possibility.  Look at Ess and Bris in the last decade as the best sides along with Geelong, so the same fate will happen here.  To me this is just reality as the AFL is very competitive due to the draft and salary cap restrictions, thus the window of opportunity has now fast closing IMO.  The best they could have achieved from there 3 years of dominence was 2 GF wins and this simply happened due to their loss last year against Hawks.  We have to remember that Geelong were touted about 5-6 years ago as premiership favourites back then and never delivered so in short, that window has really been open for some time.&#xD;&#xA;Still really like the Bulldogs

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