Gary,if nothing else,your season has reinforced that old adage that you never write off a champion. It's a mistake I won't make again with you.
But coach Chris Scott is confident the champion Cat has learnt his lesson,and the club could have a handy replacement for him this week in Patrick Dangerfield.
Geelong superstar Gary Ablett will serve the first suspension of his decorated 331-game career after the Cats chose not to challenge his ban.
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan tells club bosses that the AFL would have little choice but to follow union’s hard stance on Israel Folau’s anti-gay comments if facing a similar scenario.
Champions Nat Fyfe and Gary Ablett both cleared after MRO reviews round eight,while Dane Rampe receives a please explain.
Geelong champion could be cited for a similar act to last week's hit on Bomber Dylan Shiel,but Chris Scott is confident he'll be free to face the Bulldogs.
Gary Ablett is free to take on North Melbourne on Sunday after the AFL tribunal swiftly cleared him of intentionally striking Dylan Shiel.
Gary Ablett has been offered a one-match ban for striking Essendon's Dylan Shiel,the first suspension in his AFL career.
Anzac Day jeering is symptomatic of a change in the game's perspective.
Whatever the reason for jeering the Geelong champ,it achieves nothing.
AFL football boss Steve Hocking does not believe the booing of Gary Ablett is comparable with what happened to another champion,Adam Goodes.