"He might take the crown": Ablett snr

By Greg Baum
Updated April 19 2014 - 5:08pm, first published April 18 2014 - 6:11pm
Illustration: Jim Pavlidis
Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Fidgeting with his tie, Gary Ablett remembered his beginnings in life and football in Drouin: the cold, the rabbit pies, the borrowed gear. One early day, he said, he had to wear a pair of boots at least four sizes too big for him. They looked and felt like flippers. "All the kids were laughing at me," said Ablett. The match began, and within six minutes he had kicked four goals - from the centre. A crooked grin played across Ablett's face as he paused, then added: "The kids stopped laughing."

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