Luke Ablett

Luke Ablett
Personal information
Date of birth	22 November 1982
Original team(s)	Drouin/Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Debut	Round 13, 30 June 2002, Sydney v. Fremantle, at SCG
Height/Weight	182 cm / 89 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2009	Sydney Swans	133 (39)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009 season.
Career highlights
Sydney Swans premiership side 2005

Luke Ablett (born 22 November 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. He is the son of former Hawthorn player Kevin Ablett, who was less well known than his older brother and fellow Hawthorn player Geoff Ablett and younger brother, the legendary Geelong player Gary Ablett. He is also the cousin of current Gold Coast captain, Gary Ablett Jr..

Having played for local club Drouin and the Gippsland Under 18s side, Ablett was drafted by Sydney in the second round of the 2000 National Draft and made his debut in Round 13 of the 2002 season against Fremantle. After playing four games in both that season and the next, including two matches in the 2003 finals series, he secured a regular place in the team in 2004. Despite originally feeling some pressure due to being an Ablett, he made a role for himself on his own merits as a midfielder and run-with player. In 2005 he missed only one game and steadily improved, his average possessions nearly doubling the previous year's figures. Ablett was a member of the Swans' 2005 grand final winning team, despite kicking straight to West Coast player Ben Cousins at a crucial moment, threatening to lose the game for Sydney. Being part of the premiership team had him following in the footsteps of his uncle Geoff, a two time premiership player for Hawthorn in the 1970s. Ablett now plays for the Fitzroy Football Club in Melbourne.

Ablett was delisted by Sydney on 13 November 2009.

Statistics

^[1]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2002	Sydney	20	4	0	0	12	7	19	3	3	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.8	4.8	0.8	0.8
2003	Sydney	20	4	1	0	10	7	17	6	0	0.3	0.0	2.5	1.8	4.3	1.5	0.0
2004	Sydney	20	21	2	4	123	76	199	42	31	0.1	0.2	5.9	3.6	9.5	2.0	1.5
2005	Sydney	20	25	9	12	243	115	358	65	64	0.4	0.5	9.7	4.6	14.3	2.6	2.6
2006	Sydney	20	24	8	8	244	108	352	68	72	0.3	0.3	10.2	4.5	14.7	2.8	3.0
2007	Sydney	20	20	8	10	196	109	305	60	62	0.4	0.5	9.8	5.5	15.3	3.0	3.1
2008	Sydney	20	22	3	7	190	117	307	53	56	0.1	0.3	8.6	5.3	14.0	2.4	2.5
2009	Sydney	20	13	8	10	76	90	166	35	40	0.6	0.8	5.8	6.9	12.8	2.7	3.1
Career			133	39	51	1094	629	1723	332	328	0.3	0.4	8.2	4.7	13.0	2.5	2.5

References

1. Luke Ablett's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Sydney Swans site player profile
• "Name game now history, Ablett finds". The Age. 1 April 2005.
• "The 'other' Ablett finds his own space". The Age. 9 September 2005.
• Luke's Tumblr page