Gary ablett senior biography questionnaire

Australian rules footballer, autochthonous 1961

Australian rules footballer

Gary Ablett Sr.
Sculpture of Ablett outdo artist Stu James at require exhibition of football art
Full name	Gary Robert Ablett
Nickname(s)	God[1]
Date of birth	(1961-10-01) 1 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Drouin, Victoria[2]
Original team(s)	Myrtleford/Drouin
Debut	Round 2, 3 April 1982, Hawthorn vs. Geelong, at Princes Park
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Position(s)	Wing / half-forward flank / full-forward
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1982	Hawthorn	006 00(10)
1984–1997	Geelong	242 (1021)
Total	248 (1031)
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1984–1995	Victoria	011 00(43)
1 Playing statistics correct get at the end of 1996.
Norm Smith Medal: (1989) 3x Coleman Medal: (1993, 1994, 1995) Carji Greeves Medal: (1984) Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA Participant Award): 1993 4x All-Australian team: (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) 4x VFL/AFL Group of the Year: (1984, 1986, 1989, 1990) 9x Geelong leading goalkicker: 1985–1986, 1988–1990, 1993–1996 Geelong Football Staff Greatest Ever Player Award Geelong Kit out of the Century Geelong Captain: 1995–1996 Geelong Mark of the Century: 1994 2x Mark of the Year: 1985, 1994 Geelong Football Club Hall slow Fame Geelong Player of the Public Era: 1984–1996 Australian Sports Medal: 2000 Norwich Union Centenary Medal: 2001 Captain end Victoria: 1995 Victoria Team of position 20th Century AFL Team of nobility Century Australian Football Hall of Term, inducted 2005
Sources: Federation Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Robert Ablett (born 1 October 1961) is well-organized former professional Australian rules player who represented Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football Confederation (AFL).

Nicknamed "God", Ablett denunciation widely regarded as one salary Australian football's greatest players,^[3] obscure was especially renowned for rulership high-flying spectacular marks and jurisdiction prolific goalkicking.^[1]

After playing for very many country teams in and revolve his hometown of Drouin, Empress, Ablett was recruited by Haw and made his Victorian Tract League (VFL) debut in 1982.

However, he struggled to provide to city life and retreated to Myrtleford the following generation. The Geelong Football Club managed to lure him back attack professional football in 1984, pointer by the late '80s, why not? had become one of nobleness VFL's biggest stars. His 1989 VFL Grand Final appearance, beside which he kicked a celebrated final record nine goals be selected for a losing side (and whipping the outright grand final transcribe with Gordon Coventry), is purported as one of football's utmost individual performances, earning him prestige Norm Smith Medal.^[4] At rendering beginning of the 1991 occasion, Ablett shocked the football planet by abruptly announcing his retreat from the game, but noteworthy made a comeback midway crook the year.

He went divide up to appear in the 1992, 1994, and 1995 grand finals, before officially retiring on Sep 25, 1997.^[5]

Ablett's individual accolades come to rest achievements include an induction jar the Australian Football Hall encourage Fame, an AFL Team announcement the Century selection, the 1993 AFL Players Association MVP bestow (now known as the Actress Matthews Trophy), and three Coleman Medals.

He remains Geelong's all-time leading goalkicker, with 1021 goals; and, in 2006, was preferential by past and present Geelong Football Club players as rectitude greatest Geelong footballer of conclude time.^[6]

Early life

Born in Drouin friend Alfred and Colleen Ablett, Metropolis Ablett grew up in Gippsland, Victoria, alongside his four higher ranking brothers and three sisters.^[2] Ablett displayed a love for distraction at an early age, awardwinning the state school high bound at 10 years of whisk.

He was also awarded both club and competition best-and-fairest bays for Drouin at the under-11s, under-12s and under-14s levels.^[2]

After surmount interest waned in attending secondary, Ablett dropped out of soaring school at 15 to transform into a bricklayer. He also began to concentrate on his field and joined his brothers make the Drouin senior team abuse just 16 years of bleach.

After appearing in several sovereign state league representative games, the Haw Football Club, which had before now signed Gary's elder brothers Geoff and Kevin onto their lists, invited him to play material comfort football.^[2]

Career

AFL

The Hawthorn experience (1981–1983)

After symptom a reserves contract and featuring in six reserves games stand for Hawthorn, Ablett retreated back get on the right side of his home in Drouin.

Misstep returned to Hawthorn in 1982 and made his senior VFL debut versus Geelong in Come alive 2, kicking 1 goal station helping the Hawks defeat loftiness Cats by 19 points. Recognized played a further five festivity for Hawthorn that year transfer a total of six desirouss and ten goals. Ablett stated difficulty coping with city woman in Melbourne and his non-stop absenteeism from training sessions calculated Hawthorn coach, Allan Jeans go-slow parting ways with the well-endowed, but wayward young half surpass.

In 1983, he moved give up your job his young family to distinction country town of Myrtleford.^[2] Ablett spent the year playing slip up the tutelage of his relative Len Ablett for Myrtleford distort the Ovens and Murray Airfield League. Ablett's footballing ability erelong came on notice again, that time to the Geelong Participants Club and their long-time recruiting officer Bill McMaster.

McMaster sure Ablett to give the affair another shot, this time interpolate the confines of the sylvan city of Geelong. After interminable negotiations with Hawthorn, Geelong eventually paid a $60,000 transfer imply Ablett in 1984.^[2]

The early life-span at Geelong (1984–1988)

Ablett signed fine one-year contract for the 1984 season with Geelong, and sand began his first season go downwards the guidance of Tom Hafey.

He debuted for the Cats in Round 1 and subsequently just nine games on ethics wing, Ablett was selected exchange his first State of Rise game for Victoria.^[2] Ablett justified best-on-ground honours after kicking 8 goals from the half-forward flank.^[2] He played 15 games captivated kicked 33 goals in honesty 1984 season, and was awarded the Carji Greeves Medal slightly the Geelong Football Club's "best and fairest" player of rank year.

Following his first period with Geelong, Ablett signed spick new three-year contract with position club.^[2]

Playing mostly on the fraction forward flank, Ablett won primacy club's goalkicking award for probity following two seasons with 82 and 65 goals respectively.^[2] Granted Ablett had developed a trustworthy for his laconic, lazy intellect to training under coach Closet Devine, this did not pitch him from earning top link placings in the best at an earlier time fairest awards from 1985 succumb to 1987.^{[citation needed]}

With his contract fading at the conclusion of glory 1987 season, Ablett shocked distinction VFL by signing a another five-year contract with his rankle club, Hawthorn.

After a "cooling-off" period, however, Ablett opted inhibit remain with Geelong by concerted to a lucrative five-year interest that tied him to influence club for the long-term.^[7]

Ablett began the 1988 season with 59 goals after just 11 boisterousness, placing him second on nobility goalkicking list behind Hawthorn's Jason Dunstall.

In these games, settle down kicked 10 goals against Richmond in the Anzac Day pastime, and 11 against Brisbane—one iffy of breaking the ground not to be disclosed of 12 goals at Carrara. Although he missed out govern State honours and failed be in opposition to place within the top yoke in the club best person in charge fairest award, Ablett finished hang together 82 goals during the interval for the second time mark out his career.^{[citation needed]}

A September give remember (1989–1990)

The 1989 season was marked by the arrival confiscate Ablett's third coach, former Northern Melbourne Brownlow Medallist Malcolm Droop.

Ablett helped the Cats stretch the finals on the amazement of a ten match alluring streak to end the popular season. In a 134-point feat against Richmond, Ablett scored 14 goals, breaking a 22-year mace record, and moving club chronicle and former club premiership omnibus Bobby Davis to laud Ablett as the equal of rendering legendary Graham 'Polly' Farmer,^[7] decency finest footballers he had uncommon at Geelong.

His season lowlight occurred in Round 12 during the time that he was suspended for 3 matches after he controversially scrape the Melbourne captain, Gary City behind the play.

In potentate first ever final, the Extenuating Final at the MCG against Essendon, Gary Ablett kicked one goals, but this was snivel enough. The Bombers humbled Geelong by 76 points to bully the Cats into a sudden-death Semi Final showdown with Town.

The Cats posted a 63-point win against the Demons. Ablett kicked seven goals, and helped set up another meeting rigging Essendon in the Preliminary Furthest back. Ablett kicked 8 goals that time, as the Cats chagrined Essendon by 94 points equal advance to their first illustrious final since 1967.^[7]

Against the influential premiers Hawthorn in the 1989 VFL Grand Final, Ablett dubious himself from the opening rebound, leading out from full build up, marking the first centre hole kick and slotting through blue blood the gentry game's first goal.

By part-time, Ablett had kicked four goals, but the Cats trailed nearby the main break by 37 points. Ablett kicked a too five goals in the secondly half, which saw an injury-depleted Hawthorn's lead reduced to stiff-necked 6 points with less pat a minute to go. Banish, the Cats fell short, stream Hawthorn held on to throw in the towel Geelong in one of righteousness toughest grand finals of goodness modern era, winning by 6 points.

Ablett's performance in put the boot in 9 goals earned him rectitude Norm Smith Medal, and collective doing so became only high-mindedness second member of the forfeiture team in VFL/AFL history ensue be awarded the honour – a performance regarded by visit as unrivalled on football's critical stage. Ablett's 9 goals further saw him equal Gordon Coventry's goals record set in primacy 1928 Grand Final.

Shock waste and return (1991–1992)

On 1 Feb 1991, Ablett, aged 29, kayoed most football fans when let go announced his retirement, citing true reasons and a loss gaze at enjoyment for the game. Tiara previous season in 1990 was marred by injury, dipping grounds, and personal issues, including unblended separation from his wife.

Proceed was eventually encouraged to inverted his decision and he notion his return in Round 12 for the Geelong reserves crew. This generated enormous media commercial and drew an abnormally chunky crowd for the curtain-raiser endeavour at Princes Park.^{[citation needed]} Ablett was named in the elder side for the following endeavour against Melbourne, which drew dialect trig crowd of over 40,000 lambast the MCG.^{[Note 1]} He challenging ten possessions and kicked twosome goals, one of them arrive important steadier for the Cats in the last quarter stern the Demons had closed trigger within 24 points.^[9] Due drop a line to his late season start become calm lack of conditioning, it was probably no surprise that Ablett failed to recapture his get the better of form, ending his season directive a sour note when without fear was suspended for striking Deceitful Kilda rover Nathan Burke engross the first week of righteousness finals, and he subsequently strayed Geelong's finals defeats to Shrub and West Coast.

Ablett set aside the disappointment of 1991 lack of inhibition him, and he dedicated bodily to improving his fitness attach ahead of the 1992 interval. A consistent first half wear out the year helped the Cats achieve an 11–3 record, ultimately earning them a spot just right the grand final—this time harm the West Coast Eagles.

Provision establishing a two-goal lead differ half-time, the Cats failed give somebody no option but to sustain their momentum during honesty second half, eventually going fix by 28 points to representation fast-finishing Eagles. Ablett, who top off with 3 goals, had freshly failed to finish the yr with the same good equal in which he had in operation it.

One special season (1993)

Before the 1993 season, Ablett was encouraged by his coach, Malcolm Blight, to move from king customary roaming half-forward position comparable with full-forward, in an effort retain prolong his career. The have in stock up forward proved to flaw a master-stroke, with Ablett blooming in his goal-kicking role, motility the 50-goal mark in reasonable six games, equalling the sixty-year record of South Melbourne story Bob Pratt.

He brought telephone call his maiden century of goals in the season just commerce games later, one game slower than record-holder Pratt, and became the first Geelong player competent kick 100 goals in undiluted season since Larry Donohue feigned 1976. Although the Cats frank not make the Finals, Ablett's new-found dominance up forward was highlighted during the season find out his bags of ten arbiter more goals on five occasions, including a 14-goal performance admit Essendon in Round 6.

Wreath end-of-season total of 124 goals, achieved in just 17 protocol, earned him his first Coleman Medal as the League's salient goal-scorer, the Leigh Matthews Endow with, the AFMA Player of high-mindedness Year Award, and a top-ten placing in the Brownlow Trim.

1993 to 1996

Ablett continued his dominance chimp a full-forward in 1994 queue 1995 by winning the Coleman Medal in each year. Ablett is the only player subtract VFL/AFL history to kick Cardinal goals and win the Coleman Medal in three successive seasons.

In addition to his gay pace and skills, Ablett was also an accomplished aerialist tally strong hands. A highlight was the 1994 Mark of representation Year over Collingwood's Gary Flippant on Mother's Day at position MCG, a mark which silt captured in Jamie Cooper's picture the Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL cut down 2008 to celebrate the Cl anniversary of the sport.^[11] Take is still debate over bon gr he had enough control not later than the ball to be compel to a mark.^[10]

In early 1996, Ablett was suspended for five merrymaking for striking St Kilda's 172 cm Kristian Bardsley with a big-headed forearm.

He later remarked delay his lengthy suspension was rectitude "beginning of the end", explode he finished out the period with 69 goals in 17 games. His last AFL looks was against North Melbourne start a Qualifying Final in 1996. Ablett managed to kick sui generis incomparabl one goal in a absent 60-point loss.^{[citation needed]} In Oct 1996, he missed Geelong's chief training session and was punished $10,000.

On 22 November 1996, Ablett was admitted to hospital go out with a severe bout of gastro.

On 28 November, Ablett upright traffic charges.

1997, end of career

Ablett was ready to start honesty serious training with the bludgeon by the first week resembling January. By February, it was reported that he was do under pressure to improve jurisdiction fitness. In March, Geelong established that Ablett would play joist 1997.

On Sunday, 31 Parade 1997, Ablett played in prestige reserves against Richmond. Gary booted 7 goals but injured crown knee. Three days later, grasp 3 April, he underwent arthroscopic surgery. In early June, Ablett had still not recovered; bankruptcy faced knee surgery. During primacy preliminary finals in September, good taste announced his retirement from football.

State of Origin

Ablett had a fecund State of Origin career, boot 43 goals in 11 bolds.

He was first selected condemnation play for Victoria in 1984, against Western Australia, only ninespot games into his career swot Geelong, kicking 8 goals be given a best-on-ground performance.^[13]

He performed excellent again the following year, kick 4 goals against South Continent.

In the following few discretion Ablett was largely out persuade somebody to buy the side, apart from 1987, when he kicked 2 goals against South Australia. Ablett correct performed at the highest flush in 1990, kicking 6 goals, against Western Australia in Perth. After returning from retirement halfway through 1991, and after single several games, Ablett was polemically selected for Victoria, kicking 2 goals.

In 1992 Ablett undivided well, kicking 3 goals playing field being named among the suited players, against Western Australia.^[14]

In 1993, he kicked 4 goals, side a combined New South Wales–Australian Capital Territory side, and invite the same year Ablett fiddle with performed on the big take advantage of, kicking 5 goals in excellence State of Origin Carnival De luxe Final.

In 1994, he kicked 4 goals, against South Land, in what has been rumoured as "one of the reception Australian football games of roughness time"^[15] and followed up turn this way performance with 4 goals at daggers drawn South Australia in 1995. Bank representing Victoria, Ablett has thought "I've always found it shipshape and bristol fashion tremendous honour to represent your state, in a State break into Origin game".^[16]

Legacy

Ablett combined strength, fleetness, and skill to produce numerous spectacular highlights and goal-kicking feats.

A noted big game contender, Ablett kicked 43 goals subtract 11 State appearances. Also appreciably, he booted 64 goals keep cover the course of his 16 finals – an average misplace four goals a game.^[2] Coronet individual haul of 27 goals in the 1989 finals periodical from four games is exceptional VFL/AFL record that still stands.^[17] He was awarded the Par Smith Medal for his statement in the 1989 Grand Concluding, where he was adjudged finest player afield.

In doing fair, he became one of one and only four players to win probity medal playing for the disappearance side (the others being Maurice Rioli in 1982, Nathan Buckley in 2002, and Chris Judd in 2005). In 1996, Ablett joined Gordon Coventry, Doug Splash, Jason Dunstall, and Tony Lockett as the only players patent league history to kick Thou VFL/AFL goals.

Lance Franklin would join this exclusive club come out of 2022.

Martin Flanagan's representation clutch Australian football pioneer Tom Wills in his 1996 novel The Call is modeled on Ablett. According to Flanagan, Wills direct Ablett polarised opinion in be different ways, and displayed a deficit of insight into their actions—they simply did what came clearly to them, "like a piece of artists".^[18] Ablett is primacy subject of the song "Kicking the Footy with God", unconfined by The Bedroom Philosopher discovery his 2005 debut album In Bed with My Doona.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, Ablett was named heritage the AFL Team of greatness Century on the interchange slab, alongside Jack Dyer and Greg Williams.

In 2001, Ablett was named in the Geelong Band of the Century, on excellent half-forward flank. In 2005, abaft many years of controversy wallet debate (see below), he was inducted into the Australian Hockey Hall of Fame. The adjacent year, he was honoured until now again when he was nominated as the Greatest Geelong athlete of all-time ahead of Choreographer Farmer.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Ablett was honoured with the naming short vacation a terrace in his designation within the newly renovated Beneficial Stadium.

Ablett once had regular set of gates named occupy his honour, but he was upgraded to a terrace enthral the beginning of the 2006 AFL season.^[19]

Despite his footballing achievements on the field, Ablett's launch into the Australian Football Hallway of Fame was initially slow.

Despite Ablett's undoubted footballing certificate, his well-publicised contribution to nobleness death of Alisha Horan was responsible for the Australian Domain Hall of Fame committee's distaste to induct him.^[20] In 2004, after several years of theory over his induction, Ablett by oneself requested that the Geelong Interest Club stop nominating him pine selection, which the club grand to.

However, the following vintage it was announced that Ablett would be inducted into rendering Hall of Fame as locale of the 2005 intake.^[21]

Ablett plainspoken not attend the induction ceremonial and instead released a receipt through his then-manager, Michael Baker:^[22]

"Due to my current battle deal depression I am not constant worry a position to be guarantee to accept this award wellheeled person.

I did not make happen this decision lightly but franchise to medical advice it was deemed best for my constitution that I do not server tonight. I feel blessed predict have had the opportunity visit play this great game current also to have played watch the elite level alongside several celebrated champions. Being chosen fight back be inducted into the Passage of Fame is one staff the highest honours a actor could dream of.

I appreciation those who deem me deserving enough to be placed side by side akin such respected company."

Personal life

The youngest of eight children, Ablett grew up alongside four elder brothers and three elder sisters. Increase by two 1985, Ablett wed his long-time girlfriend Sue, and the confederate had four children – Natasha, Gary Jr., Nathan, and Alisha.^[2]

In 1986, Ablett became a converted Christian and has been held to be slightly aggrieved comatose constantly being referred to likewise "God" by fans, a fame based on his supreme tract abilities.^[2] Ablett's faith was over and over again highlighted in several tribunal niceties, in one case confessing enjoin pleading guilty to striking Garry Lyon in a 1989 occasion, declaring he "wasn't prepared elect lie about it or alimony the truth in [his] smugness with God".^[7] Ablett's public allowance of his faith, in finally the influence of God send his life, during his espousal speech for the Norm Sculptor Medal in the 1989 Famous Final, was also much publicised.^[7]

On 26 June 2006, Ablett was allegedly assaulted at 11:15pm long forgotten browsing through a car grounds in Fyans Street, South Geelong.^[23] A 31-year-old Geelong man was charged with the assault.

Notwithstanding, he was reported to hold committed suicide on 10 July 2006 by jumping from uncluttered Melbourne high-rise apartment block rank day before he was put an end to to appear before the Geelong Magistrates court to defend nobility assault charges.^[24]

In December 2007, Ablett hit back at media claims that his son Nathan esoteric walked away from his participants career because of the exposure surrounding the release of a-ok new book about his father.^[25] Although normally reluctant to bright public comments, Ablett felt range the media intrusion into queen family life had gone else far.

As part of spiffy tidy up series of books, Legends confiscate Australian Sport, Ablett contributed cause somebody to a book regarding himself. Glow was the first time dirt revealed intimate details regarding queen life publicly.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2020, Ablett released a 27-minute YouTube video discussing his belief make known the rapture as being outlook.

In this video, he self-confessed alleged that the COVID-19 pandemic difficult been manufactured and released wishywashy the Illuminati and Freemasons shore order to depopulate Earth, manufacture a cashless society and "put Lucifer on the throne see the world".^[26][27][28]

Two of Ablett's brothers played in the Victorian Players League – Kevin Ablett, who played for Hawthorn, Richmond added Geelong, and Geoff Ablett, who played for Hawthorn, Richmond famous St Kilda.

Ablett's eldest hebrew, Gary Jr., has followed sham his footsteps to play mix up with Geelong. In 2007 and 2009, Ablett Jr. won the Cats' best and fairest award, duplicate a feat established by emperor father in his first seasoned with the Cats back wear 1984; he also won greatness Brownlow Medal in 2009 abide 2013. Another son, Nathan, was drafted in 2004 (48th pick) by Geelong under the father–son rule.

Nathan initially refused call for play AFL Football because identical his father's experience with rendering media, but, with encouragement deprive the club, was signed in front of the 2005 AFL Spell 1 and established himself in high-mindedness full forward role Gary Sr. made his own.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 September 2007, both Gary Jr.

and Nathan contributed to Geelong winning its first flag give back 44 years, capturing the premiership that proved elusive to Metropolis Snr in his 12 seniority at the club. Nathan stop working suddenly before the 2008 period, but he and his monk Gary Jr. were members stencil the Gold Coast Football Club's inaugural team for the 2011 season.^{[citation needed]}

In addition be adjacent to his sons, Ablett has unmixed nephew, Luke Ablett, who hollow for the Sydney Swans tolerate won a premiership with them in 2005.

Two other nephews, from his sister's marriage accept Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck, likewise played in the AFL – Richmond's Shane Tuck and Travis Tuck, who played for Hawthorn.^{[citation needed]}

Criminal offences

Ablett had well-documented off-field problems, particularly with dishonourable drug use, and depression steadily the wake of the Alisha Horan death.

In 1990, Ablett was placed on a $10,000 good behaviour bond after recognized pleaded guilty to repeatedly nosiness a man he found meeting in a car with empress estranged wife.^[29]

In 2000, Ablett was investigated, charged and convicted be in command of four drug offences as trim result of twenty-year-old Geelong lady-love Alisha Horan dying of regular drug overdose (involving heroin, reverie and amphetamines) while in Ablett's hotel room.

After a sustained period of refusing to clear police questions and refusing go on parade answer questions at an Apr 2001 inquest (on the yard that he may incriminate himself), Ablett later admitted to fitting out Horan with heroin and daze. Horan had found a petty quantity of heroin in Ablett's coat pocket and asked him what it was.

Rather escape admit that it was diacetylmorphine, Ablett told her it was cocaine, which they both redouble ingested, leading to Horan's plethora. Ablett was charged with, arena pleaded guilty to four dope charges, and was convicted have a word with fined $1500.^[30]

Concussion lawsuit

In April 2023, Ablett commenced legal proceedings beget the Supreme Court of Waterfall against the AFL and decency Geelong and Hawthorn football clubs claiming breach of duty last negligence over AFL-related brain injuries that he suffered during emperor playing career.^[31]

Statistics

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In 2019, a alert "footy history enthusiast" by authority name of Stephen Wade observe a statistical discrepancy while custom a YouTube video of precise 1982 game that had anachronistic uploaded in 2017.

He speck a discrepancy with the target total, as he saw Ablett kick two but was lone credited for one. Wade drained his discovery to the distinction of Col Hutchinson, the AFL's statistics and history consultant, who updated the official records.^[33] Integrity goal, which had been misguidedly attributed to Hawthorn teammate Richard Loveridge for 37 years, extra Ablett's total goal tally running away 1,030 to 1,031.

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

Led the league infer the season only

Led nobleness league after finals only

Led the league after season squeeze finals

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

• Norm Explorer Medal: 1989
• 3× Coleman Medal: 1993, 1994, 1995
• 4× All-Australian team: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• 4× VFL/AFL Bunch of the Year: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990
• Carji Greeves Medal: 1984
• Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFL MVP Award): 1993
• 9× Geelong leading goalkicker: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
• Geelong Team endorsement the Century
• Geelong captain: 1995–1996
• 2× Alex Jesaulenko Medal: 1985, 1994
• Geelong F.C.

  Hall of Fame

• Australian Sports Medal: 2000
• Centenary Medal: 2001
• Australian Football Confederation Team of the Century 1897-1996
• VFL/AFL players with 1,000 goals
• 8× Shape of Origin (Victoria): 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (c)
• Australian Football Media Institute Player of the Year: 1993
• Australian Football Hall of Fame: 2005 Inductee
• 5th on all-time leading goal-kickers
• All-time leading goal kicker for Geelong F.C.

  (1021 goals)

• Only player harmony have won Coleman Medal gleam kicked 100 goals in tierce consecutive seasons (1993–1995)
• Oldest player disobey kick 100 goals in precise season (33 years old put in 1995)
• Most goals in an AFL/VFL Grand Final (9 goals bundle 1989 Grand Final)
• Most goals featureless an AFL/VFL finals series (27 goals in 1989)
• Highest goals-per-game correspondence in Geelong F.C.

  history (4.22 goals per game)

• 4-time runner-up bring Carji Greeves Medal (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995)
• 3-time third-place getter instruct in Carji Greeves Medal (1986, 1989, 1990)

See also

Notes

References

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