Gary Ablett, Sr. - Honours and Achievements

Honours and Achievements

Team

  • McClelland Trophy (with Geelong): 1992

Individual

  • AFL Team of the Century: 1996
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame: 2005
  • Geelong F.C. Team of the Century: 2001
  • Leigh Matthews Trophy as AFLPA Most Valuable Player: 1993
  • Norm Smith Medal: 1989
  • Coleman Medal: 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Carji Greeves Medal: 1984
  • All-Australian: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (Captain)
  • 11-time Victorian state team representative in State of Origin
  • Victorian Team of the 20th Century
  • Captain of Victorian state team: 1995
  • Captain of Geelong F.C: 1995–1996
  • Geelong F.C Leading Goalkicker Award: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996
  • Mark of the Year: 1985, 1994
  • Mark of the Century Award: 1994
  • Australian Sports Medal: 2000.
  • Centenary Medal: 2001.
  • Geelong F.C. Greatest Player Ever Award: 2006
  • Geelong F.C. Player of the National Era (1984–2006) Award: 2006

Other achievements

  • 5th on all-time leading goal-kickers
  • All-time leading goal kicker for Geelong F.C. (1021 goals)
  • Only player to have won Coleman Medal and kicked 100 goals in three consecutive seasons (1993–1995)
  • Oldest player to kick 100 goals in a season (33 years old in 1995)
  • Most goals in an AFL/VFL Grand Final (9 goals in 1989 Grand Final)
  • Most goals in an AFL/VFL finals series (27 goals in 1989)
  • Highest goals-per-game ratio in Geelong F.C. history (4.22 goals per game)
  • 4-time runner-up in Carji Greeves Medal (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995)
  • 3-time third-place getter in Carji Greeves Medal (1986, 1989, 1990)

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