1. Nathan Ablett was born on 13 December 1985 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast and Geelong in the Australian Football League.
11 Facts About Nathan Ablett
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Nathan Ablett made his AFL debut in 2005, and was part of the Premiership side in 2007.
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Nathan Ablett made a short-lived return to the top flight when he joined brother Gary at the Gold Coast Suns in 2011, playing two games before being delisted at the conclusion of the season.
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Nathan Ablett eventually decided to pursue a career in AFL football, though wary of the pressures placed on him as the son of former league superstar Gary Ablett Sr.
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Nathan Ablett debuted midway through the 2005 AFL season after beginning his professional football career with the Geelong reserves team in the VFL.
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Nathan Ablett showed improvement as a player at the end of the 2006 season in the VFL team which contested the Grand Final.
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On 30 November 2007, Nathan Ablett announced he was considering retirement from the game at the age of only 21, citing a lack of continuing passion for the game.
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Nathan Ablett subsequently signed with the Broadbeach Cats to play in the AFL Queensland State League.
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Nathan Ablett returned to AFL football in 2011, signing for the Gold Coast Suns alongside his brother in the club's inaugural AFL season.
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Nathan Ablett was delisted at the end of the season, playing only two games for the Suns and kicking one goal.
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Nathan Ablett played for Victorian Football League side Werribee in 2012.