- Luke Ablett
Infobox afl player | firstname = Luke
lastname = Ablett
birthdate = Birth date and age|1982|11|22|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Drouin/Gippsland U18 (TAC Cup )
heightweight = 182cm / 89kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 13, 30 June 2002
debutteam = Sydney
debutopponent = Fremantle
debutstadium = SCG
playingteams = Sydney (2002-)
120 games, 31 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =
*Sydney Swans premiership side 2005Luke Ablett (born 22 November 1982) is an
Australian rules football player with theSydney 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 playerGeoff Ablett and younger brother, the legendary Geelong playerGary Ablett .Having played for local club Drouin and the Gippsland Under 18s side, Luke was drafted by Sydney in the 2nd round of the 2000 National Draft, and made his debut in round 13 of the 2002 season against Fremantle. After playing 4 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 has now 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.External links
* [http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13505 Sydney Swans site player profile]
*cite news|url=http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/31/1111862529763.html|publisher=The Age|date=1 April 2005|title=Name game now history, Ablett finds
*cite news|url=http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/09/08/1125772640718.html|publisher=The Age|date=9 September 2005|title=The 'other' Ablett finds his own space
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