78WEDNESDAYAFL SEPTEMBER 17 2014 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 HERALDSUN.COM.AUSPORT 45 Ablett named All-Australian again to equal Dad’s record

GOLDSUN Coast champion Gary JAY CLARK OFber of debutants since teams AblettA is the only GUN Ablett won an eighth straight were named separate to carni- man in VFL-AFL his- All-Australian guernsey to St Kilda veteran forward vals throughout the 1980s. tory to have won equal his famous father’s was named at As always, there were eight straight All- record when the team was centre half-forward and as notable omissions, including Australian honours, announced last night. vice-captain, capping another Geelong pair Tom Hawkins enhancing his claims Continuing his non-stop magnificent individual cam- and Harry Taylor, West Coast as one of football’s dominance since 2007, Ablett paign. duo and Eric greatest players. produced another remarkable Sydney topped the team Mackenzie, Richmond’s Dust- His eight separate season, averaging 32 posses- with four inclusions, ahead of in Martin and Greater West- selections in an All- sions a game until a shoulder Hawthorn and Fremantle with ern Sydney’s . Australian side picked injury ended his season in three. Fremantle giant Aaron annually and not from a Round 16. The reconstructive The All-Australian team Sandilands won the ruck spot carnival equals the VFL- surgery sabotaged the Suns’ featured 13 new faces, includ- over ’s AFL record of Gary Ablett finals hopes and could also cost ing the entire backline. and the nine-man selection Sr, Robert Harvey (St Kilda) the 30-year-old a third Brown- Among the young defend- panel favoured Hawks trio and (Adelaide). low Medal on Monday night. ers were Adelaide 22-year-olds , “I felt like I had a pretty Ablett is second favourite to and , and over team- consistent season up until Geelong’s , who Richmond key backman Alex mate . Round 16; obviously it was last night named captain Rance, 24, Essendon stopper Collingwood captain Scott was disappointing to of the All-Australian team for , 25, and Sydney Pendlebury earned a place on have the shoulder the second straight year. It was small back Nick Smith, 26. the interchange bench, his fifth injury,” Ablett said. Selwood’s fourth selection. It was the third-most num- straight selection in the team. [email protected]

2012, 2013 ’11, ’10, ’08

HAYDEN LANCE JARRYD BALLANTYNE FRANKLIN ROUGHEAD

2009, ‘08, ‘06, ‘04

VC ROBBIE NICK LUKE GRAY RIEWOLDT BREUST

2010, 2013, ’09, ’10, ’08 ’09

C AARON JOEL SANDILANDS SELWOOD 2014 2013, ALL-AUSTRALIAN 2012 ’12, ’11, ’10, TEAM NAT ’09, DYSON FYFE ’08, HEPPELL ’07 No.1 Sun GARY JOSH ABLETT KENNEDY n Gary Ablett is the first player to win All-Australian selection in eight consecutive years n Ablett’s eight separate selections equals the record of his father Gary Ablett Sr, Robert Harvey, Mark Ricciuto, , and Paul Roos INTERCHANGE n Five players go back-to-back: Ablett, NICK ALEX BRODIE Joel Selwood, , Travis TRAVIS MALCESKI RANCE SMITH Boak and Jarryd Roughead BOAK n 13 first-time selections in 2014 (Port Adelaide) HAVE 2013 VIDEO YOUR JORDAN LEWIS SAY (Hawthorn) See the stars SCOTT on stage at the Did the selectors PENDLEBURY Exhibition Building get it right? (Collingwood) 2013, ’12, ’11, ’10 CALE DANIEL NICK HOOKER TALIA SMITH (Brisbane)

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