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Gary Ablett : Icons of Sport series
This is the authorised Gary Ablett book that football fans have been waiting for
No Australian Rules footballer has excited fans more than Geelong's Gary Ablett did in his 248 games and 1030 goals.
No matter who an individual thinks is the best player of all time, he or she will generally agree that none has been more brilliant than Ablett. This book takes you back to his roots, to the Drouin home where he honed his skills playing with his four brothers and three sisters, outside the family home. Published for the first time are family photos of the Ablett clan, from Gary as a young boy through to the day in September 2007 when his sons Gary junior and Nathan stood on the MCG with Premiership medallions. In this revealing insight Gary Ablett senior takes you inside his thoughts, the first time he has shared himself with the football world. It is a book that can teach youngsters how to capture some of the secrets of the greatest natural talent football has seen. Includes a foreward by Malcolm Blight and chapter introductions from Tom Hafey, Mark Yeates, Stephen Silvagni, Bob David, Paul Couch, Ian Cover, Billy Brownless, Ron Hovey, Andrew Bews, Gary Lyon, Fay Ruck and Kevin Ablett.
This is the essential Gary Ablett book, must reading for his multitude of fans.
Book and cover design by Glen Hannah from Goonga Design
No Australian Rules footballer has excited fans more than Geelong's Gary Ablett did in his 248 games and 1030 goals.
No matter who an individual thinks is the best player of all time, he or she will generally agree that none has been more brilliant than Ablett. This book takes you back to his roots, to the Drouin home where he honed his skills playing with his four brothers and three sisters, outside the family home. Published for the first time are family photos of the Ablett clan, from Gary as a young boy through to the day in September 2007 when his sons Gary junior and Nathan stood on the MCG with Premiership medallions. In this revealing insight Gary Ablett senior takes you inside his thoughts, the first time he has shared himself with the football world. It is a book that can teach youngsters how to capture some of the secrets of the greatest natural talent football has seen. Includes a foreward by Malcolm Blight and chapter introductions from Tom Hafey, Mark Yeates, Stephen Silvagni, Bob David, Paul Couch, Ian Cover, Billy Brownless, Ron Hovey, Andrew Bews, Gary Lyon, Fay Ruck and Kevin Ablett.
This is the essential Gary Ablett book, must reading for his multitude of fans.
Book and cover design by Glen Hannah from Goonga Design
Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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