When Gary Ablett returned to Geelong at the beginning of this season, many AFL pundits declared that he wouldn't show his real value until September.
On Friday night, Ablett will line up for his first final since 2010, but opposition midfielder and AFL Exchange co-host Angus Brayshaw says the Demons haven't spent much time on planning how to stop him.
"Not a whole lot, to be honest," Brayshaw said, when asked how much the Demons have prepared for Ablett.
"Across the board they've got some really good players. We'd be doing ourselves a disservice if we went in thinking 'what if Ablett gets off the chain?'."
In this week's episode ...
Callum Twomey and Nick Bowen join Brayshaw on this week's AFL Exchange podcast to preview all four of this week's big finals, discuss the possibility of the AFL bringing in anti-tampering rules, and whether the AFLPA MVP should be taken seriously.
Episode guide
2.00 – How Melbourne has handled the build-up to Friday's final
6.20 – Why the Demons haven't looked back at their two previous games against Geelong
13.30 – What do we make of the 'Clarko will have something up his sleeve' narrative?
21.50 – Why Toby Greene is the key to the Giants' flag chances
28.00 – Is the Eagles' home-ground advantage diluted at their new stadium?
33.00 – Should the AFL bring in 'anti-tampering' rules?
36.30 – Is the AFLPA MVP award a farce?
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