GARY Ablett has continued his strong return from shoulder surgery, moving well at Gold Coast training on Monday morning. 

Ablett was still wearing the orange cap - for players that can't be tackled - but took part in a number of drills and showed how well the shoulder was progressing with an overhead mark at full pace. 

Gaz breaks away from the pack at training. Picture: AFL Photos

Although relinquishing the captaincy last week, Ablett was still very active with his leadership, pulling aside No.4 draft pick Ben Ainsworth for a chat, and was clearly audible from the boundary line with his instructions to other players. 

Former Suns captain Gary Ablett dishes out some advice to draftee Ben Ainsworth. Picture: AFL Photos

Newly appointed part-time coach Barry Hall was greeted with sweltering conditions for his first day on the Metricon Stadium training field. 

Specialist coach Barry Hall watches on at Suns training. Picture: AFL Photos

Former Fremantle midfielder Michael Barlow trained strongly but was visibly fatigued by the end of the session with the heat and high humidity, while David Swallow - who missed all of last year with ongoing PCL problems – put another full session behind him.

David Swallow is back in full flight with Gold Coast. Picture: AFL Photos