GOLD Coast captain Gary Ablett is the best player in the AFL.
That's the verdict delivered by the Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Vero.
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Champion Data's statistics show that since the start of the 2011 season Ablett ranks third in the competition for average disposals per game and second for contested possessions.
The 28-year-old has also laid the fourth-most tackles of the top 20 ball-winners since 2011.
Ablett covers the whole ground, ranking third in thecompetition for inside-50s per game and also featuring high up the order forrebounds from defensive 50.
In addition, his metres gained per game ranks first in thecompetition.
Since moving to the Gold Coast, Ablett has played a hand in35 per cent of the club's scores when he has played - the highest percentage ofany player in the competition in that time.
Excluding one game impacted by injury, Ablett has reached atleast 20 disposals in every game he has played from 2011 onwards.
"He's just a superstar and one of the greats that willever play the game," Geelong skipper Joel Selwood told AFL.com.au.
The ratings are the result of the most sophisticated, detailed andwide-ranging statistical system ever devised for AFL footy. Official AFLPlayer ratings will allow fans to determine where more than 650 listedplayers rank against each other.
A player's most recent 40 matches are used in the calculation of his rating.
If you are keen to find out exactly how the ratings work, you can read the initial FAQ here.
Inthe meantime, we are counting down to launch with a series of exclusivevideos in which the top-rated players are discussed and analysed bythose with a unique insight into their genius – their opponents.
Last Monday Carlton midfielder Chris Judd was revealed as No.10, then on Tuesday Sydney Swans dynamo Josh Kennedy was unveiled as No.9.
Blues skipper Marc Murphy was next up at No.8, then Lance Franklin was No.7, Jobe Watson was No.6, Cyril Rioli was No. 5 and Dane Swan was No.4.
Swan's Collingwood teammate Scott Pendlebury came in at No.3, and Joel Selwood was No.2.
Now Ablett has been revealed as the No.1.
"Last season he had 40 possessions and kicked 3 againstus, and I knew how much effort we put into stopping him, but we justcouldn't," North Melbourne forward Drew Petrie said.
"I consider him the best player I've ever played withand I think he should go down as one of the greatest players ever,"Ablett's former Geelong teammate Steve Johnson said.
*The top 10 that we are counting down in the lead-up to the launch ofthe Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Vero, is how it stoodafter round four of this season.
