Lower looms as the best man for the job, after setting a new club record of 15 tackles when he took on North's Andrew Swallow last weekend.
That effort surpasses the previous marker of 12 tackles set by club captain Matthew Boyd, and was just four short of Jude Bolton's AFL record of 19 tackles in round three 2011.
But Ablett, ranked number one in the Official AFL Player Ratings, is in red-hot form, with 38 disposals against Melbourne on Sunday, and coach Dogs Brendan McCartney is aware of the threat he poses.
"He's a difficult little man to stop for any club and any team, and that's the challenge for us," he said on Wednesday.
"It's difficult to stop his volume but it's restricting the quality. Jobe Watson's probably in the same bucket, Scott Pendlebury at times; they're really difficult, and Patty Dangerfield has jumped into that category as well.
"The players that explode and open the game up, they're there, and they're a difficult assignment. Gary can do that, but the volume is difficult. We've just got to restrict how effective he is."
Melbourne coach Mark Neeld spoke about the physical pressure the Suns heaped on his men in round seven, but the Bulldogs believe they are prepared for that challenge.
"We'll be OK with it I think, but they've improved significantly in all those areas. They've hardened up really well around the ball, and they're hanging onto the ball a bit better so they're actually learning to deal with the tempo of the game.
"We know we're playing a talented young team, and we're going to have to play well to get the result."
Along with McCartney, Neeld and Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss are under pressure with just over a third of the home and away season completed.
"We have a job to do here," McCartney said.
"I think all the people you mentioned are pretty strong, resilient people who have challenges in front of them, and for the most part, the majority of the playing group they have to work with is young and developing."
"My challenge and all the other coaches that feel pressure to get their team to play better, is to come to work every day resilient, optimistic with a clear vision and focus of what you want the players to do."
McCartney says it's acceptable for coaches to be judged on performances over part of a season.
"The one thing you've got to analyse when you watch a club is: Do they look functional? Are the players cracking in? Are they working hard? Do they look like a group of players that want to work for each other? You can't escape that.
"The next thing you've got to factor in is: How has the draw handled them? How is their injury list? How competitive they are when the game gets busy ... I think when you watch a club and you watch a game you've got to factor all of those things in."
The Bulldogs have won just one game from their past 18, but McCartney isn't spending time worrying about that statistic.
"If you worry totally about the result it can paralyse you," he said.
"It's how you do things, the method to how you go about your football. We know and the playing group know that when they play well these are the things in place. They also know that when they don't play well, usually those things aren’t in place."
Brett Goodes is free to return to the side after serving his two-match suspension.
