After two weeks of surveying, supporters and members decided that Ablett's sons should have the honour of wearing the jumper if they were recruited under the father-son rule.
Ablett, who retired in 1997 after one of the greatest AFL careers of all time, has two sons currently playing in junior leagues in Victoria.
Gary junior, 16, is currently a promising player in the Geelong Under 18s in the AFL's TAC Cup and his 14-year-old brother Nathan plays in a local junior league.
The club conducted an internet poll on what to do with the jumper worn with great distinction by Polly Farmer in the 1960s, Gary Malarkey in the 1970s and `80s and Ablett in the 1980s and `90s.
Of the 2,345 poll participants, 56 per cent wanted to keep the jumper for one of Ablett's sons, 23 per cent said it should be used immediately and 21 per cent voted to retire it forever in honour of Ablett, Farmer and Malarkey.
Geelong, making a new attempt to include its supporters in decision-making, is conducting another poll to determine what days they prefer watching the Cats play.
