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Ablett aiming to ramp up training

Gary Ablett back at the Cats. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
12th March, 2018
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Geelong star Gary Ablett plans to ramp up his training later this week as he tries to prove his readiness for the start of the AFL season.

As the Cats await word on Patrick Dangerfield’s hamstring injury, Ablett looks more likely to be ready for their March 25 opener against Melbourne.

By then it will be just on a month since Ablett tweaked a hamstring at training and a scan showed a strain.

“I’m hoping to join in (full training) at the end of this week, if not early next week, and just really looking forward to jumping into it,” Ablett said on Monday.

Excitement is high at Geelong about Ablett’s return and his addition to their midfield alongside Dangerfield and captain Joel Selwood.

But Dangerfield hurt a hamstring in Sunday’s pre-season loss to Essendon and the 2016 Brownlow Medallist says it is the first time the he has suffered the injury.

The public holiday means Geelong must wait until Tuesday for Dangerfield to have scans and know the full extent of the injury.

“It feels pretty good,” Dangerfield said at Geelong’s headquarters on Monday.

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“I’ve never done a hammy before, so without having done one, it’s hard to say where it’s at.”

Dangerfield was not worried about his setback.

“It’s not ideal – that being said, there are far more people in worse situations than I am,” Dangerfield said.

“You need a little bit of perspective I think.”

Lachie Henderson (knee) and Scott Selwood (ankle) are still recovering, while Rhys Stanley also hurt a calf in the Essendon loss.

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