Gary Ablett Jnr is considering nominating for the mid-season draft and playing the back half of the year for Geelong, according to an interview with the Cats great in the Herald Sun.
Despite retiring last year and still nursing a shoulder injury suffered in the Grand Final, the Cats legend has floated the possibility of re-joining his former teammates in their premiership quest.
“After I had my shoulder surgery (third reconstruction) and found out we had recruited Isaac Smith, Shaun Higgins and Jeremy Cameron, I actually called Andrew Mackie (list management at Geelong) and said ‘mate, if you had let me know you were recruiting those guys I would have stayed around for another year’," he said in the Herald Sun.
"He had a bit of a laugh and I said “if there is such a thing as a six or seven-game contract please let me know because I will be ready for the last three or four games of the season and finals football."
While also acknowledging his shoulder still is not 100 per cent, Ablett won’t let that affect the decision.
“I’m doing a lot of shoulder rehab at the moment to get it strong and I’ve started running and building on my fitness," he said.
"Yes, I am retired and enjoying the time with my family but if Geelong put that to me, then I am open to that conversation. I would then have to weigh it up. I feel as if my shoulder is a couple of months away from being as good as it’s going to get."
It appears the ball is in the Cats’ court as to whether they want the ‘little master’ back on their list in 2021.