After thrilling audiences with 45-disposals, 18 clearances, nine tackles, 10 inside 50s and a goal in round six, it’s fitting Gary Ablett be named in the AFL.com.au team of the week.

Ablett set a new benchmark for clearances with a final tally of 18, three more than his former career-high of 15 and more than Todd Goldstein (6), Shaun Higgins (6) and Jed Anderson (4) combined.

At one point the Little Master had 15 clearances to his name in comparison to North Melbourne who collectively had 21.

The dual Brownlow medallist has now achieved 40+ disposals in a single game 21 times throughout his 16-year career.