“"Van Berlo's probably another one we'll look to just settle down, he's probably been a bit disadvantaged because we have thrown him around a little bit too much," Sanderson said.
"With Ablett this week, we've got a few options, the skipper's played on him a few times before, there's a chance he could play on Ablett this week."
Speaking on radio station 5AA, Sanderson said the best teams in the competition were those that didn’t assign tags however stopped short by saying Ablett had forced the hands of rival teams by making an exception for the code’s best player.
"He's the exclusion to that rule … he can win a game off his own boot, " he said.
"Other sides have tried to put best player on best player; Geelong tried Steve Johnson on him and tried to hurt him the other way, but I've played with him, I've coached him. He's the best player in the competition. He's going to have to have someone in his back pocket."
But Sanderson dismissed the notion the Gold Coast were a one-man team, crediting Trent McKenzie and Dion Prestia among those capable of creating headaches inside the opposition’s coach’s box.
"I'm not trying to say they're a one-man team because they've got some outstanding young talent with Trent McKenzie and Dion Prestia, they've had really good seasons," he said.
"They might get Harley Bennell back this week so there's plenty of guys we need to be concerned about."
