It turns out that even a 10 year premiership reunion isn’t enough to keep Nathan Ablett occupied.

In his column in the Herald Sun, Scott Gullan has revealed Ablett disappeared from the players’ corporate box after they had completed their pre-game motorcade.

It turns out Ablett had headed to a local basketball stadium to fill in for a mate’s social team before returning for the second half.

But despite his absence, premiership teammates Joel Selwood and Jimmy Bartel both gave Ablett three votes for the night with Brad Ottens getting two and Steve Johnson one.

Ablett returned last week from an extended trip with brother Gary Jnr to China following the Gold Coast Suns clash with Port Adelaide.