It has been 2578 days since Gary Ablett Jnr was officially a Geelong player. Here is how the world looked back then:

Donald Trump was the host of reality show The Apprentice

Julia Gillard was the Australian Prime Minister

Wayne Swan was the Federal Treasurer

Tony Abbott was the Federal Opposition Leader

Love The Way You Lie by Eminem and Rhianna was the No.1 song in Australia

Despicable Me was the No.1 movie in Australia

Collingwood, coached by Mick Malthouse and captained by Nick Maxwell, and St Kilda, coached by Ross Lyon and captained by Nick Riewoldt, had just played out a draw in the Grand Final. The Magpies would win the replay and claim their first premiership since 1990

Carlton superstar Chris Judd had recently won his second Brownlow Medal

Richmond had recently finished second-last on the ladder, having won four of its 22 games

Mark Thompson was still the Geelong coach, although he would soon depart the club

Cameron Ling was the Geelong captain

Frank Costa was the Geelong president

Cats rookie Jamaine Jones was preparing to celebrate his 12th birthday

The iPhone 4 had just been release and was the hottest phone on the market with its features including FaceTime video chat

Australia's cricket captain was Ricky Ponting