▁gift ed ▁footballer , ▁A ble tt ▁avoided ▁media ▁attention ▁surrounding ▁his ▁junior ▁career ▁by ▁choosing ▁not ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁T AC ▁Cup . ▁He ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁A FL ▁football , ▁though ▁w ary ▁of ▁the ▁press ures ▁placed ▁on ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁league ▁super star ▁and ▁brother ▁of ▁a ▁rising ▁talent . ▁Reg arded ▁as ▁a ▁sh y ▁person ality ▁both ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁the ▁field , ▁A ble tt ▁rarely ▁participated ▁in ▁media ▁inter views . ▁ ▁A FL ▁career ▁A ble tt ▁deb uted ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁A FL ▁season ▁after ▁beginning ▁his ▁professional ▁football ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Ge el ong ▁res erves ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁V FL . ▁Nathan ▁showed ▁improvement ▁as ▁a ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁V FL ▁team ▁which ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁A ble tt ▁c ement ed ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁senior ▁squad ▁at ▁full ▁forward , ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁C ats ▁capture ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁A FL ▁Prem iers hip , ▁boot ing ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁record ▁breaking ▁Grand ▁Final ▁win . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁A ble tt ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁only ▁ 2 1 , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁continu ing