{"id":4070,"date":"2017-12-05T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2018-01-30T18:58:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T07:58:56","slug":"apco-opening-fuels-local-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/apco-opening-fuels-local-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"APCO opening fuels a local passion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDREDS of Cats fans young and old turned out to welcome home their club\u2019s favourite son at APCO\u2019s Grovedale\u2019s Grand Opening on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Ablett Jr made a special appearance during the event, signing autographs, posing for photos with eager youngsters and long-time fans, and answering questions from Cats legend Tim McGrath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to be down here and great to be around family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs everyone knows, I\u2019ve been traded back to the Cats and I\u2019m super excited about that, and jumping into pre-season in a couple of weeks and hopefully helping the club win plenty of games this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ablett Jr has played 302 games in total and will become a 200-game Cats player in round 8 of the 2018 season, assuming he plays in every game from round 1.<\/p>\n<p>The event also included monster trucks, face painting, and lots of balloons for the children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUNDREDS of Cats fans young and old turned out to welcome home their club\u2019s favourite son at APCO\u2019s Grovedale\u2019s Grand Opening on Sunday. 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