AFL stars Gary Ablett and Chris Judd could go head-to-head on Saturday Clash ... Chris Judd tries to run down Gary Ablett. IF imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Carlton star Chris Judd once paid Gold Coast captain and red-hot Brownlow Medal favourite Gary Ablett the ultimate compliment. So impressed by Ablett's form a few years ago, Judd studied vision of the champion on-baller to help improve his own game. Gold Coast midfield coach Mark Riley transferred from the Blues in the off-season and said Judd's hunger to improve drove him to analyse Ablett and other elite midfielders in the AFL. Ablett out of dad's shadow Ablett's running patterns came under close scrutiny. "He (Judd) is the most incredible professional footballer and we certainly looked at some methods that some other great midfielders like Gary used," Riley said. Chris is always looking to grow his game and become a better and looking at Gary and others was a big part of that. He could be coached, he wasn't content with what he was. Gary is pretty amazing as well. I've coached against him and I've enjoyed being on the other side of the fence this year. Riley said the mouth-watering prospect of Judd going head-to-head with Ablett would not eventuate on Saturday. Give medal to Gazza It will never happen. Someone tried to tell me it happened last year but I reckon they just happened to be standing next to each other," he said. I was at Carlton last year and we tagged Ablett with Andrew Carrazzo. It didn't happen last year and I would have thought on Mick Malthouse's watch, it won't happen this year. Malthouse confirmed there would be no dream duel and the Blues had to worry about more than just Ablett. Give up the romanticism about football. It doesn't win games of football," Malthouse said. They are a side we need to take very, very seriously. If Bluey (Guy McKenna) had his way he would love everyone to focus on Ablett and forget the rest of the team and he knows me and (I) can categorically say that will not happen If it was just Ablett I'd be quite happy ... it's no longer just Gary Ablett. It is the team.