Former St Kilda chief Brian Waldron says that Gold Coast champion Gary Ablett doesn't have hamstring soreness and is simply missing this weekend’s game against the Western Bulldogs in Cairns because he doesn’t want to travel.

The dual Brownlow Medallist was listed as an out last night for the Suns along with Jarryd Lyons (ankle) and Steven May (hamstring).

“I was told yesterday there is nothing wrong with Ablett, the scans are clear,” Waldron said on SEN’s Hungry for Sport.

“I have a major problem. It is a disgrace.

“He has no right to dictate when he travels and when he doesn’t. Does he give his money back for next week?

“I wish Rodney Eade could be truthful. Eade would get up this morning and say I’m fighting for my coaching life here. My chairman doesn’t necessarily want me, but if I win games, it is hard to sack me. And the best player doesn’t want to play. If he is fit to play, he should be playing. They need Ablett playing.”

Waldron also pointed out that Ablett missing away games has been a trend this season – he has missed trips to Alice Springs, Sydney and Melbourne in the past eight weeks.

“I’ve been back through his missed games,” he said.

“In Round 10 when they went to Alice Springs he didn’t play, in Round 14 at Docklands he missed out, in Round 16 in Sydney he didn’t play and he will be missing this week in Cairns.

“Do you think Nick Riewoldt would do this? Riewoldt would play with a broken leg if he could to see every possible last inch of his time in league football as genuine and giving 100 percent to his club.”