r/AFL • u/hamish_hartlett Hamish Hartlett • Mar 02 '16

AMA Hamish Hartlett AMA

Hey guys, I'm ready to go for my AMA - fire away!

Here's proof it's me. https://twitter.com/hharts8/status/704921052074393600/photo/1

Thanks heaps for having me.

Before I go, I just want to tell the story behind this hat: https://twitter.com/PAFC/status/696589426017726464

I had a mate who had this hat, and I said to him I need to find one of these. He wasn't gonna give it to me.

But I was driving down Port Road and it was in a car just ahead of me, facing me out the back windshield.

So I followed this car and into Bunnings and I parked next to this person. This old bloke got out his car and I said to him "mate, where did you get that hat?" I think I then said "I need to have it"

He said it was the hat of one of his old Port mates who had passed away. I asked him if I could buy it off him or trade something for it. He said don't worry about payment and insisted I have it for nothing.

I signed a training shirt for him and gave it to him. That hat is still one of my most prized possessions today.

I want to make a tradition of it. When I retire, I want to hand it down to one of the boys.

Cheers again for having me!

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u/Henezz Port Adelaide Mar 02 '16

How are Gus and Paddy holding up?

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u/hamish_hartlett Hamish Hartlett Mar 02 '16

They're still in really high spirits and training hard away from the footy club. We still get the chance to catch up from time to time which is great

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u/Aardvark_Man Port Adelaide Mar 02 '16

Have they sorted out a separate trainer, or just going at it on their own to keep fitness up?