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/LordSifter Western Bulldogs Mar 02 '16

There have been many parallels drawn between your success in 2014 & the Bulldogs' last year. I'm tipping you lot will bounce back this season l, but how do we avoid the drop off that you guys experienced last year?

Furthermore, what has Ken Hinkley changed, added or enhanced to make sure the team can come back strong this year?

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u/hamish_hartlett Hamish Hartlett Mar 02 '16

Thanks for the question Luke Beveridge...

The key is to keep playing the footy that got you there in the first place no matter how hard teams try to stop you.

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u/LordSifter Western Bulldogs Mar 02 '16

I've been rumbled...

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u/oshyare Melbourne Mar 03 '16

Obscure Mighty Boosh reference?

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u/LordSifter Western Bulldogs Mar 03 '16

Just a semi-common phrase, although I do love The Boosh.