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Hannabal: Thanks for your time, Leigh.

Leigh: You're vewy vewy welcome.

Hannabal: Leigh, you seem to have unnecessarily potted Jack Watts and the MFC over the weekend. Is there any particular reason?

Leigh: Alan Jawwott.

Hannabal: Alan Jarrott ? What did Alan do, Leigh ?

Leigh: Jawwott whacked me at the MCG in 1984.

Hannabal: Hang on Leigh, I was there that day and Alan was remonstrating with you for your king hit on Steven Smith. In fact, you hit him that hard he lost his toupe.

Leigh: Wasn't it Peter Giles ?

Hannabal: No, your king hit on Giles was later in the season.

Leigh: Oh. Didn't Smith lose all his hair from awa... awa... umm, ...awa

Hannabal: Alopecia ?

Leigh: That's it.

Hannabal: Let's move on, Leigh. What are your thoughts on Melbourne's list ?

Leigh: I think they're in a lot of twubble. In fact, I think they'll be anchored to the bottom for years.

Hannabal: How many times have you seen them play this year ?

Leigh: Once - once live.

Hannabal: Once ? It must have been a real eye opener to make such a judgment after so little exposure to the team and list ?

Leigh: Yes, they were vewy vewy bad.

Hannabal: It's a pity you missed the match against the Bulldogs. But what about Sammy Blease, Strauss, Garland, Maric, Aussie, Spencer and some of the other under 20's ?

Leigh: Who ? I'm not familwa with those players. But I liked the look of Juwwah and Gwimes.

Hannabal: Lucky we didn't do this interview a week ago or you wouldn't have heard of Jurrah either. As for Grimes, you gave him to Melbourne.

Leigh: Weally ? I did ?

Hannabal: Yes, you gave Melbourne pick 14 for Twavis, err Travis Johnstone and Melbourne used that pick on young Jack..... Are you ok, Leigh ? Here, have some water. Speaking of young Jacks, do you think you were a bit harsh on Jack Watts the other night ?

Leigh: No, he looked like a schoolboy playing against men.

Hannabal: Leigh, he was a schoolboy playing against men. By the way, how did an 18 year old Jonathan Brown equip himself in his first few games ?

Leigh: I weally can't wemember, but he was a vewy vewy stwong boy Jonathan, so I expect he went pwetty well.

Hannabal: Let me refresh your memory. Brown had no possessions in his first game and one possession in his third. In fact, it took him until game 7 to kick his first goal.

Leigh: Weally ? Well, young key position players take longer to develop.

Hannabal: Hmmm. Leigh, I put it to you that you don't really know much about young Watts, or the Melbourne list at all.

Leigh: Well, I can only judge them on what I see and Fwiday night wasn't vewy impwessive.

Hannabal: No disputing that. Thanks for your time Leigh. But I must say I'm 99% certain that tomorrow I'll be 100% sure you're a dill.

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Very funny H. Deserves to be read far and wide to highlight what a dill Mathews is in the media.

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I really don't think Matthew's comments deserved as much attention and discussion as they've gotten on this board.

Regardless, that was a clever and concise summary of the issue. Good work Hannabal. You made some vewy vewy good points. Oh jeez, you got me doing it. :)

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Grimes was pick 14 If I remember correctly.....

Ah, thank you.

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Thanks for taking the time to take the mickey out of matthews and amuse all of us. Well done H.

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I want proof that this interview actually happened.

lol just kidding.


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Gold! Post of the Year contender. Vote Now. Maybe an extra half point if you could've slipped a reference to Neville Bwuns in there somewhere too...

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Grimes was pick 14 If I remember correctly.....

I always get that wrong as well. Pick 14 for a player who wore 16, for a player who wears 16.

Been said many times but a good trade even at this early stage.

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I always get that wrong as well. Pick 14 for a player who wore 16, for a player who wears 16.

Been said many times but a good trade even at this early stage.

Thanks Collingwood.

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Can someone send the full transcript of Hannabal's interview to The Age and the Herald Sun as a matter of urgency ...

PS. I'm still p1ssed off about Matthew's comments about Watts - his remarks more or less mirrored one of his own trademark low shots on some young kid running off the ball whilst the kid's looking the other way. Good to seeing that he's taking the same approach to his commentary these days ...

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