Hamill feeling fresh

[turtle27]

Saints Fans, good article on Aaron on afl.com today, apart from the tennis rubbish at the end. Hopefully he can out on the track for all 22 games. Do you think you may have gotten over Port if he had played? IMO a fit Hamill would've made a huge difference.

Hamill feeling fresh
5:16:42 PM Mon 24 January, 2005
Samantha Lane
Sportal
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The 27-year-old missed the Saints' 2004 finals campaign due to a knee injury, but says he is presently in full training. And while Hamill is wary of over-exerting himself before the season proper, the former club captain is eager to have at least a couple of warm-up matches ahead of round one.

"I'm doing a lot of cross-training at the moment, I'm riding and swimming and boxing and doing all the skills sessions."

"So I feel as strong as what I have been in the past. But you don't really know until you get in to the games, but as far as training goes I'm doing everything," Hamill said on Monday during a brief visit to the Australian Open.

"I feel like I've improved in a lot of areas that I've probably neglected over the years, stretching and that type of stuff. But I'm feeling 100 per cent."

A player seemingly incapable of attacking a contest anything less than ferociously, Hamill says he has had to learn to prioritise the home-and-away rounds. He last played a full season in 2001, his first year with the Saints, and has played 55 of a possible 66 home-and-away games since.

"I think it's taken me probably seven or eight years to realise that the most important thing is round one."

"The Wizard Cup's great, but if I'm feeling anything at all I don't think I'll play Wizard Cup, but I wouldn't mind playing a couple of games," he said.

"That's something that I'll talk to Grant (Thomas) and the coaches about, but when I do play it is 100 percent. That's the way I play and I wouldn't change that."

Hamill caught up with Australian tennis players Wayne Arthurs and Evie Dominikovic and Rebecca Weinberg, the internationally renowned stylist of US sitcom Sex and the City at Melbourne Park.

The Saints' player notched a serve at 187 km/hr at the Rado Smash Corner, beating Weinberg (104km/hr) and Dominikovic's (163km/hr) best, but Arthurs blasted a ball at 207 km/hr.

"I was hoping to get above 190," Hamill said.

"I think Nick (Riewoldt) last year got 188 or something, so I'm going to have to try and get back in here and try and knock him off."

 

[Kildonan]

Thanks for posting that here turtle27.

I think that we may have had Port's measure if Hamill had played, but we'll never know for sure. If my memory serves me, I think it was Trent Knobel who actually replaced Hamill in the side. I don't know if this was an intentional thing intended to mislead the opposition or simply the next choice for the team.

Hamill is a great player who inspires others with his full on attack of the ball, his never say die attitude and his leadership. Other forwards are "protected" when Hamill is out there. Who knows, maybe we could have won.

But history says that we fell a goal shy and that will be a motivational point when next time we meet Port or play a final.

 

[m.diddy]

Thanks for posting that here turtle27.

I think that we may have had Port's measure if Hamill had played, but we'll never know for sure. If my memory serves me, I think it was Trent Knobel who actually replaced Hamill in the side. I don't know if this was an intentional thing intended to mislead the opposition or simply the next choice for the team.

Hamill is a great player who inspires others with his full on attack of the ball, his never say die attitude and his leadership. Other forwards are "protected" when Hamill is out there. Who knows, maybe we could have won.

But history says that we fell a goal shy and that will be a motivational point when next time we meet Port or play a final.

I know when i watch a match thats has hamill i feel that the whole teams start be more physical i don't whether it's the example hamill shows but it kinda feels like they are they think they are protected knowing hamill has there back. And when he's not playing the side gets a little intimedated. It's really psychological.

I think down at the saints we have the perfect mix hard players and the handball receivers. With tough players like hamill, ball, hayes, baker, gherig, goddard, guerra, powell and then there are the couragous like roo, voss, sxhwarze, maguire and blake

 

[mad dog muir]

Thats great news,I know that whenever Sammy plays i feel more confident about a result going our way.Sure the players are happier when he,s out there also,dishing out some agression to their opponents!
Carn the SAINTERS!

 

[turtle27]

Thanks for posting that here turtle27.

I think that we may have had Port's measure if Hamill had played, but we'll never know for sure. If my memory serves me, I think it was Trent Knobel who actually replaced Hamill in the side. I don't know if this was an intentional thing intended to mislead the opposition or simply the next choice for the team.

Hamill is a great player who inspires others with his full on attack of the ball, his never say die attitude and his leadership. Other forwards are "protected" when Hamill is out there. Who knows, maybe we could have won.

But history says that we fell a goal shy and that will be a motivational point when next time we meet Port or play a final.

No probs, unlike some posters on BF, I don't share the same gratuitous animosity towards others just because they support another footbal club

 

[Snickers]

Thanks Turtle27..... yeah i believe that a fit hamill would of helped us get over the line.

But no point in making excuses.