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I know there are plenty of you that have read the Sunday Mail today but there are also those interstaters such as Wayne's World and DaveW that probably didn't. Here is somewhat interesting article on Trent Hentschel. He is up to 90kg now 
Enjoy! 
Trent’s back and raring to deliver
Jesper Fjeldstaad
There were times last season when Trent Hentschel fretted through sleepless nights, fearing that a bung back would never let him deliver on his promise.
Hentschel had already been dubbed “Trent Potential” at West Lakes, but a bulged disc in his back threatened his career to less than a handful of games.
The Darwin-bred key position player could not train a full program and blended brilliance with blandness both for the Eagles in the SANFL and the Crows.
What’s worse, the injury – not dissimilar to those that played havoc with Brad Ottens, Garry Lyon and Ang Christou – started playing tricks with his mind.
“There was a bit of that (sleepless nights),” Hentschel said.
“When you get injured, you always doubt yourself.”
Hentschel has been ear-marked for mighty things by the Crows, who are still hedging their bets on where to play him.
He has only three games under his belt, but a full pre-season almost behind him and his 193cm frame filling out to 90kg, insiders who dubbed him Wayne Carey’s successor are beginning to sound more credible.
“I think he can play equally well at centre half-back and centre half-forward in the long term, and from his ability to read the game there is every chance he gets to establish himself down back.” Crows assistant coach Peter Curran said.
“Gary (Ayres) will give him the opportunity to develop in both areas.”
Top End footy legend and former Woodville defender Barry “Buff” Tyrrell remembers Hentschel as a scrawny kid in Darwin suddenly shooting up in height and being noticed.
“I’ve watched all of his games over the years and it was a disgrace when he didn’t go in the draft”, he said. (Hentschel wasn’t taken until the 2001 pre-season draft.)
There had also been a steely passion in the lad, often untapped in men his age.
Tyrrell’s son Mark painted the scene after a lost Northern Territory Football League Grand Final in the Palmerston rooms.
“It wasn’t until he played senior footy that you kind of thought … he didn’t seem that quick but he never got caught,” Tyrrell said.
Yet for his maturity, Hentschel remains a boyish fan of football. He has no airs or graces. He was floored when he first met Wayne Carey, his childhood idol, and taken aback when heading over to fellow Darwinite Andrew McLeod for dinner.
“When I first heard he (Carey) was coming to Adelaide I was psyched, ‘cause I’d heard he was good with the younger blokes,” Hentschel said.
“You ca learn so much from him – he always tells you what you can improve on at training. You can learn just by looking at him, how he moves and how he does things.”
Hentschel made a point out of seeking the counsel of the more experienced brigade at the Crows, McLeod in particular.
But you could imagine his surprise when he arrived at the Norm Smith medallist’s house to find Lleyton Hewitt was there.
“And Kim Clijsters,” Hentschel said. “It was unreal. But he (Hewitt) was really good, really down to earth.”
After a relatively injury free journey through junior football, Hentschel has finally got his body together for a genuine crack at senior AFL football.
He is the perfect answer to interstate critics who bag Adelaide for having an old list and bare cupboards.
In his third year, he is ready to scrap the word “Potential” from his nickname and replace it with something more urgent.
“Instrumental” comes to mind.
TRENT HENTSHEL ON
Wearing No.37: “I’m the first Crows player to wear the number, and I’m I good company over here. (His locker is next to dual premiership player Simon Goodwin, who wears 36. Be Hart wears 34.) I think I’ll keep it even if I get offered lower number, for that reason”
Family: “We’re a very close family, even though my brother (jai) and I still fight all the time. We’re good mates. My parents wanted a change of lifestyle and now we’re all together again, five minutes from here.”
Coaches: When asked who the most disciplinarian coaches at West Lakes were, Hentschel needed little prompting. “Gary Ayres is pretty hard,” he said, as reports this week suggested the former Hawthorn champion had flogged his men. “But we probably needed a bit of shake up.”
Outside Football: “My brother and I go fishing. Just locally, because we haven’t got a boat yet. And I’m doing drafting one day a week. In a perfect world, I’ll be an architect one day after football then my old man (Stephen is a builder) can come and work for me.”
Weight: “I’ve put on six kilos in the off-season and am up to 90 now. The aim is about 95, I think.”
Contract: Hentschel is in the first year of a two-year contract, giving him a couple of seasons to impress the men further at West Lakes.
Enjoy! Trent’s back and raring to deliver
Jesper Fjeldstaad
There were times last season when Trent Hentschel fretted through sleepless nights, fearing that a bung back would never let him deliver on his promise.
Hentschel had already been dubbed “Trent Potential” at West Lakes, but a bulged disc in his back threatened his career to less than a handful of games.
The Darwin-bred key position player could not train a full program and blended brilliance with blandness both for the Eagles in the SANFL and the Crows.
What’s worse, the injury – not dissimilar to those that played havoc with Brad Ottens, Garry Lyon and Ang Christou – started playing tricks with his mind.
“There was a bit of that (sleepless nights),” Hentschel said.
“When you get injured, you always doubt yourself.”
Hentschel has been ear-marked for mighty things by the Crows, who are still hedging their bets on where to play him.
He has only three games under his belt, but a full pre-season almost behind him and his 193cm frame filling out to 90kg, insiders who dubbed him Wayne Carey’s successor are beginning to sound more credible.
“I think he can play equally well at centre half-back and centre half-forward in the long term, and from his ability to read the game there is every chance he gets to establish himself down back.” Crows assistant coach Peter Curran said.
“Gary (Ayres) will give him the opportunity to develop in both areas.”
Top End footy legend and former Woodville defender Barry “Buff” Tyrrell remembers Hentschel as a scrawny kid in Darwin suddenly shooting up in height and being noticed.
“I’ve watched all of his games over the years and it was a disgrace when he didn’t go in the draft”, he said. (Hentschel wasn’t taken until the 2001 pre-season draft.)
There had also been a steely passion in the lad, often untapped in men his age.
Tyrrell’s son Mark painted the scene after a lost Northern Territory Football League Grand Final in the Palmerston rooms.
“It wasn’t until he played senior footy that you kind of thought … he didn’t seem that quick but he never got caught,” Tyrrell said.
Yet for his maturity, Hentschel remains a boyish fan of football. He has no airs or graces. He was floored when he first met Wayne Carey, his childhood idol, and taken aback when heading over to fellow Darwinite Andrew McLeod for dinner.
“When I first heard he (Carey) was coming to Adelaide I was psyched, ‘cause I’d heard he was good with the younger blokes,” Hentschel said.
“You ca learn so much from him – he always tells you what you can improve on at training. You can learn just by looking at him, how he moves and how he does things.”
Hentschel made a point out of seeking the counsel of the more experienced brigade at the Crows, McLeod in particular.
But you could imagine his surprise when he arrived at the Norm Smith medallist’s house to find Lleyton Hewitt was there.
“And Kim Clijsters,” Hentschel said. “It was unreal. But he (Hewitt) was really good, really down to earth.”
After a relatively injury free journey through junior football, Hentschel has finally got his body together for a genuine crack at senior AFL football.
He is the perfect answer to interstate critics who bag Adelaide for having an old list and bare cupboards.
In his third year, he is ready to scrap the word “Potential” from his nickname and replace it with something more urgent.
“Instrumental” comes to mind.
TRENT HENTSHEL ON
Wearing No.37: “I’m the first Crows player to wear the number, and I’m I good company over here. (His locker is next to dual premiership player Simon Goodwin, who wears 36. Be Hart wears 34.) I think I’ll keep it even if I get offered lower number, for that reason”
Family: “We’re a very close family, even though my brother (jai) and I still fight all the time. We’re good mates. My parents wanted a change of lifestyle and now we’re all together again, five minutes from here.”
Coaches: When asked who the most disciplinarian coaches at West Lakes were, Hentschel needed little prompting. “Gary Ayres is pretty hard,” he said, as reports this week suggested the former Hawthorn champion had flogged his men. “But we probably needed a bit of shake up.”
Outside Football: “My brother and I go fishing. Just locally, because we haven’t got a boat yet. And I’m doing drafting one day a week. In a perfect world, I’ll be an architect one day after football then my old man (Stephen is a builder) can come and work for me.”
Weight: “I’ve put on six kilos in the off-season and am up to 90 now. The aim is about 95, I think.”
Contract: Hentschel is in the first year of a two-year contract, giving him a couple of seasons to impress the men further at West Lakes.
