Draft countdown: Hamish Hartlett
By Chelsea Roffey
Wed 05 November, 2008
DOB: 14/8/90
Height: 182cm
Weight: 74kg
Club: Port Magpies/Pooraka
A medium midfielder who reads the game exceptionally well, has clean hands, vision and kicks the ball superbly. Hartlett won All-Australian under-18 selection after his performances for South Australia in the NAB AFL under-18 championships. From Edwardstown FC.
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http://bigpondvideo.com/AFLTV/63067Strengths?I think my work rate has always been a big strength.
Weaknesses?I think my skills let me down. Usually I like to think they’re one of my strengths, my skills, but they were pretty average today and throughout the [under-18] carnival. There is a bit of nervousness, bit of anxiety, extra pressure and that sort of thing playing at the highest level, I suppose. There’s a bit of extra pressure there, but you’ve just got to get used to it.
Which AFL team do you support?I’m a [Adelaide] Crows man at heart but have been jumping on the Carlton bandwagon, now they’re playing all right. [Hartlett's brother Adam is on Carlton's list]
Which AFL players do you try to model yourself on?I love the way Gary Ablett junior and Chris Judd go about their business. Their balance and composure and that sort of thing; their poise is fantastic and first class. I suppose if I said anyone, it would be those two. I admire (Melbourne/Adelaide’s) Scotty Thompson. He has a fantastic work rate and finds the ball a lot of the time.
