Open Mike

He was known as a battering ram and a human wrecking ball - but Aaron Hamill was done as an AFL player three weeks after his 29th birthday after limping through the last two seasons of his career. He sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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He played more than 130 games at AFL level, including a grand final, yet he is remembered best for removing several of Terry Wallace's teeth without appointment or anesthetic. Melbourne hard man Rod Grinter sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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Ken Sheldon was a triple-premiership player at Carlton who was discarded by the Blues at the age of 27 - he later coached St. Kilda with a 55% win ratio before he was dumped by the Saints after four years. Does he have any hard feelings? He sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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It is twenty years since the Fitzroy Football Club faded into history. Michael Conlan was one of the club's all-time favourite playrs. He sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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Russell Greene played the first eight rounds of the 1980 season for St. Kilda, and reappeared the following week in Hawthorn colours - it was a shock transfer that reshaped his football life, and his life in general. He sits down for a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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Denis Banks is one of a rare species - a Collingwood premiership player. He sits down for a one-on-one chat with Mike Sheahan about his 'interesting' career that was marred by injury and suspension.

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Paul Vander Haar played football like it was the stuff of boy's dreams - one-on-one contests, huge marks, and spectacular goals. He sits down for a chat with Mike Sheahan.

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Simon Black was passed over until Brisbane's third selection in the 1997 national draft - and then duly proceeded to embarrass every club that ignored him along the way. He sits down and chats in a one-on-one with Mike Sheahan.

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Richie Vandenberg was nothing more than an interested observer when Hawthorn's most successful era began in 2008 - is he proud, frustrated, or jealous? Listen to the latest Mike Sheahan's Open Mike to hear the former Hawks skipper speak about his career in football.

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Mike speaks to a host of people to gain a better understanding of the sad history of one of the AFL's foundation clubs. St. Kilda, like Hawthorn, won their first flag in the 1960s. Sadly, for the Saints, that's where the similarity ends. Hawthorn now has 13 flags, the Saints just one. Since then, the Saints have played in five grand finals...yet the ultimate football prize continues to elude the club.

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