To celebrate the pre-season kicking up a gear with the announcement of intra-club and practice match dates over the coming weeks, we sat down for a chat with Hawthorn dual Best and Fairest and member of our Team of the Century, Paul Salmon.

We touched on a host of topics with one of the greatest ruckmen to ever don the brown and gold, including:

* Winning three night premierships, a Michael Tuck medal and where they sit in his list of personal achievements;

* The death of pre-season football - and what it meant to him;

* The 1999 Ansett Cup Grand Final in detail including;

* His best on ground performance;

* Dominating the ruck with the help of a few friends;

* Party time at Waverley in front of nearly 50,000 fans;

* What it meant to the group of players winning the 1999 competition;

* His love of the club and the origin of his Hawthorn fandom;

* How he feels about the club at the moment and his excitement level at what Sam Mitchell is piecing together;

* And more.

Sit back, unwind and listen to one of the great players (and story tellers) of our club as he takes us down pre-season memory lane.

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