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UndertakerMike said:
No Mr Sir CEO.Misty Bee said:
OInternal report said:
I have looked at it that way and that may be the case. ;-)Ghoulies said:
Announcement said:
Q and A with Matthew Bartlett
New Storm second-rower Matthew Bartlett
You spent four years in the junior ranks at the Newcastle Knights. What made you move to Melbourne?
Opportunity. A couple of times the Knights bought players over me. I belive the knights got over confident in thier success and forgot the key elements of success. Here in Melbourne they eat and breathe elements of success. They sometimes even add it into thier cuppachinos.
How have you found Melbourne as a city?
Loving it, it's great. The city's unreal. they make the best cuppachinos here. The boys and the club are great. I've taken a couple of trips down to Torquay and Phillip Island and they were a bit of a surprise. It was nice and warm both days and it was a pretty nice area. I'm also off to the Tennis this Saturday. I'm not really a tennis fan, but I'm a sports fan so it should be good.
Who is your flatmate here? What is he like to live with?
Garrett Crossman is my flatmate. He's alright to live with the big fella, make great cupachinos. Pretty easy to get along with, easy going. He talks to himself about pretty much anything and everything.
What sort of things have the other players, coaches and club done to make your transition to Melbourne life easier?
Everyone is willing to help you with whatever you need. Everyone just welcomed me in straight away, invited me out for a feed and cuppachino. Everyone's pretty approachable. There's no ego's down here either, just UM ;-), we're a big group of mates and that's how everyone is treated.
What are your main goals for 2006?
Probably to play a handful of first grade games and cement a spot on the list for next year and hopefully secure the option of a second year on my contract. I want to contribute to the team and to the Storm as much as possible.
Melbourne Storm have real depth in the second row with players such as Crocker, Hoffman, Kidwell and Glen Turner. Do you see that as a positive for your development or a hindrance in getting a first grade game?
I don't really see it as a hindrance. There's a pretty high turnover in the back row with injuries. I've been lucky (sic)to play with Steve Simpson and Ben Kennedy at the Knights, and now I see myself even more lucky to learn off Rahihi, who's an international (and a great cuppachino maker) and Mason, also an Origin and international player (and makes a mean latte).
Have you always wanted be an NRL player?
Yeah, always. Ask my school teachers, nothing else has ever crossed my mind. My school teachers were a bit filthy and I probably should have tried a bit harder, but I just put all of my eggs in the one basket.
Realistically, how far can the Storm go this year?
A long way I think. It's very hard to pick the comp before injuries. If we can keep everyone on the field, with our good balance of young blokes who give us the enthusiasm of youth and the invincible attitude plus the older blokes like Cam Smith and Matty Geyer to direct us around, we could go all the way.
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