Name: Ash McGrath

Your earliest football memory is: Playing footy with my older brothers on the home-made footy oval at the farm

Best mark you have taken at any level of football: Any mark I take above my head

Best goal: Probably the one against the Sydney Swans in the 2003 Preliminary Final

Where were you on the day you were drafted: Sitting at home with the family

First person you called after you were drafted: No one. People called me

The hardest part of pre-season training: Turning up for the day

Favourite training drill: Warm-down, stretch

The best decision you have made on the football field: Not to backchat Martin Pike or Darryl White

If you could play another professional sport, it would be: Golf

Sports teams you support (non-AFL): Liverpool

What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you: That I finished Year 12

Life motto: Do things you enjoy and don’t let anyone stand in your way of doing it

What dish would you serve up if you were on MasterChef: Food

Where is the furthest you have been from home: New Orleans

What is the oldest item in your wardrobe that you still wear: A shirt I think

Most environmentally conscious teammate: Aaron Cornelius

Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Justin Sherman

Teammate most likely to go into politics after football: Todd Banfield

What rules you more - your heart or your head: Head

Do you prefer a planned event or an unplanned event: Both

The last concert you went to: Pearl Jam

Your favourite cricketer: Chris Gayle

French fries or wedges: Neither - my skinfolds are too high

Speedos or boardshorts: Boardshorts

What’s on your iPod: Music and videos


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