Heard the tail end of a Denis Pagan interview on the Sport 927 breakfast show this morning. On football, Pagan singled out three players. Bentick and Carrazzo for their application to pre-season training. And Ryan Houlihan who he says has served the neccessary 4/5 year AFL apprenticeship and is expected to fill a role in the midfield and on half forward in '06.

Good to hear about Houlihan. Much better delivering into the forward 50 than out of the defensive 50.

Sounds like we're finally going to play Houlihan in his best position - half forward with stints on ball?

This was what he said he was aiming for in an interview last year:

http://carltonfc.com.au/default.asp?pg= ... eid=197418

That is the best interview I've ever heard from Denis.... (Thanks very much for the link, BW!)
That was really great - and I've picked up diet tips too!