Name: Callum
Suburb: Mango Hill
State: qld
Question: Hi Ash,just wondering how is your injury going? And also how are the other injuries coming along such as Matthew Luenberger?

My injury’s coming along well. My leg is good and my wrist is slowly getting the swelling down. Big Leuey is tracking along well, we thought he was a chance to get back this year, but unfortunately carrying that big neck around, he hasn’t. So you’ll see him next year.

Name: Ty
Suburb: Sunshine Coast
State: QLD
Question: Hi Ash, Can you guys please start calling Elliot Yeo "The Medieval Weapon"? And surely Daniel Rich hasn't escaped "Goldilocks" over the years ...

No, we call Yeo other names. We call him Bulldog, cause he looks like one, and Emu, cause he looks like an Emu. We also call him Yoyo, because of his name and I don’t think anyone’s called Daniel Rich Goldilocks. We have a lot of other nicknames but I can’t say them on this website, for family reasons.

Name: Dean
Suburb: Holland Park West
State: QLD
Question: Do you reckon big Huddo will go around again next year? He’s been a godsend this year.

I hope he does. He’s a character around the club and all the boys love him so fingers crossed.

Name: Mark Hench
Suburb: Fremantle
State: WA
Question: If you could pick one player from anywhere in the league to come to the Lions, who would you pick?

I would pick Buddy Franklin, because he can do anything. No, actually I’d pick Cyril Rioli. So I don’t have to play on him anymore. That would be good.

Name: Marcus
Suburb: Hoppers Crossing
State: Victoria
Question: G'day Ash, mate i'm love watching your game and sorry you are out for the rest of the year and bet you'll be better than ever next year. My question is, which end of the ground would you prefer to play if you had to choose?

Thanks Marcus. It is a bummer being out but I’ll be back bigger and better next year. I’m easy on which end of the ground I play at - I don’t mind playing back or forward. Unless we’re playing Carlton, in which case I’d rather play forward so I don’t have to chase round Eddie Betts. That’s a good time to be kicking goals.

Name: Nick
Suburb: Cranbourne
State: Victoria
Question: Hi Ash, wondering if you have plans to finish playing anytime soon? I've loved watching you guys this year to doin so much better. You are one of my fav players but Danny Rich takes the cake for me.

Don’t plan on finishing soon! I’m 30 next year so hopefully the Club will sign me again and I can play til I’m 32 at least. Then I’ll see what happens.

Name: Rohan
Suburb: West Mackay
State: Qld
Question: Ash, having been one of the first handful of players in the AFL to get a tattoo sleeve, are you sick of all these other clowns jumping on the bandwagon? Who has the most lame tatts at the Lions? The Fist?

Yeah, when me and Swan had our tatts put on, a lot of other blokes starting getting it done. The lamest tatts at our club would have to be Ryan Harwood, who has ‘left’ and ‘right’ tattooed on his feet, so he knows which foot to put his boots on. And there’s three boys with butt tattoos. Jack Redden wrecked his cute little bottom by getting “Baringa Boys” tattooed on there. It’s where they used to live, on Baringa Street. Josh Drummond also has a tattoo of a horse.

Name: David
Suburb: Melbourn
State: Victoria
Question: Hi Ash, If i was to send my guernesy to the GABBA would it get signed?

Hi David - the best way to get it signed is to come to an open training session - we have one every week.

Name: Murray
Suburb: Brighton
State: Vic
Question: Which assistant coach is your favourite? Do you work with one more than others? I imagine it would be different for you because you play both forward and back?

It’s a tough one but probably the one and only Adrian Fletcher. He speaks in a different kind of language, I don’t think English is his first language. I struggle to understand him sometimes, I end up more confused when I leave him than when I start.

Name: Jess
Suburb: Nerang
State: QLD
Question: Hi Ash, what is your favourite dessert?

Chocolate covered strawberries.

Name: Clare P
Suburb: Perth
State: WA
Question: As a Perth fan, we loved seeing you guys when you came over a few weeks ago! Can you say thank you to all the guys who were so good with getting photos with us and signing autographs! Are you sad you missed the trip to Perth?

I’ll tell them you said thanks! I actually was in Perth, I flew over to spend a few days with my family.