Paul Salmon: It really did change my life (Part 2)

In the second part of Inside 50's expansive interview with one of football's most towering figures of the '80s and '90s, Paul Salmon, the two-time premiership player opens up on his souring relationship with the Essendon Bombers that led to his trade to the Hawthorn Hawks. Salmon's career was revitalised with Hawthorn, as he was named in the side's Team of Century after just five seasons. Salmon and Shane Crawford also reminiscence on an infamous Brownlow Medal night run-in with Craig Hutchison, which Crawford speculates saw Salmon chase the to-be media tycoon down the halls of the hotel in anger. There are also some unforgettable tales of Salmon playing with Gary Ablett Snr for Victoria, and he recalls the day a fiery Ted Whitten told him he'd never play State of Origin football again.