Q: Paul, that has been a short retirement?
A: ""I announced my retirement last week, I didn't know if I would have another opportunity to say goodbye to the boys,"" Barnard said. ""It was a cut-throat final, but the boys did the right thing by me and gave me another opportunity, so I'm sure I will do the right thing by them. I will certainly make every post a winner from here on in, but obviously there's a role for me on match day and that's why I've been brought into the team.""
Q: Do you think you have been brought back as the ""enforcer""?
A: ""No, I don't, I go over there as the 22nd man picked and I will do mybest. There will be some role for me, I don't know what at the moment. Certainly if it (rough stuff) starts I will be jumping in and helpingthe boys,"" Barnard said.
Q: Do you want some physical stuff?
A: ""I would like to think that's the way I've gone about my footy in the last 10 years, but also I like to think I've got a little bit of ability to get the ball. Hopefully, my role will be in the forward line, to kick a few goals and make a few contests around the ground.""
Q: It must be a thrill to be selected?
A: ""Obviously last week I tried to train myself into the team and that didn't work, they picked a midfielder over a medium tall. This week it's a little bit different, it's a smaller ground, there's arole for me on this sort of ground and against this sort of team. The last two weeks have been pretty hard, maximum output for minimal return, but it's paid off in the end.
