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Mick Malthouse on providing opportunities to young players:
"One of the challenges of a coaching unit is to introduce young players to every line. We're going to supplement our backline with new players because they are the future of our organisation."
Scott Burns on starting the 2008 season:
"It does still feel like the middle of January. It's come around pretty quick and I think everyone will switch on this Thursday night when they see the other teams play."
Mark Harvey on selecting an experienced side:
"In round one under these sort of circumstances, you tend to go with a fair bit of experience and that's what I've done, so time will tell whether that's the right formula."
Mark Harvey on playing at the MCG:
"We are playing one of the biggest clubs in Melbourne at the MCG and that's where we want to play a lot of footy. It's a ground that we have a good record at and the boys are looking forward to setting themselves alight in round one."
Mark Harvey on the unpredictability of Round 1:
"Round one always throws up surprises, and hopefully we will be one of them. If you have a look at the draw from last year, four of the travelling teams did win, so there is a beauty about playing round one away is the fact that you have not played the previous week and you are mentally fresh and up and running."
Mark Harvey on countering Collingwood's extensive rotations:
"They have somewhere near 70 or 80 rotations a game, and they are throwing as many as 12 or 13 players through the midfield. They have evolved the game to another level with the rotations, and they would say in many ways that took them to the top four last year. We have got to make sure we can match that."
Mark Harvey on the loss of Clement for the Magpies:
"If you look at Collingwood they have lost direction with Clement not being in the side, and quite often he was the loose player who would manage to position himself very well. Hopefully we can exploit Collingwood's backline because they have got a lot of younger players down there at the moment."
Mark Harvey on the Dockers' poor pre-season form:
"I don't like to pre-empt form in pre-season, because I think it can be a misguide of what you do in season. I think players can get carried away with what they have done in pre-season and all of a sudden cannot get a kick."
Matthew Pavlich on playing on Easter Saturday:
"What better way to spend an Easter Saturday than at the MCG?"
Matthew Pavlich on the Dockers' prospects in 2008:
"The expectations we have on ourselves are very high and we're looking forward to fulfilling those."
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