"I have had a very good preparation and I am moving like I always knew I could. I can actually go flat-out. My tackling today wasn't great, but everything else was up there. I was running well, moving well, getting into space. It is only round one, but it is a step in a very good direction."

"I just wanted to get the win and it turned out to be one of the better games I've ever played in."

"Not to take anything away from them, but I reckon our skill error at stages was deplorable and probably cost us six or seven goals."

"Scott Welsh is obviously a dangerous player. He's fitted in extremely well. His first two or three games were a bit slow to get going in the NAB Cup, but the last one was good and he obviously played well today."

"It was a bit different. It was a bit hard early but I sort of got used to it and it wasn't really an issue in the end."

"I was happy just playing my role within the team and I was lucky enough to kick a couple of goals and to get a few touches. It was fairly pleasing individually and it's something to build on, so hopefully I can get a lot better in the weeks to come."

"It was disappointing to lose in the manner we did. We were in it all day and had a really good chance to win, so it was very disappointing."

"It was definitely a lot faster than the NAB Cup but I thoroughly enjoyed it."

"I think everybody is aware of what it takes to close those games out but we haven't spent a great deal of time on it this pre-season. So I'm sure Neil and the coaching staff will be working on something that we can work on at training to help us with that situation."

"I was full of admiration for our fight because we were in a bit of trouble early in that game. So once again, our supporters have seen the determination and resilience of our group to keep having a go; that's always an important ingredient."

"I think that's a measure of the quality of our group of players to think of doing that. We didn't discuss doing it, they've done that off their own bat which doesn't surprise me at all. It's a show of respect for what Brad's been able to do over a long period; he's been a great player and is still playing very good footy."

"Some of the shots we missed last year were a lot worse than we saw today and that's not trying to downplay it and not accept responsibility. But they're the ones you remember and we'll keep spending more time on it so we can push forward."