"One's a left-footer, one's a right-footer, they're both very, very talented and quick. They've got to make their way in the game, too, they've got a long way to go as players. But we've been really excited with what they've done over the course of the summer."

"We knew it was going to be a tough road, but we also knew given that Andrew Russell, myself, Damien Hardwick, Geoff Morris and Chris Pelchen had all worked with Dewy before, we knew he had the character and attitude to be able to cope with the challenge."

"Once it's an issue once, it's always there, no matter what. If I was going to be worried about it, I wouldn't have put myself out there for that criticism. I've been around footy clubs enough to know that's where you should get your feedback from, not from outside."

"We'd love to have them in the side, but it's a great opportunity for some of the younger players with 40 to 60 games to take the next step."

"We've only been able to play the guys who have been available. But I think we found out a bit about our younger players."

"He's made a mistake. It was a severe enough mistake for the leadership group to penalise him for one week, so Col's going to be faced with other decisions in his life, next week and the week after and we're helping him to make the better ones, so that he can play for Melbourne and win us some games."