Neil Craig Quotations

We believe we have got a lot of improvement to make yet which is good for us internally but outsiders have got an over-inflated opinion where we are at.

We're being careful with him we'll see how he trains on Friday.

We were trying to be too precise, too perfect. Close finals football is not about perfection.

We did not have enough opportunities to play our kids, ... We've stagnated a bit there.

Let's just wait - there's been a lot a paranoia that may not be justified.

From a bigger-picture point of view, to generate a game at this stage of the year for the state and footy followers is just fantastic.

He'd have to do enough to convince himself that he can actually play the game without putting himself, the hamstring at risk.

We have to be better drilled in the way we go about (supplying our forwards).

We've had less regimented running, but our volume of training has significantly increased.

We are in it to win it. Let's not sit here and say that was a good win and will do for the season. That is not what we are on about as a club.

We don't like our players getting reported, it is not part of what we are all about. But I need to get all the facts.

The only difference to any other week is we will not take any unnecessary risk.

We certainly don't want to have people reported at our club, but that's done and dusted and now we get on with it,

Quite often when people get to a situation where there is a big prize, they are afraid to lose . . . they change their game.

This is where I've got to have the courage to play them, and to their credit they did some things last week where you walk away and say you liked what you saw.

It looks good on paper and it would look good to have No.32 in the centre square but reality says he is not quite ready to do that yet.

There was an opportunity lost, but we also played some strong, powerful footy in that game against some real quality opposition.

The new kick-in law is an experiment but it is now a rule. It won't be all hunky dory but it applies to all clubs and I'm sure each coach is going to have his own philosophies and strategies.

I'm very, very pleased with all of the younger players we have played so far. There is not one that has disappointed us so we are really pleased.

The guys who played (against West Coast) have contributed all year and they will get better and better,