QUOTES of the Week (2)

‘It doesn’t look very good at all. We will assess and really responsibly inform the market as soon as we can. There’s nothing to hide here.’
St Kilda coach ROSS LYON on Lenny Hayes’ knee injury. Are we the market??

'You tear it or you don’t tear it. It’s as simple as that.’
BRENDON GODDARD on Lenny Hayes’ knee injury.

'It sort of came back behind me and I wasn't expecting it I suppose, because normally it just bounces straight on. But the bounce of the ball goes every way. It's an oval ball, so you can't really predict where it's going to bounce. That's just the game of football and unfortunately it did bounce the wrong way.’
BRENT STANTON on the bounce that kept the Swans alive.

‘We trust these guys to be 24-hours-a-day footballers.’
JARRAD McVEIGH on what it means to be a Blood.

'We had a fairly spirited meeting on Monday with the players and they showed a fair bit of passion and discussion, which was great.'
RODNEY EADE. I tried to show discussion at uni this week.

‘A routine is not a routine if you have to think about it.’
DENNIS COMETTI on Nick Riewoldt's difficulties with shooting for goal.

‘They’re old, they’re slow, they’re blind, they’re everything.’
SWANS SUPPORTER, Row L, Aisle 132, ANZ Stadium. That was before the big comeback.

'I've got to get back to basics, win my own football and take it from there.'
JARRAD HARBROW after the big loss to Carlton. He’s a week late, but he’s going back to basics.

and the piece de resistance ...

‘Rome wasn't built in a day and, as I said to Bluey (McKenna) on the Sunday, you've got to crawl before you walk. He understands that. The darkest time of night is just before dawn and he'll get them up and they will be a good football side.’
MICK MALTHOUSE on his phone call to Bluey post slaughter.