AFL News: Keep updated on post-game press conferences throughout the 2022 AFL season.
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Luke Beveridge on:
Tim English
“I thought Tim was really good in in the ruck in that first part of the game.”
“We felt like we needed that (playing more forward without Aaron Naughton).”
Marcus Bontempelli
“Marcus has been an extraordinary contributor for the football club over a long period of time.”
Buku Khamis
“He played really well Buku.”
“As a back that we’ve probably nurtured him and trained him up in since he’s been out our club, I thought tonight he really stood out.”
“It’s so encouraging for us.”
“More back at the moment (role).”
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
“The more games he plays the better he’ll run them out.”
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ST KILDA
Brett Ratten on:
Paddy Ryder (Achilles)
“It’ll be touch and go (next game).”
Cooper Sharman
“He has some qualities of a player that can play both ends.”
“We explored it last week and thought it was pretty encouraging (playing back).”
“I thought he was solid.”
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COLLINGWOOD
Craig McRae on:
Nick Daicos
“Nick is having an outstanding season and it just seems to be getting better every week.”
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ADELAIDE
Matthew Nicks on:
Rory Laird
“He’s basically been consistent with that all year,”
Taylor Walker, Riley Thilthorpe and Darcy Fogarty
“I thought all 3 had a huge influence on the game.”
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GWS GIANTS
Mark McVeigh on:
Stephen Coniglio
“Our captain Cogs went to him (Lachie Neale) and did a pretty good job and slowed him up there for a while which was great, a great sacrificial role.”
“He’s having a really good year off the back of probably just having a good pre-season, not a lot of injuries now which is great.”
Sam Taylor
“I think he’s been building to this sort of form for a long period of time.”
Callan Ward and Lachie Ash
“We wanted to get Callan Ward into the midfield.”
“That forced Lachie Ash into our backline.”
Josh Kelly
“He’s concussion protocol.”
Jacob Hopper
“He’ll be better obviously competing out there today and we expect more from him going forward (with additional games).”
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BRISBANE
Chris Fagan on:
Lachie Neale and Rhys Mathieson
“We’re also mindful that teams seemed to be tagging Lachie.”
“We thought Rhys would be a good inclusion this week (to assist with the midfield).”
Hugh McCluggage
“He’s an attacking centre forward midfielder, that’s when he’s playing his best football.”
“We had him in a role today that suited that.”
Darcy Fort
“I thought Darcy Fort really stood up (without Oscar McInerney).”
“He was instrumental in our victory and gave our midfielders first look at the ball.”
Keidean Coleman
”I thought he was wonderful today.”
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RICHMOND
Damien Hardwick on:
Josh Gibcus
“He’ll probably miss next week (shoulder).”
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NTH MELBOURNE
Leigh Adams in:
Cam Zurhaar
“His first half today was fantastic.”
“When we move the ball and get it in to him, he’s a really dangerous player.”
Nick Larkey (Heel)
“The longer the game went on the more he just felt like he couldn’t give us what we needed.”
Jason Horne-Francis (Ribs)
“He seems to be okay.”
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CARLTON
Michael Voss on:
Will Hayes
“Provided plenty of run for us which is what you hope you get from him.”
Tom DeKoning
“He was super in the ruck.”
“His growth has been amazing.”
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GEELONG
Chris Scott on:
Mark Blicavs
“Blicavs is a midfielder who can play back.”
Sam Menegola
“My understanding is that it is concussion which means he goes into the protocols.”
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FREMANTLE
Justin Longmuir on:
Nat Fyfe
“Thought he had an impact around centre bounce, he getting back to his best around there.”
“He was probably one of a few that were a little bit down.”
Griffin Logue
“I thought Griff did a good job (against Lance Franklin).”
“He was probably our best player.”
Alex Pearce
“He’s made good progress the last few days, we’re hoping he comes back (next game).”
Rory Lobb (Shoulder)
“He finished off the game, he had pretty good function.”
“We’re hoping it’s not too bad.”
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SYDNEY
John Longmire on:
Chad Warner
“We just think he’s a good player.”
“He works hard, he’s learning that.”
“He works both sides of the ball, he’s got some real power.”
“He’s had a pretty good season so far.”
Joel Amartey (Shoulder)
“He was okay in the end, I think he could’ve come back on.”
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WEST COAST
Adam Simpson on:
Jai Culley
“Looks like he’s up for the fight.”
Tom Barras
“He did a great job for us, he’s one of leaders.”
“He’s heart and soul, he loves the club and wants us to get better.”
Jamaine Jones
“He’s a forward trying to learn how to play half-back, hopefully that pays us back down the track.”
“We’re having a look at it, we’ll probably do it for the rest of the year to see how we shape up for next year with it.”
Callum Jamieson (Adductor)
“It won’t be a long term that one.”
Tim Kelly (Leg)
“Think TK has got a cork.”
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HAWTHORN
Sam Mitchell
James Blanck
“He held his own for the most part (on Josh Kennedy).”
Finn Maginness
“He did a really good job on (Tim) Kelly early, we dropped it for a while and it showed you how important it was.”
“Kelly got right on top so we had to go back to it.”
Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara
“Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara both played really important roles for us today.
“Tommy got a bit more of the footy as he does”
Jaeger O’Meara
“His work rate off the ball was really important for us.”
Jarman Impey
“We’ve tried a couple of things over the last 2 weeks with Jarman Impey going into the forward line.”
Ben McEvoy and Ned Reeves
“Having the twin rucks is pleasing.”
“I’ve liked how that’s looked over the last 2 weeks.”
“How that looks for us across the field has been important.”
Will Day
“We needed a role for him.”
“He hasn’t played a lot of footy forward, in fact almost none.”
“He adds a little bit of class and polish in the front half which we thought was important.”
Luke Breust
“He sets a great example for some of our other younger players who are playing similar roles.”
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MELBOURNE
Simon Goodwin on:
Kysaiah Pickett
“He was a very special player today.”
“He’s worked really hard in the last 6 or 7 weeks to get himself back into some really good form.”
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PORT ADELAIDE
Nathan Bassett on:
Aliir Aliir
“I thought Aliir played a really strong game behind the ball.”
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ESSENDON
Ben Rutten on:
Ben Hobbs
“Got a pretty heavy knock on his shoulder.”
“It was pretty sore.”
“He was pretty keen to get back through the midfield and he did that as well.”
Jake Kelly
“I thought he was a really important part of our defensive unit.”
Jake Stringer
“He’s got some continuity in his training, he’s backing up training every session during the week.”
Jye Caldwell
“Not sure yet (if regular tagging role).”
Michael Hurley
“For him to be able to work his way back to playing any sort of competitive sport is a credit to him and his attitude towards it.”
Massimo D’Ambrosio
“He’s got a skillset that we think may have value in other positions as well (played forward in VFL).”
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GOLD COAST
Stuart Dew on:
Mabior Chol
“I think he was just winded.”
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