Dean Laidley
Dean Laidley
Dean Laidleyis an Australian rules football assistant coach and former player, who played for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne in the Australian Football Leaguefrom 1987 to 1997, including in North Melbourne's 1996 premiership side. He was coach of North Melbourne from 2003 to 2009. He is currently an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club...
until
Until this day, we didn't have any injuries, but now we've got this one, so that's the disappointing part.
guys half imagine opportunity
I'd imagine half the guys who will play out here will get an opportunity to play in the pre-season competition.
gibson good hay jon josh
I thought Jon Hay was good and Josh Gibson -- they were the two big pluses in the backline.
ready round
He was just tight. If it was a home-and-away, he would've played, but we want him up and ready for round one.
fine
He's fine and this is why we got him.
attitude notice port typical
I don't take any notice of it. It's probably typical of Port Adelaide's attitude I think.
absolutely bar competition played player
Absolutely this competition is worthwhile, we have now played all bar one player on our list.
picks
Hawthorn want two first-round picks and that's what we are offering.
public work
It is not for public consumption, but we have a lot of work to do this week.
experience fantastic games
That is a fantastic experience for them and these are the games you have to do it.
media people view
Some people in the media just don't understand. If they would only look at our situation, they may have a different view of our club.
andrew earned selection spot swallow
Andrew Swallow has earned a spot and he's right in the selection mix.
level media people playing short talk
We have come from well back, when you talk about a level playing field. Some people in the media have very short memories.
forward lost moon steps took
We may have lost but I am over the moon for the footy club, we took some really big steps forward tonight.