Leigh Matthews
Leigh Matthews
Leigh Raymond Matthews AMis a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Leagueand coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions...
damaged initially months poor
The poor bugger. It's been 12 months (since he initially damaged his knee).
ball decision execute great hands quarters skill
You've got to get the ball, but then you've got to make a decision with the ball in your hands and execute the skill and we're not great in any of those areas, on average, over the 16 quarters we've played.
foot hoping means sore start stress
He (Keating) has a sore foot and they (medical staff) are hoping it is not the start of a stress fracture, so what that means about his availability I am uncertain.
improvement players previous shown
All the conditioning measurements had shown an improvement by the players on previous results.
damage determine
He'll have X-rays to determine if there's any damage that you can't see.
capable games good half whatever
He (Brown) is ready, he's had his two and half games and he's had a good summer, so whatever Jonathon is capable of we should be able to get this weekend.
emotional emotions love media weekend
You want the emotional roller-coaster ... that's what we love about our sport. In the media you know what your weekend and your emotions are going to be.
morning richard symptoms
Richard will have scans in the morning but it's got all the symptoms of another reconstruction.
cold move proof richard
I know it's cold hearted, but once you've got (medical) proof of what's happened, you move on and Richard will move on.
balance coin nice period side team
A lot of really nice things have been said about us and our team (over the years) and if things aren't going so well then the other side of the coin will balance it up over a period of time.
early good guys looking main seen
That's what you're looking for the most in the early games. The main thing is there were good performances from guys we haven't seen much of.
changed evolving game
The game is always evolving but it has changed a bit.
fit player playing travel
Every player who is fit and well is playing particularly when we don't have to travel for the first week.
guys
The guys who have been able to do the preparation have come up really well.