On Jordan Roughead's retirement

Roughy called time on his 201-game career on Friday morning.

"He knew coming into the season he didn't have much time left on that shoulder."

"He got some advice last week that it might be best for him to step away from the game for his wellbeing in the future."

"Jordy is such a great culture guy - he is amazing around the place and builds great relationships so we're going to keep him close at hand for multiple roles to see what he enjoys."

"He saw an opportunity for someone else potentially (in the mid-season draft)... that's the type of quality guy he is."

On McRae v Voss

"I'm rapt to see him doing so well - we've had a close friendship on and off the field for a long time."

"(The Simon Black tweet) was a bit rough and I didn't know if I should laugh or cry... footy should be fun and we had a lot of fun."

"There's a huge history between the two clubs and we will be ready to keep that going."

"We've been trying to honour our jumper all year, from the past to the present and into the future."

On Carlton

"They have a lot of strengths particularly around clearances and the contested marking game."

"They have one of the best midfields in the comp."

"It looks like they're coached by Michael Voss - they play a contested brand, living on the edge a bit."

On renewed confidence

"We reset ourselves a little last week (against Fremantle)."

"We were disappointed with our effort against the Doggies (in round nine) and we wanted to reset and show great effort and spirit."

"We walked away with great belief in the way we go about it."

"We realigned who we are as a team and what we stand for."