Long odds to make it this far

"We're one of four teams left in the comp... at the start of the year it was pretty big odds for that I would have thought."

"I said to the playing group (after the match) 'our best is in front of us,' I feel like we're still growing and getting better."

"At the start of this season I was hoping we would be competitive and we've achieved far more than that."

"The players have continued to apply themselves, they should take all the credit."

Belief through action

"I spoke last week about not laying on the ground after a loss and that's part of the journey for us - showing that we want to be better."

"We are making personal bests in the gym and at training every week... that's how you build belief."

Sydney bound

"We played at the SCG three weeks ago and we're better for the experience."

"We learnt some good lessons."

"There will be time to talk about those lessons, but for now we're going to enjoy the win."

Here to win the flag

"Two weeks in a row we've looked like we can handle the big stage."

"Our game plan stacks up."

"All year we have been honing our craft."

"In front of 90,000 - mostly black and white, thank you magpie army - we looked ready for the occasion."

"We are here to win the premiership - we will be working our butts off to give ourselves every chance."