We understand who we are as a team. We just have to focus on keeping our heads screwed on right. |
We went to the basket and didn't get the calls. They went to the basket and got the calls. Down the stretch, they gave us calls then, but in the middle of the game, we didn't get them. ... My third foul, I was like there must be something wrong with the shot clock. I was baffled. |
We were reasonably happy with the way we started the tour against Scotland and haven't seen the need to make any changes at this stage. |
We'd have home court advantage in the first round. |
We'll look at all those guys and make a decision, if we have to. |
We're a defensive team. We have to be a defensive teams. The other teams that win games are teams that are in the top, defensively. |
We're an unselfish team. When you move the ball, you get the best shot. The ball is getting into the right people's hands at the right time. |
We're at the stage where some of our more experienced players are injured, some have already been rested, so it's a great opportunity to bring a bit of youth and enthusiasm into the squad. |
We've got a lot more Polynesians playing rugby in Australia and now these young guys have come through our development system and are making their way into the national team. |
We've got a lot more Polynesians playing rugby in Australia now. |
We've said to all the guys they are not there to just develop on tour, they are there to get in the test 22, |
We've selected eight players who are uncapped at Test level and a further eight with less than 10 caps to their name. It certainly makes for an exciting mix. |
We've selected eight players who are uncapped at test level and a further eight with less than ten caps to their name, |
What we need is competition for places. We are certainly trying to engender that. When we name the final squad you could find that yes there might be a few established players left out of the squad. We'll find that out over the next two or three weeks. |
When Mike (is) on like that, he makes it tough for anyone to deal with because he has unlimited range, pretty much. What are you going to do, come up on him? He'll just drive right past you and hit the pull-up. When he's got it going, he's just tough to deal with. |