At the end of the day the footy gods were on our side and that wobbly ball went through.

We've just got to mix and match over the next two weeks to see which blokes we want to have a look at for Round 1 while tending towards the experienced guys.

He does well for us with the rookies, Craig Cameron.

The momentum we'll get from these close wins will drive us into next week against the Cats.

I think you just need to go away and collect yourselves before you talk too much about the past and too much of the future.

It's really important to come into finals with momentum. We had more home and away wins last year but it means naught if you don't come into finals with momentum. Last year we came off four losses, this year we came off three super elimination-type finals atmosphere (matches).

The executive committee comprising Kevin Sheedy, Paul Roos, Chris Connolly, Mark Williams and I are committed to the continued growth of the Association and working together to develop coaches across all levels of the game.

We were briefed on that and that was as far as it went and we didn't have any discussion on it at all.

That was the story of the night - we couldn't get out hands on the ball.