Abbey Holmes speaks with Lachie Neale and Harris Andrews post-match

What a crazy turn of events, guys. I’m down here with the skippers. What do you even do in that situation?

Neale: “We just sat in the rooms for about 10 minutes and wondered if the game was going to go ahead. We got told if it was 60 minutes without light, game over. We stayed ready. We didn’t come out like that. A good learning. Hopefully, we don’t have to ever be in that situation again.”

Harris, the Dees came strong late in that quarter. Was there any kind of hesitation with the boys down in the rooms? Was there any worry about cooling down? Injury?

Andrews: “No. Our support staff, they were making sure we were on the move, getting prepped. Disappointing that last little patch there. But to get the win against a quality footy team, we are proud of. We will take good learnings from that period and look forward to next week.”

We wanted the see a response from the this side after round one. You couldn’t have asked for much more from your group for three quarters.

Neale: “Exactly. We were pathetic last week. We responded. I feel like we do that well the last four years, we have been able to bounce back after a disappointing result. We needed to do it tonight, especially in front of the home crowd. A full house. I’m glad we put on a show for three-and-a-half quarters.”

Harris, the intensity and the intent of your boys out there tonight. You must be really pleased with the way that everybody responded. I want to ask you particularly about the midfield... I won’t ask you Lachie, they went in hard?

Andrews: “They did. They up copped a whack. The ability to come out, pressure up. It gives us ability down back to position well. Testament to the character of the group. They have a strong trademark they live by. They came out and performed well. Looking forward to the next week.”