Michael Cheika Quotes (5 Quotes)

Everyone seems in good health, on top of the deck running. It's a good situation to be in. We've got the whole squad up and on the deck training so it's a good feeling to have everyone ready at the right end of the year.

I don't think it is a case of us playing for our season, but there is no denying we are playing for a quarter-final place in an important cup competition.

The squad are obviously disappointed (after last weekend) but you can sense a feeling of resolve there also which is encouraging. We've got to make sure that we take something from the game and push on for the rest of the season. We need to front up when we don't perform well.

We never developed any rhythm and that was because of the opposition.

I wasn't surprised by Brian at all today. I could see it in his eyes last week that he was up for this game. I have the advantage of seeing him every day at training but I knew something special was coming. There is still some improvement to come, as a player and a captain, but he is well on course after his injury.