Stirling Mortlock Quotations

We knew we were in for a tough one. You always know that when you play the Bulls at Loftus they're going to kick it up a notch and try to physically intimidate you.

I don't think we've dug as deep as we did tonight.

Having the opportunity to complete a full pre-season of training has been a big factor in the way that I'm playing at the moment.

It felt quite good throughout the session today with very limited contact but I'm feeling much more confident that I'll be fit to play on Saturday.

They played like a desperate team who hadn't had a win for a while.

For a guy that hasn't played at Super 14 level he's got a huge amount of experience, Australian under 21s and a huge amount of club football, and country representative football.

I couldn't be happier with the effort and the intensity of the boys. We almost gave it away, but I'm ecstatic to get away with the win.