WIN, lose or draw, the coaches always have plenty to say as they dissect the game in the immediate aftermath. 

Whether they just won a thriller or were on the wrong end of a hiding, the coaches' post-siren comments are compelling viewing. 

See what your club's leader had to say in their post-match press conference. 

Carlton v Hawthorn

Blues coach Michael Voss: "There is a fair bit of determination with the group throughout the night. Moments… take contested marks, maybe there was an inside 50 they didn't quite hit or a goal we don't quite finish. Often these games come down to moments."

Hawks coach Sam Mitchell: "I think the maturity of the group and how we've handled momentum this year shows some growth. When you see the progression of the team over the past couple of years, there have been things that we've worked on and seen improvement in. I think that's why I'm rapt for the players."

Footscray v Collingwood

Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge: "Give the boys credit, they hung in there. Even though the scoreboard was in our favour at quarter time, I didn't think we had a grip on the game. I thought Collingwood was in control of it. We only had 10 inside-50s (at quarter time), but at one stage we had seven and we'd kicked 3.4. We just didn't get the ball in our forward line enough."

Magpies coach Craig McRae: "[Brody Mihocek] got a back spasm yesterday. He was in the squad, but he came in hobbling around. That's most weeks for Brody. Potentially, in the past, we'd have put Brody out there because he's a guy that fights through that stuff. But we had Mason ready to go and I thought Mason came in and did play a role for us."

Essendon v Adelaide

Bombers coach Brad Scott: "They challenged our defence. Our defence across the ground - forward, mid and back - wasn't up to it."

Crows coach Matthew Nicks: "We found a way to take our game to another level, which is a good sign, but we had some confidence coming in with regard to the MCG. It was nice to back that confidence up ... it was a step in the right direction."

Port Adelaide v Richmond

Power coach Ken Hinkley: "Footy does crazy things sometimes. You have to turn up and do what you have to do. Today was one of those days for us."

Tigers coach Adem Yze: "There's going to be noise if we have a good win, and we will. We'll be riding that rollercoaster of emotion. Our first half was just not up to standard. They dominated clearance, kicked 8.7 from clearance, dominated territory. We only had 17 inside-50s (for the half), and you're just not going to be able to compete against good teams with those numbers."

St Kilda v Geelong

Saints coach Ross Lyon: "They threw a lot at us and we knew they'd come. We would've liked a bit more composure but we take those lessons. It was contrasting halves, but a lot of positives to take out of it."

Cats coach Chris Scott: "Sometimes you can look at those sort of games and focus too much on what you're not doing, and don't give enough credit to the opposition. Forget all the cliches that you hear from commentators who don't know what they're talking about around intensity - I just thought they were clean."

Brisbane v West Coast

Lions coach Chris Fagan: "It was hot and humid ... I don't know the reasoning, but I think it's pretty tough on players. You'd need to ask the AFL about it. I don't think I've been involved in a game that's started at 12 o'clock, ever.That's 20-odd years, so (it's) unusual. They were pretty cooked and you could tell just walking out onto the ground after - probably a record number of cramps, I don't know. I haven't seen that many of our blokes struggle like that. I'm not sure we'll be doing too much training this week. We'll be recovering to get ready for Geelong (on Saturday)."

Eagles coach Andrew McQualter: "We try to bash the theatre out of this game sometimes, don’t we? He’s just having a bit of fun. Sometimes that’s good for the game, I think. Harley’s still learning the game, he’s still learning how to be the best footballer he can be and the best teammate he can be and we’re going to support him and work hard with him."

North Melbourne v Melbourne

Kangaroos coach Alastair Clarkson: "I thought 'X' (Xerri) was fabulous in the ruck against Max and that's where the ascendancy came from. I think we had four centre bounce goals in the last quarter and that really broke the back of the Melbourne side ... in a game where it was only two or three goals separating the sides for the bulk of the day."

Demons coach Simon Goodwin: "I think (Max Gawn would) acknowledge that he got beaten by a really good opponent today. But you've also got to realise that in life there are other things that are going on. So we'll support Max. He's a great person, he's a great leader and there's a backstory to everyone's performance."

Fremantle v Sydney

Dockers coach Justin Longmuir: "Players need to understand that the little things are the big things in those moments, and all our phases link into each other. We need to be better at closing out games than what we showed. We need to make sure that in those moments, while we would like to score, we need to make sure we're not left vulnerable behind the ball. We weren't good enough in those moments."

Swans coach Dean Cox: "I think it's proven that when we play our best, we're good enough to beat anyone. We've still got areas that we need to continually work on, and there's going to be things that'll take time. "(But) we get a bye now. We get a chance to reset and we also get a chance to look at our game and how's that stacking up."