\u201cOur mission statement is to win premierships and make our community proud. Everybody\u2019s got to sign on for that, that\u2019s what I said to them after the game,\u201d Kochie said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery club\u2019s aim at the start of the year is to make finals or that is a fail — so why hide from it, why not be open about it?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very open about what we do — we\u2019re very transparent. I\u2019m not going to pretend or say something I\u2019m just pretending about… I\u2019m completely up front and I say exactly what I\u2019m thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cI not only represent the playing group, but I represent our members as well and I think they deserve to know how we\u2019re thinking and what a devastating loss it was.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got to take the next step and we\u2019ve got to be committed to that. If they\u2019re not prepared to take the next step, that is not the Port Adelaide way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope I\u2019ve cleared it up. Everyone deserves some honesty in this — I don\u2019t play games, don\u2019t play politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n