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The West Australian Read about who had their foot in their mouth with the quotable quotes of the week. "If someone said eight or 12 weeks ago we'd be in the grand final in 2009 I

probably would have wrapped him up in a straight jacket and sent him off to the asylum." - Melbourne Storm NRL coach Craig Bellamy. "He might be a little bit too happy at the

moment, I will have to give him a whack over the ears later in the week." - Bellamy on his captain Cameron Smith who missed last year's grand final through suspension.

"Obviously I was a huge part of that because they've got better and better ever since I've left." - Melbourne five eighth Brett Finch on Parramatta's surge into NRL

finals after he left the club. "Good luck" - Parramatta ace Jarryd Hayne on attempts by the Storm to shut him down in the NRL grand final. "To St Kilda, footy sucks sometimes

... we were very, very lucky and we're very proud of what we've done," - Geelong coach Mark Thompson after his team downed the Saints in the AFL grand final. "You

couldn't club the smile off my face with a stale baguette." - Mick Fanning after winning the French round of the world surfing championship. "In fact it seems like the only

thing common to all participating countries is that Britain stole their wealth." - India Today sports editor Sharda Ugra on the Commonwealth Games. "He beat my (expletive). Plain

and simple. I need to get back to the gym. No more Coronas." - Previously unbeaten Mexican boxer Cristobal Arreola after his defeat by Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko. GET THE LATEST

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