Vilk said: "To be fair, I thought I would be more physically exhausted than I am but I think it was more mentally draining. Building yourself up for a match like that is mentally tiring and it was certainly the tough match we were expecting when we knew they were in the same pool as us. We could have attacked better but that's full credit to their defence. It was one of the biggest matches of my career and lived up to all its expectations! 

"I so wanted to get out there and play today. It was different in camp in Brisbane as it didn't really hit us till we arrived in Melborne that we were playing in the Commonwealth Games. None of us could wait to get on that pitch today and play. I was thinking earlier about Australia and how they had pulled in some pretty big guns for this tournament and you know they are quality guys in the way they play one on one, but you can't give them too much respect, or worry too much about who they are, else they will run all over you. I was pleased with the win put it that way!"

Je added: "Samoa are always tough cookies. We have played them three times this season and every time it has gone to the wire. They will be hard."

Coach Mike Friday said: "That was a hard game for those youngster playing against such a quality outfit on their turf. It was a big learning curve for this squad as that was bordering a test environment out there tonight. I was particularly pleased that they didn't panic when they went 7-0 down. They made good decisions, stuck to their patterns, and believed in one another and were very accurate in their core skills and tackling.

"It was a big step forward in terms of development for all of the players. But we know that tomorrow is a new day and medals can be won tomorrow so we have to move on from today and prepare for tomorrow. We made mistakes today and have to get those sorted. That's the beauty of sevens that you get another chance on day two. 

"I have been impressed with Samoa today but look at any of the quarter finals and there aren't any easy routes through so we just have to get on with it and go out there and play as we know we can."