ɪn ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɪnðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən nˈuːzpeɪpɚ hˈɛɹəld sˈʌn, pˈʌblɪʃt ˌɔn twˈɛlv mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, dˈʌnstən ɪz kwˈoʊɾᵻd æz dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ "ðɪ ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl ɪz bˈæk" ˈæftɚɹ ɐ haɪˈeɪɾəs ʌv tˈɛn jˈɪɹz.
In an article in the Australian newspaper Herald Sun, published on 12 May 2007, Dunstan is quoted as declaring "the AFL is back" after a hiatus of 10 years.