Paul Crawley

Now, it sounds like you've got a bit of a beef about the origin wipeouts, the fact that we're still playing games in the middle of the origin period.

That's good.

Clearly your team got up.

But, see, you know the thing is, and I've had this feeling 30, 40 years, however long I've been watching rugby league, mate, I would rather the fact that we have some games over the weekend than having –

A period where you have no NRL games.

And it gives you the opportunity.

Even in the Roosters game.

Mate, I'm the same.

We saw young Rodwell come on.

I get that.

The young bloke that's the fullback basketball.

And how did the Roosters go just quietly?

Well, but in the fair dinkum stakes, both teams in that game were missing multiple players.

Well, they didn't necessarily fill their pockets because none of these games are a sellout.

Yeah.

See, there's been a great debate going on for many years.

Look, Origin's been there since 1980, you know, so clubs and coaches have been putting up with this for a long time.

And you get a guy like Ricky Stewart, and I know he's had cracks at Robbo in the past about the fact that if you've got all these Origin players, your club actually benefits from that.

I think the 10-day period does allow you if... It doesn't always work out to be this way, but if... It's an indulgence.

If players may be carrying an injury, the 10 days gives them time to recover to the best of their ability.