Paul Kent

And they're asked to turn up there and watch that.

Why not discount the tickets?

And you know why those 12 players are missing?

Because they're playing in another game four days later or five days later, which is going to be a sellout where tickets are a premium and the NRL are going to fill their pockets.

So you know what?

Give the money back to the fans.

No, but I want to say this.

The origin will be a sellout and they'll fill their pockets on that.

So go to the fans who turn up to watch Brisbane and South or Roosters Dolphins and say, you know what?

We've robbed all the players.

We've ripped them out of the guts of your team.

So what are we going to do?

We're going to let you in for half price tonight.

And you know what?

You subsidise the clubs through your Origin tickets.

It does.

And the other reason, I've always said that, one of the reasons the competition is so long

27 rounds, is because what it does, it allows, it gives you enough time to make up that ground that you lose during origin.

That's one of the hidden things that they talk about on the quiet tier.

One of the benefits of that long season is you can make up those games you lose during origin.