Willie Mason

But then it probably made him a better fucking defender because remember I told you before like when you just go to another level in Origin where you go, oh, yeah, Joey's a halfback.

You can't really – he's not a good hitter.

He was fucking smacking the shit out of everyone.

And then he earned that.

And when he got the seven –

And I think 2000, I think, yeah.

And even for Australia, Noddy was seven because Oates was coach.

Oates picked Brett Kamali for seven for a couple of times.

So there's fucking, here's another little jab that just made Joey hungrier and hungrier.

And I think Joey is a team first player who just does not give a fuck.

He just wants to win.

Yeah.

Right.

But then he got the seven jersey for, I think around about 2000, yeah, 2000.

And then it was his till he let it go, 2006.

So Gowie was around, so he was a seven.

So because there were such great players around then, but there wasn't a genuine nine.

Luke Prudis ended up getting it in 2002 origin, I remember, and then Bedsy come along in 2003 and never let it go.

So Bedsie was playing halfback and shit like that.

And like when he was a young junior, then they made him into a nine.