Yvonne Sampson

I think you've got to step outside the money bit for a second, just realise the power of the game, and let's leave China out of this, but the power of the game and what it could do for the people of P&G.

I think that's –

But it gives you context for your job, which is to talk about the game and the expansion of the game.

So now you have on-ground experience that you can now put into the conversation.

But I think for those younger opportunities, that should come from local talent.

And they've been playing in the Q Cup for how many years now?

And there's some Super League talent that would like to come home.

Which is, which would be so good to see.

Like I was talking to Elsie Albert, I don't know if you're across, she plays for Parramatta and Elsie comes from a tiny village.

for the dragons at some point yes yeah um she comes from really like very provincial very in the mountains um you know they're farmers and uh elsie had to lie to her family and say that she was going to university in port moresby wow to leave and so it's like she has to walk like a whole day and then catch a bus and then blah blah blah blah just to get into port moresby and then she paid for her way to come to brisbane and that's how she started playing rugby league

She couldn't tell her family.

First of all, they would have forbidden her to go.

Yeah.

And second of all, they would have been very mindful of what that looks like for a woman playing the game for their family.

But now she goes back and she's, like, more popular than the Prime Minister.

And it's the same.

Like, James Seguiaro goes back.

Paul Aiton.

I used to play with Paul Aiton's daughter, Sister Therese Aiton.

This tall could tackle anything.