Piss Origin off and have a proper international tournament each year, the game would be far better off. Where was all the kick up when the actual rules of Origin were broken to allow Lam to play and Langer to come back from the UK ? Can’t remember as much drama when Semi Radradra played for the Kangaroos
The other nations can get away with putting a team together without needing to have a selection trial
The bloke “making sense” also called the players mercenaries, when they are giving up nice payments to play for peanuts lol
Individual players in bygone times, however interesting ... has nothing to do with the overwhelming numbers currently opting to play for their home lands .... good luck to them ... Interntional RL is all the better for it ..
But it is NOT Australia's obligation to play them in our premier game between Australian States ...
Nor is it in Australia's interest to better prepare them to play against us by letting them play ...
Didn't ever mention that it was a trial ... that's secondary to the mental and physical tempering going through a SOO campaign gives it's survivors ... a competitive advantage that Australia would be both negligent and stupid to give to our competitors ...
And if we ever lose what is left of the tribalism of QLD V NSW by allowing all comers to play ... then you may as well hold the wake now ... because it will go the way of the all-stars ... nobody will give a shiite ..