Gorden Tallis:
“It ruins the spectacle, the game is the star. Accidents happen. Tyson Gamble’s tackle was not a send off. When he came across the field, he went to stop him from going in in the corner, and he hits the ball and his bicep hits him slightly on the chin. I'd hit a mozzie harder than that on my leg — that is not a sin bin. The game is as clean as it’s ever been.”
“It’s the game I love but it’s a version I’m not liking at the moment. The game is tough an all that, and I know we've got to clean it up, but it's Magic Round and we want people here, and want kids to play the game, it’s as safe as its ever been. NRL is different than junior rugby league and you’re jumping at shadows and to have a Magic Round and a showpiece, I think it’s ruining it.”
Corey Parker:
“That’s two in the last couple of minutes, 13 plays 11 if that’s a sin bin. You may say it’s unnecessary but we’re coming into an Origin series and it’s where there are going to be some bodies on the line, passion and emotions. Boy oh boy.”
“The standard has been set by what actually goes on in the coming weeks and coming games here at Suncorp."
Ennis:
“Jordan Riki, it was what we’ve seen for a long time but as you’ve seen there’s a clear directive to get any sort of contact with the head out of the game. If it’s contact with the head it’s contact with the head. It isn’t the game Corey and I played. It’s changed, and changed quickly. I don’t like seeing games like these where players are in the sin bin for minor contact.”
“I get your frustration that Brisbane have lost two blokes but the directive is that they don’t want contact with the head. It is what it is. Whether we like it or not, whether it’s the game we played …”
Greg Alexander:
“The foul play banner is an over-reaction because the Bunker and the referees missed a couple of things in the last few weeks. The James Tedesco high shot from Jordan Pereira, should have been sent off, the Drew Hutchison knees in the back from Dylan Brown was missed by everyone on the field and in the Bunker. Now all of a sudden we need to be stronger on the high shots.”
“I don’t want to see players off the field for an over-reaction”.
McHunt