I didn't need much time to prepare, we've got so many leaders out on the ground. But he (Ball) will be back next week, he was just a little bit sore.

No man is too big to be kind...but many men are too little.

It's a very big game next week for us. They got done last week and they're a very proud side, Brisbane. They've got a lot of good players and I think they'll bounce back.

At the end of the day, the industry is doing a better job. It will take time for that to materialize.

We're just in the process of digesting what that means and how we will respond.

The best time to make these breakthroughs is when the political leaders are engaged. If it gets turned back to the bureaucracies, we'll never have an agreement.