third v fourth playoff<\/a> in grand final week that received little support from players who questioned whether anyone would mentally or physically commit to an extra game.<\/p>\n\u201cNothing\u2019s off the table; everything\u2019s on the table,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat it has done is just generated ideas, and that\u2019s what we need as a game. We\u2019re a team. There\u2019s not one person who has a monopoly of ideas. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was floated at the club CEO meetings, and I embraced it because I love thinking outside the square, so we moved forward with it and had discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n
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