Former Australian test captain and at the time coach of Eastern Suburbs Bob Fulton was also against the concept .
Eastern Suburbs Bob Fulton would later go on to be a successful Australian coach and ironically become a long - term NSW Origin selector .
Former Australian test captain and at the time coach of Eastern Suburbs Bob Fulton , who would later go on to be a successful Australian coach and ironically become a long - term NSW Origin selector , was also against the concept .