North Queensland co-captain Matt Scott has questioned the NRL over its scheduling claiming five day turnarounds are a huge problem for the elite players in the game.

“It’s disappointing that we didn’t see a bit more of an effort to change that,” Scott said.

“I know the NRL are restricted there with the broadcast rights but obviously it is a big issue for the players and the Players Association (RLPA) have been pretty vocal in saying that’s one area we’d like to see improved on.

“I haven’t had a close look on what we’ve got to deal with but I think five-day turnarounds are unreasonable to ask players to have to back up like that.

“We’ve lessened the interchange so there’s going to be a bigger toll on our bodies.

“There’s a lot of talk about player welfare but I don’t think it’s being taken seriously at the moment.”