Anthony Watmough has added to the interchange debate saying player’s welfare needs to be seriously considered.

“It’s’s a tough game and you’ve only got a 10-14-year career if you’re lucky. If you increase the workload on the body you could potentially shave a few years off a player’s career,” Watmough says in this week’s Big League magazine.

“That may be entertaining for the people at home, but what do you do for the families when their father or husband can’t put food on the table anymore?

“Every action has a reaction and I think it’s something we need to think about more carefully.