 Other members of this Adelaide-based band are Greg Mallen, Simon Wilson, David Heath, Dean Fioretti, Tim Donovan, and Sharon Beech.In 2007, Cornes argued for the return of State of Origin in Australian football.He cited the success of the annual New South Wales-Queensland series in the National Rugby League (NRL) and blamed the narrow-mindedness of clubs and coaches for undermining the concept in Australian football.