Which team will get the 18th Franchise

I agree with your sentiments and we can say that about all the foreign aid we provide around the world.

This is a drop in the ocean in comparison and wins favour with a country that is rugby league crazy and provides them with something China could never be able to provide.

Not a bad insurance policy for a relatively small outlay I would say.
 
hank37w said:
I agree with your sentiments and we can say that about all the foreign aid we provide around the world.

This is a drop in the ocean in comparison and wins favour with a country that is rugby league crazy and provides them with something China could never be able to provide.

Not a bad insurance policy for a relatively small outlay I would say.
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$600m to keep China out of your closest neighbour is an absolute bargain. I’m not sold on them being an NRL team but as a foreign policy outcome it’s very good business.
 
gallagher said:
One that doesn't need a govt to pump $60 mill a year into. Perth, Christchurch another in Brisbane.
A population of 400k in a third world country isn't a good enough base and that's why it's only going ahead with the aus govt funding.
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Correct as disposable income overall quite low in all but about the top 33% of Port Moresby population. Unless tickets are offered at very reasonable prices they won’t get large crowds ever game.
Imagine if they charged $36 for a trial like we are doing ! Omg.
The NRL money will be the prime revenue driver although there will be corporates happy to jump on board, at least initially.
 
Odessa said:
Australia Tax payers Already give over $10 billion a year to PNG every year and over $700 million to Indonesia
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For the 2024-2025 period we will be giving Indonesia $353.7 million including bilateral allocations and other forms of aid according to Copilot.
 
Tiger Tarl said:
I know it's not gonna happen but I reckon the Bears should have teamed up with PNG. Their colours are the same just add yellow. That also allows the Perth-based team to team up with Newtown Jets (again WA colour is blue like the Jets) and a NZ south Island team to join later (if it's the Orcas then they can have the black and white colour scheme which is up for grabs).

2027: Perth Jets (or Perth Pirates if new franchise)
2028: PNG Bears (or PNG Hunters if new franchise)
2030: South Island Orcas (or Wellington Wolves or whatever)

That'd bring the NRL to 20 teams. Every team plays each other once. Break for reps rounds. Extended finals series (top 10 maybe). Truly a national and even international competition. I reckon that's not too far off the plan.
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Tiger Tarl, the black and white colour scheme is not up for grabs as Wests Magpies play in B & W.
 
Yossarian said:
$600m to keep China out of your closest neighbour is an absolute bargain. I’m not sold on them being an NRL team but as a foreign policy outcome it’s very good business.
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Shame we weren't as proactive when it came to some of our Pacific neighbours.

I will be the first one to come out and say what a complete goose Albo is and how late he is coming to the party on most issues, not to mention the damage he has done in dividing this nation.

The guy is weak and gutless when it comes to just about any issue, but I have to give him credit for this one, and as you say as a foreign policy outcome it is very good business for such a relatively small monetary outlay, and the icing on the cake is leaving all the logistical headaches to Peter V'landys who no doubt will find some way to make it work.

No doubt that it would have been a seed that V'landys planted in Albo's head to begin with.
 
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