Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Wow just got the news Hope and Murray I’m ok with , both good back up , but wow NO.
Appi , Staines , AD , signing on , API our captain should have been done before TDS departed , Jesus it would blow up if API decided to go else where , Richo needs to pull his finger out and get API done plus 3 min from outside our club, Hope was enough into the 30 , I would also dump one of our current asssitant coaches m who ever is the attack coach and replace him
 
jirskyr said:
What if it works though, what if from the NRL's perspective they can tap the League-mad PNG market for youth talent and eventually business?

And for the government, as you said, it's an investment in support of our region, as well as soft power influence. You mock competition with China but that's a real thing, does anyone want the Chinese building sub bases or other such stations off our coast line?

It has to be put into perspective. It's $600M over 10 years, i.e. $60M per year. Our annual Pacific Development budget is $1.5B so the league-specific investment is just 4% of that budget.

By some comparisons - in 2024-25 the govt gave Timor $100M to upgrade their airport and Fiji were given $72M to upgrade their bridges and resurface roads. In fact the most recent budget gave PNG $620M for maintenance of their ports, which is the entire decade outlay for rugby league.

Also by way of comparison, the WA Govt alone has committed $10M a year for 7 years to support the Perth Bears, plus $200M to upgrade HBF Stadium where the Bears will play.
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I include the $600m in our defence budget.
 
426Tlgerland said:
Wow just got the news Hope and Murray I’m ok with , both good back up , but wow NO.
Appi , Staines , AD , signing on , API our captain should have been done before TDS departed , Jesus it would blow up if API decided to go else where , Richo needs to pull his finger out and get API done plus 3 min from outside our club, Hope was enough into the 30 , I would also dump one of our current asssitant coaches m who ever is the attack coach and replace him
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Agree, move Hodgo on, just can't see Benji replacing him with anyone worth while though out of fear of being replaced.
 
426Tlgerland said:
I have a good mate in Sydney who is a long term Parra member and he said yesterday that the eels are looking at AD as a 14 , says info come from with in the club
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It’s hard to imagine the Eels would be looking at anyone external as a 14 when they have Rylee Smith and TDS as their two young hookers to share their number 9 role.
However the Eels look like they need a 6 unless Joash Papali’i makes it his own between now and the end of the season.
I could see Adam Doueihi fitting in with them as their starting 6.
 
jirskyr said:
What if it works though, what if from the NRL's perspective they can tap the League-mad PNG market for youth talent and eventually business?

And for the government, as you said, it's an investment in support of our region, as well as soft power influence. You mock competition with China but that's a real thing, does anyone want the Chinese building sub bases or other such stations off our coast line?

It has to be put into perspective. It's $600M over 10 years, i.e. $60M per year. Our annual Pacific Development budget is $1.5B so the league-specific investment is just 4% of that budget.

By some comparisons - in 2024-25 the govt gave Timor $100M to upgrade their airport and Fiji were given $72M to upgrade their bridges and resurface roads. In fact the most recent budget gave PNG $620M for maintenance of their ports, which is the entire decade outlay for rugby league.

Also by way of comparison, the WA Govt alone has committed $10M a year for 7 years to support the Perth Bears, plus $200M to upgrade HBF Stadium where the Bears will play.
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$600M of taxpayers money shouldn't be directed towards a professional sport for a team in another sovereign country. Whether it's 1% of the budget or 100% it's still a waste and there'll be nothing to show for it in 10 years - not bridge, not better road, not a port - maybe just a football team. I guess if China builds a base they'll be a long way behind the 750 bases the US has around the world.
 
jirskyr said:
What if it works though, what if from the NRL's perspective they can tap the League-mad PNG market for youth talent and eventually business?

And for the government, as you said, it's an investment in support of our region, as well as soft power influence. You mock competition with China but that's a real thing, does anyone want the Chinese building sub bases or other such stations off our coast line?

It has to be put into perspective. It's $600M over 10 years, i.e. $60M per year. Our annual Pacific Development budget is $1.5B so the league-specific investment is just 4% of that budget.

By some comparisons - in 2024-25 the govt gave Timor $100M to upgrade their airport and Fiji were given $72M to upgrade their bridges and resurface roads. In fact the most recent budget gave PNG $620M for maintenance of their ports, which is the entire decade outlay for rugby league.

Also by way of comparison, the WA Govt alone has committed $10M a year for 7 years to support the Perth Bears, plus $200M to upgrade HBF Stadium where the Bears will play.
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Paws has the answer to my mockery.

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jirskyr said:
What if it works though, what if from the NRL's perspective they can tap the League-mad PNG market for youth talent and eventually business?

And for the government, as you said, it's an investment in support of our region, as well as soft power influence. You mock competition with China but that's a real thing, does anyone want the Chinese building sub bases or other such stations off our coast line?

It has to be put into perspective. It's $600M over 10 years, i.e. $60M per year. Our annual Pacific Development budget is $1.5B so the league-specific investment is just 4% of that...
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Nonotmeagain said:
$600M of taxpayers money shouldn't be directed towards a professional sport for a team in another sovereign country. Whether it's 1% of the budget or 100% it's still a waste and there'll be nothing to show for it in 10 years - not bridge, not better road, not a port - maybe just a football team. I guess if China builds a base they'll be a long way behind the 750 bases the US has around the world.
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You do understand at its closest its only 4km between Australia and PNG.
 
Surely Herbie Farnworth has to be on our hit list of potential recruits that could change our team for the better ?
To be a realistic chance of signing him we would need to offer him ridiculous money for a centre, 1 million per season possibly more, but week in week out he proves to be an influential difference maker to his teams success, we have never had a centre like him wearing Wests Tigers colours.
 
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