BAGNF05
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Content is king. I think eventually the NRL will have premier league and a first division with potentially 30 teams and 15 games televised each weekend. Dollars talk. Obviously we’ll be in league two.
Which team will get the 18th Franchise
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Halbrowne61
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Then it definitely won’t work, unless it’s PNG players only coz no white players will go to Pom, especially with families.
BalmainJnr
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This PNG deal backed by the Aus Government officially kills off any notion that rugba league (sport) is sacrosanct from politics.
Halbrowne61
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May as well just blow the whole thing up,
TV has eventually ruined the game.
Halbrowne61
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I think this has occurred at a very sensitive time in regional activities. It is essential to have our northern border protected by an ally and the cost of that, at the moment, is making decisions using footy as a tool. Sad but true.
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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PNG getting a team is good news for us avoiding future spoons.
BAGNF05
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Not sure. Seen how hard those nutters run.
Halbrowne61
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Not necessarily. They might “ do a Dolphins” and be reasonably competitive right from the start.
gallagher
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Recruitment will be an issue, as you said. Not just players, but coaches, management, admin.
I wouldn't like to be reffing there ...
BAGNF05
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They’re absolutely mad for it though. Imagine how much all the kids would want to play for that side. Long term they might not need to recruit from outside.
BalmainJnr
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Without wanting to downplay the significance of sensitive regional issues. From an NRL competition integrity perspective, is it possible that the relative success of the PNG NRL side will also at some point fit with the national interest?
They would need to. Wont have the size in the forwards or skillset in the halves.
Bottom 4 every year.
gallagher
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Maybe, but not for along long time. They've been in the QLD cup for over a decade and only produced Olam.
BAGNF05
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I’m sure an NRL side would come with all sorts of academies and coaching improvements. At the end of the day RL comes down to ticker, and they have that in spades.
TillLindemann
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Think I'm the only person in Australia who thinks this is awesome news.
Long term this is going to be great for PNG, and great for our sport. For the former, it should encourage tourism and investment. For the latter, a massive new rapidly growing market of 10 million die-hard fans, something the AFL could only dream of. And the NRL doesn't even have to pay for it!
Long term this is going to be great for PNG, and great for our sport. For the former, it should encourage tourism and investment. For the latter, a massive new rapidly growing market of 10 million die-hard fans, something the AFL could only dream of. And the NRL doesn't even have to pay for it!
You know this is not 'pick a box' don't you gallagher 😊 .
You're not biased [in a good way] are you gallagher, because it looks like you may come from there.
My other guess is the West Indies 😀.
Wow Fiji...if we are going to fly to Fiji at least a couple of times per year, can we start an Over 70's comp and I'll put my name down as the ball boy.
