PNG Players in England

[mikail-eagle]

Good to see PNG Players in England have increased again this year.

Super League;
1. Rhyse Martin - Leeds
2. Nene MacDonald - Salford
3. Rodrick Tai - Warrington
4. Lachlan Lam - Leigh
5. Edwin Ipape - Leigh
6. Nixon Putt - Castleford
7. Sylvester Namo - Castleford
8. Liam Horne- Castleford
9. Emmanuel Waine - London

Championship;
1. Kevin Appo - Bradford
2. Mckenzie Yei- Featherstone
3. Wellington Albert - Featherstone
4. Dion Aiye - Whitehaven
5. Edene Gebbie - - Whitehaven
6. Jason Tali - Doncaster
7. Watson Boas- - Doncaster

Not sure about League 1.

 

[Perth Red]

Stanley Gene remains one of my fave all time players. Great to see PNG players getting more opportunities than they do in NRL. It would pay SL clubs to think about having formal link ups with Digicel clubs maybe?

 

[Brian potter]

Good to see PNG Players in England have increased again this year.

Super League;
1. Rhyse Martin - Leeds
2. Nene MacDonald - Salford
3. Rodrick Tai - Warrington
4. Lachlan Lam - Leigh
5. Edwin Ipape - Leigh
6. Nixon Putt - Castleford
7. Sylvester Namo - Castleford
8. Liam Horne- Castleford
9. Emmanuel Waine - London

Championship;
1. Kevin Appo - Bradford
2. Mckenzie Yei- Featherstone
3. Wellington Albert - Featherstone
4. Dion Aiye - Whitehaven
5. Edene Gebbie - - Whitehaven
6. Jason Tali - Doncaster
7. Watson Boas- - Doncaster

Not sure about League 1.

Gebbie at my hometown club is a coup for haven.

 

[Brian potter]

Stanley Gene remains one of my fave all time players. Great to see PNG players getting more opportunities than they do in NRL. It would pay SL clubs to think about having formal link ups with Digicel clubs maybe?

Visas?

 

[mikail-eagle]

Visas?

Some PNG players have now been going directly from Digicel Cup to other QCup Teams so not sure if Visas are still a problem.

Example below from last week.

Wigmen forward links up Central Qld Capras preseason camp – The National

 

[mikail-eagle]

Hunters join Dolphins for pre-season

Two players from Hostplus Cup club the PNG Hunters will gain the benefits of an NRL pre-season training with the Dolphins as part of an already-successful development agreement.

www.dolphinsnrl.com.au

Meanwhile Judah Rimbu and Epel Kapinias from the Hunters are training with the Dolphins this preseason.

 

[Brian potter]

Hunters join Dolphins for pre-season

Two players from Hostplus Cup club the PNG Hunters will gain the benefits of an NRL pre-season training with the Dolphins as part of an already-successful development agreement.

www.dolphinsnrl.com.au

Meanwhile Judah Rimbu and Epel Kapinias from the Hunters are training with the Dolphins this preseason.

Unfortunately this just seems to be a token gesture as nothing ever comes of it.

I think 2 or 3 hunters players trained with the dolphins last season and nothing came of it.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Yeah it does seem like a token gesture. But two of the Players who were here for training with the Dolphins have both gone on to better things this year.
Rodrick Tai to Warrington and Emmanuel Waine with London. Only Morea Morea is back with the Hunters but he is slowly recovering from a bad ankle injury from the PMs13 game.

 

[Iamback]

Yeah it does seem like a token gesture. But two of the Players who were here for training with the Dolphins have both gone on to better things this year.
Rodrick Tai to Warrington and Emmanuel Waine with London. Only Morea Morea is back with the Hunters but he is slowly recovering from a bad ankle injury from the PMs13 game.

Mate I would much notice of him.

It is a good thing, There are many guys on train and trials that fall through altogether so 2 getting professional deals is great

 

[jim_57]

Unfortunately this just seems to be a token gesture as nothing ever comes of it.

I think 2 or 3 hunters players trained with the dolphins last season and nothing came of it.

Can’t hurt but yeh essentially it would just be a training arrangement rather than a trial as such. It’d be good to see some 18-20 year olds get the opportunity, no offense to someone like Kapinias but he’s been around and his NRL window is probably closed or very slim chance at this stage. Can be a bit of both though to be fair.

 

[Iamback]

Can’t hurt but yeh essentially it would just be a training arrangement rather than a trial as such. It’d be good to see some 18-20 year olds get the opportunity, no offense to someone like Kapinias but he’s been around and his NRL window is probably closed or very slim chance at this stage. Can be a bit of both though to be fair.

Yeah the name is strange as most don't make it to the trials

 

[Brian potter]

Yeah it does seem like a token gesture. But two of the Players who were here for training with the Dolphins have both gone on to better things this year.
Rodrick Tai to Warrington and Emmanuel Waine with London. Only Morea Morea is back with the Hunters but he is slowly recovering from a bad ankle injury from the PMs13 game.

Those players would have moved to England regardless of any token training stunt with the dolphins.

 

[Brian potter]

Can’t hurt but yeh essentially it would just be a training arrangement rather than a trial as such. It’d be good to see some 18-20 year olds get the opportunity, no offense to someone like Kapinias but he’s been around and his NRL window is probably closed or very slim chance at this stage. Can be a bit of both though to be fair.

If the dolphins are serious about developing PNG talent then why not affiliate themselves with the hunters?

or better yet help establish junior teams at u21 and u19 level in the Queensland competitions?

 

[Iamback]

If the dolphins are serious about developing PNG talent then why not affiliate themselves with the hunters?

or better yet help establish junior teams at u21 and u19 level in the Queensland competitions?

Because they want to run their own reserve grade team

 

[Iamback]

Those players would have moved to England regardless of any token training stunt with the dolphins.

Yes I am sure a player isn't going to learn anything from the best coach the game has seen

 

[Brian potter]

Because they want to run their own reserve grade team

Like I said a token gesture.

 

[Brian potter]

Yes I am sure a player isn't going to learn anything from the best coach the game has seen

Sure but the best coach the game has seen won’t be offering them a contract though unfortunately.

token gesture.

 

[Iamback]

Sure but the best coach the game has seen won’t be offering them a contract though unfortunately.

token gesture.

So all of the 110 players who had these deals last year, All got them as token gestures?

 

[Brian potter]

So all of the 110 players who had these deals last year, All got them as token gestures?

What 110 players are you talking about?

 

[Iamback]

What 110 players are you talking about?

There were 110 players on train and trial deals last year. There are currently around the same number this year.

Most won't get signed into a full contract, It does get them into the system. Knowing their diet habits etc.

That will help those who get contracts