Get Rid of The Donkeys
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Has the government actually ever tabled this supposed 25 mil or did the media just take an off handed comment by a politician during a political visit to a pacific island and run with it
If they have then I'd be countering and asking them to instead spend the 25 mil on grassroots, scholarships, training & welfare programs and RL facilities in PNG
The NRL and the clubs get the most out of increased player pathways and quality from png, and the best way to gain this is to invest in the actual game in PNG, not send a team based in Aus there on a fifo basis - a PNG team today has no financial value outside of accepting the gov on their word for grants
I'm sure Port Moresby will one day have a team of its own in the NRL, but that day should not be today, especially one lumped together with the rest of the pacific, and based in regional aus
I'd rather see the Australian government buy meat and produce from Australian farmers and provide it in all schools across PNG alongside a dedicated rugby league program. Getting undernourished kids in PNG well fed will do more to get Papuans in the NRL than this FIFO team that Albo wants. Papuans need to increase their height so they can physically compete with Polynesians and whites in the NRL.
A good diet from childhood will add a few inches to their height.