18th club, whose next?

[Wb1234]

Bennett will sack them all, he will go through 2,000 PNG players because nobody will understand what he wants them to do lol

Adrian lam will be asistant and his son whose a very good half back will be their first signing

 

[Centy Coast]

Even Craig Bellamy can’t coach Justin Olam to stop running in and leaving an overlap, so he has decided to drop him instead because it is just easier.

 

[Wb1234]

Even Craig Bellamy can’t coach Justin Olam to stop running in and leaving an overlap, so he has decided to drop him instead because it is just easier.

Papua New Guinea blow Fiji away to win first-ever Pacific Bowl; Leigh Leopards & Leeds Rhinos aces both on scoresheet

Papua New Guinea have won the first-ever Pacific Bowl, beating Fiji 32-12 in the final with Leigh's Edwin Ipape & Leeds' Rhyse Martin on the scoresheet.

www.loverugbyleague.com

That was some fiji side too

 

[Centy Coast]

Adrian lam will be asistant and his son whose a very good half back will be their first signing

Adrian Lam would want to be a head coach, especially with the money he is on in England.
He and his son Lachlan would want to be like the Cleary combination at Penrith.

 

[Canard]

Adrian lam will be asistant and his son whose a very good half back will be their first signing

25 year old Lachlan Lam who has played 30 games of NRL is neither a "very good" halfbsck nor a recruit worth pissing on in 2027

 

[Wb1234]

Adrian Lam would want to be a head coach, especially with the money he is on in England.
He and his son Lachlan would want to be like the Cleary combination at Penrith.

Now you’re talking

 

[Wb1234]

Adrian lam was almost bennetts assistant at the phins

since taking over Leigh they have won the challenge cup and did very well In the league

guys a gun

 

[Centy Coast]

Papua New Guinea blow Fiji away to win first-ever Pacific Bowl; Leigh Leopards & Leeds Rhinos aces both on scoresheet

Papua New Guinea have won the first-ever Pacific Bowl, beating Fiji 32-12 in the final with Leigh's Edwin Ipape & Leeds' Rhyse Martin on the scoresheet.

www.loverugbyleague.com

That was some fiji side too

Fiji side was okay, could have been way better if they had Api and the Saifiti brothers plus the young Penrith winger withdrew.
A few white PNG players running around e.g. Jack De Belin, the Laybutt brothers, then you have indigenous Alex Johnston.
PNG had one huge advantage, Taane Milne was playing for Fiji, surely he is the dumbest rugby league player on the planet.

 

[Wb1234]

On this day in 2019: Great Britain stunned by Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea caused a shock upset on this day in 2019 as they eased past Great Britain 28-10 on home soil in Port Moresby.

www.loverugbyleague.com

 

[LimeRick]

Football and field hockey are huge in East and North India respectively. Arguably more popular than cricket. Basketball is huge in China. The appetite is there.

Agree with fans, as Indians and Chinese integrate in society pretty well, they will be fans of the popular codes provided the general population follows them at uni / school

Interestingly, rugby (union) is one of the largest sports in Sri Lanka. Had 160k registered players a decade ago.

Shows South Asian populations are open to contact sports if it's marketed right.

 

[Maximus]

25 year old Lachlan Lam who has played 30 games of NRL is neither a "very good" halfbsck nor a recruit worth pissing on in 2027

Lachlan Lam is "very good" and talking up the Fijian side full of NSW cup players with Taane Milne in the backrow.

 

[Bukowski]

25 year old Lachlan Lam who has played 30 games of NRL is neither a "very good" halfbsck nor a recruit worth pissing on in 2027

Not a product of PNG pathways either. Unless WA can claim Ponga.

 

[mongoose]

Adrian lam will be asistant and his son whose a very good half back will be their first signing

you still think a 75 year old bennet will be coaching PNG, ahahaha....

 

[Maximus]

you still think a 75 year old bennet will be coaching PNG, ahahaha....

He's going to be coaching PNG and Perth at the same time.

If Perth are Announced at the same time as png they should try and get bennett

but if png are based in cairns then it’s easier for him to coach them

 

[Centy Coast]

Not a product of PNG pathways either. Unless WA can claim Ponga.

Lachie Lam came through the Roosters junior rep system coached at times by his father, played NSW Cup for the Bears when there were no NRL opportunities for him he went over to the English Super League.
I’m finding many players are now going across to the English Super League competition early in their careers if their are no NRL options and then coming back a few years later, Jack Cogger did this with Penrith and now he has a contract with Newcastle whom he played Harold Matt’s, S.G.Ball and Jersey Flegg with.

 

[Canard]

Lachie Lam came through the Roosters junior rep system coached at times by his father, played NSW Cup for the Bears when there were no NRL opportunities for him he went over to the English Super League.
I’m finding many players are now going across to the English Super League competition early in their careers if their are no NRL options and then coming back a few years later, Jack Cogger did this with Penrith and now he has a contract with Newcastle whom he played Harold Matt’s, S.G.Ball and Jersey Flegg with.

25 year old Lachlan Lam is not "early" in his career

 

[Centy Coast]

25 year old Lachlan Lam is not "early" in his career

It isn’t old either, people refer to Nicho Hynes as if he is a rookie, the guy is 27 years, Jack Cogger is 26 years.
As halves get older they get better, like props, Nathan Cleary is only 25 yrs himself, he is still a baby.

 

[Iamback]

Lachie Lam came through the Roosters junior rep system coached at times by his father, played NSW Cup for the Bears when there were no NRL opportunities for him he went over to the English Super League.
I’m finding many players are now going across to the English Super League competition early in their careers if their are no NRL options and then coming back a few years later, Jack Cogger did this with Penrith and now he has a contract with Newcastle whom he played Harold Matt’s, S.G.Ball and Jersey Flegg with.

More players should take this route to FG, Surely playing regular SL is better development then sitting in NSW or QLD Cup

 

[jim_57]

Everybody thought all of the New Zealand players would flock to play for the Warriors, that never happened, most NZ players are set up in Aust, most were born over here.
2023 was the Warriors most successful year, especially off the field, and they didn’t even make the Grand Final, I really hope that they can keep this momentum going.

Sorry if I’ve misunderstood but are you talking about the Kiwis? If so none of their squad for the Pacific Championships were born outside of NZ.

 

[jim_57]

He's going to be coaching PNG and Perth at the same time.

Bennet has said that he’s not going back to Sydney because he moved “back home” for a reason. No chance he moves even further away to Cairns or Perth going on that logic.