New Sombrero in town

[PJ]

Does anyone know anyone who agrees with a PNG government funded team. I haven’t found 1 so far.

I understand the reasoning from the Gov point of view, but wonder at the effectiveness.

Also think there isn't enough talent for more teams.

 

[Stake Removed]

I don't trust the NRL at all never have.
Imagine the conditions up there early in season.
Knowing our luck we will get them round 1 and they will make us play them up there.
Instead of playing us away round 1, like the nswrl did to us when we came in we played away round 1

 

[blue bags]

Maybe China can build us a new stadium if they want to spend some $$$

China building a naval base at Woolaware bay

 

[ALX25]

Will Dutton block it though?

 

[Miller was a legend]

As long as they beat Melbourne and Manly I will cope with it

 

[bad boy bubby]

Does anyone know anyone who agrees with a PNG government funded team. I haven’t found 1 so far.

It's an Australian Govt funded team.
It's not just the "team" it includes junior development through schools etc, that's where a great deal of the coin will be directed.
Sometimes ignorance has no bliss qualities at all.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Will Dutton block it though?

He has agreed to do it.


I think some people need to read up on this venture a little deeper than headlines in a rag.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

f**k me.... A poor mans' Qantas thread.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

the clubs all got a beak wetting fee so i guess theres that

 

[DJDL]

I think some people need to read up on this venture a little deeper than headlines in a rag.

f**k that.
It's the digital age. There's news articles everywhere.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
Just read the headlines, they tell you all you need to know.
** sarcasm alert **

 

[bad boy bubby]

f**k that.
It's the digital age. There's news articles everywhere.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
Just read the headlines, they tell you all you need to know.
** sarcasm alert **

I get all my news from Farcebook

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

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I get all my news from Farcebook

I don't do Facestalk... Too many freaks for me. I reach my quota of freaks in here anyway.

 

[Eion]

From an NRL point of view, there isn’t much to lose. Albo kicks in for 600 mill, opens up more sponsors, players, broadcasting, international cred. If it goes tits up the nrl really hasn’t lost much, they go back to their established model. It’ll be the government who wears the flak for wasting money.

But there is plenty that can and likely will go wrong. It is a f**ken hot, dangerous and corrupt place. Players and families will need to be essentially locked up in a guilded cage and the only question is how much of the $600 mill will be robbed.

The nrl obviously need to bribe players to go there and we don’t know if the incentives strike the right balance yet.

My opinion is I never liked the idea, especially when we have WA / NZ and QLD still ripe for expansion. My prediction is there’ll be a bunch of people that will take the offer for quick cash early and it’ll look good for a couple of years, then we’ll get a story how $100mill has simply ‘disappeared’ and gov funding will be pulled. It’s not like the libs are trumpeting this, it’s a albo show. Then the shit will hit the fan.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

the thing to lose would be face, but not money.

i dont think the families will be going mate. the aussie players will go to the compound.
nobody would actually, do it? surely?! they might shift to cairns but this is essentially the FIFO team.

 

[Eion]

the thing to lose would be face, but not money.

i dont think the families will be going mate. the aussie players will go to the compound.
nobody would actually, do it? surely?! they might shift to cairns but this is essentially the FIFO team.

They are pushing the players to live there, and they’ll need to to get the tax break.

plenty of players without families, and plenty with babies or toddlers and they could convince themselves they can set themselves up if they park their asses by a pool for a couple of years. Will likely be a bunch of oldies too who do a 2-3 year stint and leave their families in Aus. There’s plenty of people who do that in other jobs.

The tax incentives and living in a compound where you essentially aren’t paying for anything, players and staff can earn double ehat they would in Aus

 

[marshall stalin]

Of course they will need to get their academies and pathways for both male and female players up and running pretty quickly including school comps - Potential players need to attend school on a regular basis to be eligible for selection as well.

 

[marshall stalin]

They are pushing the players to live there, and they’ll need to to get the tax break.

plenty of players without families, and plenty with babies or toddlers and they could convince themselves they can set themselves up if they park their asses by a pool for a couple of years. Will likely be a bunch of oldies too who do a 2-3 year stint and leave their families in Aus. There’s plenty of people who do that in other jobs.

The tax incentives and living in a compound where you essentially aren’t paying for anything, players and staff can earn double ehat they would in Aus

yes - if your paid 500k plus a season for 3 years tax free to play in PNG you will have enough to purchase a property back in AUS especially when everything else will be provided free of charge including flights.

 

[DJDL]

I get all my news from Farcebook

Haha.
Yep. I saw it on Facebook. It must be true.

 

[Eion]

yes - if your paid 500k plus a season for 3 years tax free to play in PNG you will have enough to purchase a property back in AUS especially when everything else will be provided free of charge including flights.

Yeah not sure about rec flights, but likely a few will be included. they’ll be bouncing back to Sydney every few weeks anyway. What they save in accom and tax will dwarf any costs anyway.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

They are pushing the players to live there, and they’ll need to to get the tax break.

plenty of players without families, and plenty with babies or toddlers and they could convince themselves they can set themselves up if they park their asses by a pool for a couple of years. Will likely be a bunch of oldies too who do a 2-3 year stint and leave their families in Aus. There’s plenty of people who do that in other jobs.

The tax incentives and living in a compound where you essentially aren’t paying for anything, players and staff can earn double ehat they would in Aus

i reckon theres a certain former captain of ours limbering up