Warriors can't win with access to Australian players. How many wooden spoons would it take before png could produce 25 nrl winning quality players? Yes they have a massive jnr base but they have no quality systems, because those systems cost many many millions of $'s!
Pipe dream, next.
I don't understand this complaint. It's a totally different situation to the warriors. Rugby league is a distant second place to union (a very similar sport) in a country with a population of about 4.5 million.
In PNG rugby league is by far the dominant code and that's in a country of around 8 million with essentially no competition for talent.
You also make it sound like there is an inherent problem with a team not based in Australia that prevents the warriors from winning. Ignoring the fact that they've been to GF's which shows they can actually win the comp. Look at Souths, cowboys, parramatta, sharks, Gold Coast, Newcastle etc. Clubs can go ages without winning a premiership regardless of where they're situated. I mean f**k barring a huge upset this year the broncos will have gone 10 seasons without a premiership despite all their advantages.
You're right they don't have those pathways but the QLD Cup side is a big step in the right direction.
Also since when is the ability to win a premiership a factor in admitting a team? So long as the club offers value to the NRL that's what matters. It PNG could offer a large influx of money and juniors to the NRL they would consider it even if it meant perpetual wooden spoons.
There are many legitimate reasons to suggest that PNG are a ways off even being considered for the NRL but your post doesn't touch on any of them.
