PNG's back.

[Bukowski]

lol indeed.

just about sums up perfectly the pasifika concept.

That's all his argument is now.
Lol, ok, lol, heres a twitter link lol, ok.

 

[Brian potter]

That's all his argument is now.
Lol, ok, lol, heres a twitter link lol, ok.

lol

seriously though this would be the reality of any pasifika team.

 

[Bukowski]

lol

seriously though this would be the reality of any pasifika team.

Brain fart from a polling. A big investment over the next decade might bring them closer.

 

[Perth Red]

Based on one game ? No why

it would be like deciding on a Perth nrl team based on one poor crowd lol

Perth Test match sold out 20,500.
What was the png Crowd? looked 7k tops.

 

[Bukowski]

Perth Test match sold out 20,500.
What was the png Crowd? looked 7k tops.

5k of them were tourists from overseas too.

 

[Wb1234]

Perth Test match sold out 20,500.
What was the png Crowd? looked 7k tops.

South’s got 8k

 

[Canard]

I'd say after the weekend the PNG concept is DOA.

Most of the noise surrounding the weekend was about how much of a waste of money it was.

Imagine trying to sell the concept of spending hundreds of millions on another country's Professional sports team, for a sport that's only popular in 2 states??

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I'd say after the weekend the PNG concept is DOA.

Most of the noise surrounding the weekend was about how much of a waste of money it was.

Imagine trying to sell the concept of spending hundreds of millions on another country's Professional sports team, for a sport that's only popular in 2 states??

As much as I agree that a PNG NRL team is not sustainable, let's not buy into this "two states" rhetoric that AFL types like to throw around.

Australia is made up of 6 states and two territories. 3 of those states and both territories have very low populations.

RL is dominant in two of the three high population states and is dominant in 7 of the 10 highest population cities in the country

 

[Canard]

As much as I agree that a PNG NRL team is not sustainable, let's not buy into this "two states" rhetoric that AFL types like to throw around.

Australia is made up of 6 states and two territories. 3 of those states and both territories have very low populations.

RL is dominant in two of the three high population states and is dominant in 7 of the 10 highest population cities in the country

Politically that's irrelevant though.

If your policy is not popular in more then 2 or 3 states (regardless of population), you aren't going to win an election.

This concept is DEAD

 

[mikail-eagle]

Any explanation for the low crowd today? I thought PNG will sell out every match from what people say.

A lot of the games tickets were bought by local scalpers who tried to resell again at about 70%-100% profits. This also happened during the PMXIII match but this time the fans couldn't be bothered about it.

And it serves the scalper right as most of them big big losses. As I was walking along pathway towards the stadium entrance most of scalpers were trying to re-sell along the sidewalks for half of what they had paid for.
I even manged to get 2 extra tickets for half the price.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Politically that's irrelevant though.

If your policy is not popular in more then 2 or 3 states (regardless of population), you aren't going to win an election.

This concept is DEAD

Elections aren't won by winning the majority of states though, they are won by winning a majority of seats. 77 of the 151 seats are in NSW and QLD and a further 3 are in the ACT.

So this only two states thing is an AFL borne disingenuous lie. Sure NSW and QLD are "only two states" but they are a good few percentage points more than half of the country. So those are two good states to have as your heartland

 

[Bukowski]

Politically that's irrelevant though.

If your policy is not popular in more then 2 or 3 states (regardless of population), you aren't going to win an election.

This concept is DEAD

Is the concept even popular in those 2 states? I think people want the govt to address some real cost of living issues before funding an NRL team

 

[Canard]

Elections aren't won by winning the majority of states though, they are won by winning a majority of seats. 77 of the 151 seats are in NSW and QLD and a further 3 are in the ACT.

So this only two states thing is an AFL borne disingenuous lie. Sure NSW and QLD are "only two states" but they are a good few percentage points more than half of the country. So those are two good states to have as your heartland

Is the concept even popular in those 2 states? I think people want the govt to address some real cost of living issues before funding an NRL team

@titoelcolombiano I may have put more point across poorly. Economically and financially NSW and QLD are great states for our game to be dominant in.

Politically though, its not going to fly to propose something to the electorate that is funding a sport in another country to the tune of hundreds of Millions, and its especially going to be toxic in Victoria, SA, WA and Tasmania.
Imagine the optics of Brandon Smith getting $1M a year, whilst people are living in abject poverty in PNG.

But also as @Bukowski has pointed out, people in NSW and QLD aren't going to blindly support such a proposal either.

Its completely dead in the water.

 

[Wb1234]

450 million wasted on a referendum which had no chance of getting up could’ve been invested in png instead

lucky for albo Dutton is unpopular or this bid could be on the rails

 

[mongoose]

Albo needs to get back to the real issues that Affect Australia, Rugby League expansion lol

 

[Wb1234]

Albo needs to get back to the real issues that Affect Australia, Rugby League expansion lol

Well if he cared about the rental crisis or general cola impact he wouldn’t have rushed with that referendum

or worse added one million in immigration when we already have a huge shortage of housing

 

[Canard]

This is more like the sort of modest investment league should expect to see in PNG.

$6M or so

Australian Government announce funding for Fiji Super Rugby Pacific, Super W participation

www.rugby.com.au

 

[Perth Red]

This is more like the sort of modest investment league should expect to see in PNG.

$6M or so

Australian Government announce funding for Fiji Super Rugby Pacific, Super W participation

www.rugby.com.au

It’s probably shows what a unviable idea png is if it’s going to cost govt $20mill a year whilst fiji super rugby cost $2mill a year in support!

 

[Wb1234]

It’s probably shows what a unviable idea png is if it’s going to cost govt $20mill a year whilst fiji super rugby cost $2mill a year in support!

So support for a fiji rugby union team is ok but not a pmg nrl team

huh with fans like these who needs enemies

 

[Perth Red]

So support for a fiji rugby union team is ok but not a pmg nrl team

huh with fans like these who needs enemies

Sure, if they only need $2mill then that’s great, shows theres a level of viability to them. If they need $20mill a year not so much.