PNG's back.

[AlwaysGreen]

This will be a disaster on every level.

 

[Canard]

people negative about png are ignorant of what the bid entails

What does it entail then mate?

 

[BuffaloRules]

They won’t. They could possibly look to introduce a 19th club mid next tv contract, say 2030ish if they can build an extra 12 games value into the next tv deal and if they are confident they can find a viable club 20 down the track.

yeah… to be fair that would be my take …

 

[Canard]

This sort of stuff would be leaked to Fox and 9 before SEN and some podcast.

I call bullshit.

 

[BuffaloRules]

This will be a disaster on every level.

I agree… why should the NRL get involved with geopolitcal issues?

Biggest mistake PVL has made … I suspect he is just going to take the Govt money and then when that finishes in 3 or 10 or 20 years they will just pull the pin

 

[Wb1234]

Why would they announce Team 19 next year ?

Staggered entry before the next tv deal and as part of the next tv deal

Perth are putting In a strong bid too

 

[Wb1234]

I agree… why should the NRL get involved with geopolitcal issues?

Biggest mistake PVL has made … I suspect he is just going to take the Govt money and then when that finishes in 3 or 10 or 20 years they will just pull the pin

Fiji drua impact on Fiji union side at World Cup

 

[BuffaloRules]

Fiji drua impact on Fiji union side at World Cup

who?

Different sport so irrelevant

 

[skeepe]

This is going to be an unmitigated disaster.

Pretty on-brand for V’Landys

 

[BuffaloRules]

Staggered entry before the next tv deal and as part of the next tv deal

Perth are putting In a strong bid too

Yep.. staggered entry…

Team 19 in 2029 or 2030..

Team 20 in 2032 or 2033 for the next TV deal

 

[Wb1234]

who?

Different sport so irrelevant

No it’s not

the future for rugby league is international expansion and international football

with Perth as team 19 the arguments about not being a national competition are bs

international expansion is where the code goes to another level (nz2 team 20)

 

[BuffaloRules]

So PNG Bears playing 4 games at North Sydney oval?

 

[Perth Red]

This sort of stuff would be leaked to Fox and 9 before SEN and some podcast.

I call bullshit.

Whenever a journo has no source and uses ‘my mail is’ it’s best to take with a big pinch of salt.

 

[Wb1234]

So PNG Bears playing 4 games at North Sydney oval?

Bears don’t seem to be involved

they don’t need it with the govt grant and it’s probably going to be based on cairns not north Sydney

 

[Perth Red]

I agree… why should the NRL get involved with geopolitcal issues?

Biggest mistake PVL has made … I suspect he is just going to take the Govt money and then when that finishes in 3 or 10 or 20 years they will just pull the pin

Nah the shocking tv deal he signed will always remain his biggest mistake, cost the game hundreds of millions.

 

[BuffaloRules]

No it’s not

the future for rugby league is international expansion and international football

with Perth as team 19 the arguments about not being a national competition are bs

international expansion is where the code goes to another level (nz2 team 20)

Fiji Rugby is completely different…to PNG RL

They beat the Wallabies 50 years ago and have dominated the 7 a side game for years … its hardly surprising they have now made the quarter finals at the world cup

 

[Wb1234]

Fiji Rugby is completely different…to PNG RL

They beat the Wallabies 50 years ago and have dominated the 7 a side game for years … its hardly surprising they have now made the quarter finals at the world cup

What’s the population of fiji 300k
Png is 17 million

 

[BuffaloRules]

Nah the shocking tv deal he signed will always remain his biggest mistake, cost the game hundreds of millions.

The next time they sign a good TV deal will be the first time

 

[Canard]

No it’s not

the future for rugby league is international expansion and international football

with Perth as team 19 the arguments about not being a national competition are bs

international expansion is where the code goes to another level (nz2 team 20)

A) As if the NRL give two shits about international Rugby League

B) As if the existing NRL clubs will swallow taking a smaller share of the pie, to accommodate another team, until a new TV teal gets signed

 

[Perth Red]

So PNG Bears playing 4 games at North Sydney oval?

On the wooden benches lol? Nsw govt refusing to fund any upgrade to ns oval.