PNG's back.

[DIOGENES]

this is the interesting thing … PNG has TV stations! FTA and satellite services and currently shows all matches on TVWAN (fta)
I am sure arrangements could be made for the local stations to broadcast

 

[Colk]

this is the interesting thing … PNG has TV stations! FTA and satellite services and currently shows all matches on TVWAN (fta)
I am sure arrangements could be made for the local stations to broadcast

Every country has TV stations so it is hardly interesting. I am also sure that arrangements could be made to show their games.

All of this is irrelevant though if they are not going to pay much money for it.

 

[Canard]

Funding a sporting team in one of the poorest countries in the world, as we careen into a world wide recession, would be as popular with the voters as anal warts.

 

[DIOGENES]

And there is the rub - in the northern states it would be of mild interest and approval but in the lesser states it would be seen as a gross extravagance and an insult to both “the national game” and “the sporting capital of the world”

 

[MugaB]

And there is the rub - in the northern states it would be of mild interest and approval but in the lesser states it would be seen as a gross extravagance and an insult to both “the national game” and “the sporting capital of the world”

I love it, lets do it

 

[Mojo]

Funding a sporting team in one of the poorest countries in the world, as we careen into a world wide recession, would be as popular with the voters as anal warts.

Gees, is that a thing? I don't want to know how they're acquired.

 

[Wb1234]

‘Now is the time’: Richard Marles has met NRL to push for Papua New Guinea team

On visit to Port Moresby, defence minister says ‘it would be so meaningful’ for PNG to become National Rugby League’s 18th team

amp.theguardian.com

cmon adbo what’s ten million a year to stop Chinese expansion in the area

fund them and we can stagger teams 18 and 19

 

[The Great Dane]

‘Now is the time’: Richard Marles has met NRL to push for Papua New Guinea team

On visit to Port Moresby, defence minister says ‘it would be so meaningful’ for PNG to become National Rugby League’s 18th team

amp.theguardian.com

cmon adbo what’s ten million a year to stop Chinese expansion in the area

fund them and we can stagger teams 18 and 19

It'd cost significantly more than $10mil a year, and it wouldn't stop China from doing anything... Albo would be placing Australia into a endless bidding war for PNG's loyalty and the NRL would have a ticking timebomb placed in their laps, neither of which is ideal.

If the NRL are smart they'll try to deflect any plans for an NRL side into the Australian Government investing in local RL in PNG and helping to facilitate professional pathways into the NRL.

 

[Perth Red]

It'd cost significantly more than $10mil a year, and it wouldn't stop China from doing anything... Albo would be placing Australia into a endless bidding war for PNG's loyalty and the NRL would have a ticking timebomb placed in their laps, neither of which is ideal.

If the NRL are smart they'll try to deflect any plans for an NRL side into the Australian Government investing in local RL in PNG and helping to facilitate professional pathways into the NRL.

Nah apparently NFL is where it’s at lol

yeh they’d get much better return for the game in PNG and for nrl talent production if they spent $10mill a year on the digicell comp clubs.

 

[mikail-eagle]

this is the interesting thing … PNG has TV stations! FTA and satellite services and currently shows all matches on TVWAN (fta)
I am sure arrangements could be made for the local stations to broadcast

TVWAN is not FTA.
You have a buy those little Black decoders for your TV and subscribe to daily, weekly or annual plans.
Or for many like me we just watch TVWAN Sports on our phones using phone data to subscribe.

 

[mikail-eagle]

It'd cost significantly more than $10mil a year, and it wouldn't stop China from doing anything... Albo would be placing Australia into a endless bidding war for PNG's loyalty and the NRL would have a ticking timebomb placed in their laps, neither of which is ideal.

If the NRL are smart they'll try to deflect any plans for an NRL side into the Australian Government investing in local RL in PNG and helping to facilitate professional pathways into the NRL.

From my perspective any 10 million a year towards;

1. Improving the Digicel Cup Teams and maybe add a couple more Teams.
2. Introduce an U19's or U20's Competition for all the Digicel Cup teams.
3. Add an U19 Hunters Team to the QCup.

 

[Perth Red]

From my perspective any 10 million a year towards;

1. Improving the Digicel Cup Teams and maybe add a couple more Teams.
2. Introduce an U19's or U20's Competition for all the Digicel Cup teams.
3. Add an U19 Hunters Team to the QCup.

I reckon improving nrl scouting as well. Maybe hold a scouting camp like nfl do? Or maybe have nrl paid scouts watching the jnrs and identifying best jnrs and nrl provide scholarships for those kids to join nrl systems in Oz?

there’s so much nrl could be doing right now in png and other islands at relatively low cost.

 

[The Great Dane]

This might sound a bit weird, but one of the biggest things a benefactor could do for PNG RL would be to invest in the equipment and expertise necessary to bring the broadcast quality of the Digicel Cup up to a standard where they can sell it's rights to international broadcasters.

Sure they wouldn't get much for those rights by our standards, but to the PNGRL it'd be a significant source of income that they don't have the means to access at the moment.

 

[mikail-eagle]

This might sound a bit weird, but one of the biggest things a benefactor could do for PNG RL would be to invest in the equipment and expertise necessary to bring the broadcast quality of the Digicel Cup up to a standard where they can sell it's rights to international broadcasters.

Sure they wouldn't get much for those rights by our standards, but to the PNGRL it'd be a significant source of income that they don't have the means to access at the moment.

Well Digicel Pacific, who also own TVWAN in PNG and produce and Broadcast all Digicel Cup content just got bought off by Telstra.

Maybe we might see some improvement in the coming years.

 

[Perth Red]

Kumuls success could help NRL franchise hopes

The nation's NRL hopes could benefit from a successful World Cup performance.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Wb1234]

Yeh so they just almost beat Tonga

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Yeh so they just almost beat Tonga

Would have won if they didn't botch three tries.

 

[MugaB]

Would have won if they didn't botch three tries.

So could have Cronulla in the finals week one

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Colk]

Far out they need to get more TV’s