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Yeh it’s not like he’s privy to what the federal govt are offering and is just posting random stuff on the internet and guessing
Yeh it’s also not like he’s noted for speaking first and thinking second lol
Is there really going to be a fanbase who identifies with a PNG/PI hybrid team? Will they only sign players from that background and become the games first race based team? Sounds like we’ve got another “The” coming lol
www.aap.com.au
What he actually said
V’landys said if the next expansion option was to be the Papua New Guinea-Pasifika bid, they would likely enter the competition in 2025.
“The Federal Government are very keen for us to look at the Papua New Guinea/Pasifika solution, where there would be a PNG team with all the Pacific nations,” V’landys told The Continuous Call team.
“We’ll certainly out of respect to the government look at that. And that would be 2025 if that was to occur.
“But there are plenty of other options.”
Beyond the option of a Pasifika side, V’landys said he was yet to decide when the next round of expansion will be.
We haven’t put a time on it. It could be in 2025 or it could be in 2027 when the broadcast contract comes up for renewal,” V’landys said.
“We’re going to look hard at the Dolphins situation to see what we have done right and what we have done wrong, and if there’s enough players to have that 18th team.
“We’re not rushing it, but we’re certainly looking at it.”
NRL open to expansion in 2025, PNG a legitimate option - Australian Associated Press
The NRL has given the greatest indication yet a Pasifika side based largely out of Papua New Guinea could be a legitimate expansion chance for 2025.
What he actually said
V’landys said if the next expansion option was to be the Papua New Guinea-Pasifika bid, they would likely enter the competition in 2025.
“The Federal Government are very keen for us to look at the Papua New Guinea/Pasifika solution, where there would be a PNG team with all the Pacific nations,” V’landys told The Continuous Call team.
“We’ll certainly out of respect to the government look at that. And that would be 2025 if that was to occur.
“But there are plenty of other options.”
Beyond the option of a Pasifika side, V’landys said he was yet to decide when the next round of expansion will be.
We haven’t put a time on it. It could be in 2025 or it could be in 2027 when the broadcast contract comes up for renewal,” V’landys said.
“We’re going to look hard at the Dolphins situation to see what we have done right and what we have done wrong, and if there’s enough players to have that 18th team.
“We’re not rushing it, but we’re certainly looking at it.”
NRL open to expansion in 2025, PNG a legitimate option - Australian Associated Press
The NRL has given the greatest indication yet a Pasifika side based largely out of Papua New Guinea could be a legitimate expansion chance for 2025.
And it’s NOT PERTH!
I haven’t got my hopes up yet
Itd have to be, at least. how that stacks up if a different govt gets in next is where the risk is in that sort of agreement.
