PNG's back.

[Foreign Legion]

They are here to stay.

"A landmark $600 million deal for a Papua New Guinea team to enter the National Rugby League comes with an escape clause allowing the Australian government to immediately terminate the agreement if PNG strikes a security or policing pact with China or other rival nations over the next decade."

Australia inks $600 million deal to create PNG NRL team

The deal to establish a PNG team comes with a China “escape clause” for Australia that would let it terminate the deal without giving a reason until 2035.

www.smh.com.au

 

[skeepe]

Dumbest decision in the history of rugby league.

 

[Eion]

Think this reeks of politics. Tennis Albo wants a legacy since The Voice died in the arse.

Can't see many top players wanting to live in Port Moresby.

Some may see it as a 2-3 year money grab and go for it.
But let’s face it, moresby is a dangerous, hot place and they’ll need the tax incentives and more to get anyone there

 

[Foreign Legion]

Dumbest decision in the history of rugby league.

No, that goes to Nine constantly resigning Phil Gould as commentator.

 

[Wb1234]

F@@king a

When I first read about this in big league 20 years ago I never thought the arl would ever get there

What a historic day for the game of rugby league

This is on par with the warriors joining the nrl

 

[Perth Red]

Well done to t he PNG bid team on getting a bat sht crazy idea over the line. All we can do now is hope it delivers a strong and successful addition to the NRL.

The team no one wanted but couldn't do without lol

 

[Cactus]

Without the support of the Governments its hard to see how this PNG team would have been granted a licence at this stage. However, having politicians run the press conference makes it come across as way to political.

This is why most people are finding it hard to get excited about this announcement.

The politicians should have stepped aside, allowed the NRL to announce the team and provide an opportunity to answer questions about the partnership later in the afternoon.

This was a proposition advanced by PNG Gov years ago & re-proposed by Marape to an enthusiastic Albo in 2022 (as opposed to it being an NRL led proposition)

And both Governments are putting large $ to this which usually requires some form of justification to its peoples. Adding to that is this is an international endevour so there is nothing strange about this being a politician run conference.

I thought it was boring except for watching Albanese being desperate in his attempts to attach himself & present as being a "leader".

 

[Wb1234]

Anyone who thinks the arl should turn down between 750 million and a billion dollars is a fruit loop

Fumblers are getting over a billion for a team in a tiny place like Tasmania and they are all supportive of it

League is the national sport of png

Test matches v Australia will end up on par with origin

 

[MugaB]

F me Albo is f'ing boring.

How goods marape tho, and that Greek line, had to have come from saint pete

 

[chrisD]

Good for everyone. It's not about how it looks in 3 years, 5, or even 10, but how it looks in 20 years.

 

[Matt_CBY]

How does this not matter to you when it's the exact reason why the team is being brought in?

They don't warrant inclusion otherwise.

Successful people use market forces to their advantage.

If the Government wants to do this, our sport should be taking advantage of it.

I want to hear from the Bid team and Andrew Hill who have claimed in the past they don't require the extra funds to be successful in the NRL. I want to hear how that is the case. What is their business plan for that. Obviously, you're not going to turn down the money though.

 

[MugaB]

Dumbest decision in the history of rugby league.

Geez doing the rounds much? Any other threads you wanna post you dislike for expansion

 

[Wb1234]

How goods marape tho, and that Greek line, had to ave come from saint pete

What did he say

 

[MugaB]

Successful people use market forces to their advantage.

If the Government wants to do this, our sport should be taking advantage of it.

I want to hear from the Bid team and Andrew Hill who have claimed in the past they don't require the extra funds to be successful in the NRL. I want to hear how that is the case. What is their business plan for that. Obviously, you're not going to turn down the money though.

He was interviewed about a year or 2 ago, when I heard they were setting up camp in Cairns for a pacifika style team, back then Andrew Hill had all these plans,but it was going to be roughly a 50 million raised bid, from the investors in png, all of a sudden in swooped albo, and the whole thing turned into a monster 600 mil, you can all blame him or pat convoy for this, that's the sports minister who funds Pacificsports that sponsors RU Fiji drua and other foreign countries sports teams, they then pull their funding out once the team is self sustainabe, but they use our tax payer money to do it...
This however, is not funded by them, they've set it up the same way, earlier by funding grassroots with Joe grima (anyone remember the 5 mil going to grass roots last year) this png nrl team is getting paid out of the defence budget, it's a very small percentage, that the government thinks is value for money in terms of security

 

[MugaB]

What did he say

Our governments and Peter and abdo are planting seeds for trees they'll never sit under...

 

[Marshall_magic]

How many Aus domestic sports have introduced an overseas club from a country other than NZ? Only one I can think of is NBL going yo Singapore.

That said, I can only see this lasting a few years and could be a combo breaker for our wooden spoon run should we win the next 3.

 

[Perth Red]

I know politics and sport have always gone hand in hand since Greek times but is this the first politically motivated prof sports club ever to come into existence?

 

[MugaB]

How many Aus domestic sports have introduced an overseas club from a country other than NZ? Only one I can think of is NBL going yo Singapore.

That said, I can only see this lasting a few years and could be a combo breaker for our wooden spoon run should we win the next 3.

Fiji drua, Moana pacifika, the Orchids all the International Nrl teams men's and womens,
There's tons of it AFLs Nauru team ffs

 

[Pippen94]

Dumbest decision in the history of rugby league.

That covers some ground.

 

[Foreign Legion]

How many Aus domestic sports have introduced an overseas club from a country other than NZ? Only one I can think of is NBL going yo Singapore.

Better not mention Super Rugby