PNG's back.

[MugaB]

Not really an Australian domestic competition, Super Rugby is run by an international body. Would be like calling the AFC Champions League an Australian Domestic Competition when the AFC covers all of Asia.

We are still paying Fiji's druas salary, who cares who runs the competition

 

[MugaB]

Has this been confirmed? I assume there has been at least a “we won’t kill it” agreement by the libs, buI i havent seen anything

They've supported it, mentioned about 6 months ago

 

[BuffaloRules]

The sponsorship will already be in place, they were never reliant on aus govt money, but they certainly ain't gonna say no to albo throwing 12 times the amount they planned on aswell as grassroots funding, and bribe money for the nrl licence (which the clubs definitely want...will somone think about the poor nrl clubs)

i didnt speak of sponsorship…Im asking about how will people determine in 10 years time whether this move will be successful or not … not just for the team but for the NRL

 

[Wb1234]

The sponsorship will already be in place, they were never reliant on aus govt money, but they certainly ain't gonna say no to albo throwing 12 times the amount they planned on aswell as grassroots funding, and bribe money for the nrl licence (which the clubs definitely want...will somone think about the poor nrl clubs)

Maranta had a proposed png team requiring 50 million investment to be viable

And he was gobsmacked Pvl got 600 million

The teams financial success over time won’t be an issue

People who repeat this mantra are just ignorant

 

[MugaB]

i didnt speak of sponsorship…Im asking about how will people determine in 10 years time whether this move will be successful or not … not just for the team but for the NRL

Get back to me in lets say ....a decade

 

[Eion]

They've supported it, mentioned about 6 months ago

Yeah I have some recollection of that, couldn’t find sauce

 

[MugaB]

Maranta had a proposed png team requiring 50 million investment to be viable

And he was gobsmacked Pvl got 600 million

The teams financial success over time won’t be an issue

People who repeat this mantra are just ignorant

Ignorant isnt a word you should use, it's offensive, it will make folks against any agenda you drive, you need to say things like racist, that ensures they really have to think about how to sledge the 3rd world cannibals a bit better, without coming of as the bad guy

 

[MugaB]

Yeah I have some recollection of that, couldn’t find sauce

Here

 

[BuffaloRules]

Get back to me in lets say ....a decade

But we will know by then right ? Personally I’m hoping the legacy of this team goes beyond some sponsorship deals

 

[MugaB]

But we will know by then right ? Personally I’m hoping the legacy of this team goes beyond some sponsorship deals

They already have sponsorship now, coca cola, digicel and Santos have been sponsoring the hunters and their local comps for the past decade

 

[BuffaloRules]

They already have sponsorship now, coca cola, digicel and Santos have been sponsoring the hunters and thier local comps for the past decade

im not talking about sponsorship FFS … there is more to an NRL team than as a vehicle for sponsors

 

[Wb1234]

Get back to me in lets say ....a decade

What a day to be a rugby league fan !

 

[MugaB]

im not talking about sponsorship FFS … there is more to an NRL team than as a vehicle for sponsors

You brought up sponsorship, and that they'll get one in a decade theyve already had 3 for over a decade, need to be more specific with what your vision your trying to outline

 

[BuffaloRules]

You brought up sponsorship, and that they'll get one in a decade theyve already had 3 for over a decade, need to be more specific with what your vision your trying to outline

haha … you brought up sponsorship…three times!

 

[MugaB]

But we will know by then right ? Personally I’m hoping the legacy of this team goes beyond some sponsorship deals

You made it out as if that's the best they'll ever do, and you brought it up.... first

 

[BuffaloRules]

Here is my initial comment on the subject that you responded too, and then you mentioned sponsorships …i think you must have mixed me up with someone else …apology accepted ..

So what will success look like in 2037 when the Govt money runs out ?

I would suggest that it would be a successful team perhaps still searching for their first Top 4 finish on the table , but one that is able to field a competitive team comprised of mostly homegrown players … with fully developed pathways in place that is producing talent for the rest of the competition in addition for themselves …

Is this likely to happen ? I don’t think we can definitely say yes ..but it’s certainly possible

 

[SirPies&Beers]

NRL move into PNG is the most ambitious and complex in game's history

Papua New Guinea is the county that loves rugby league the most, but an NRL team based there will have to face all the perils of any expansion club, plus another unique set of challenges no other side would have to imagine solving.

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PNG entry reflects NRL expansion mindset at its best

The entry of a PNG NRL side in 2028 will take rugby league to a new frontier in...

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What you need to know about the ARLC Pacific Rugby League Partnership

Everything you need to know about the ARLC's landmark Pacific Rugby League Partnership and expansion into Papua New Guinea.

www.nrl.com

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Albanese confirms NRL expansion into PNG

A team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL from 2028 after officially being granted a licence by the league.

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$600m deal locks in NRL's newest team in historic move

Officials announce 18th franchise

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[Wb1234]

“From a revolutionary thought bubble to an ironclad reality, the arrival of the PNG NRL side is a tribute to how rugby league at the elite level thrives in an expansionist mode.
The introduction of the PNG side in 2028, announced on Thursday, will give the NRL a growing empire in a nation where rugby league is uniquely the national sport.”

 

[MugaB]

Here is my initial comment on the subject that you responded too, and then you mentioned sponsorships …i think you must have mixed me up with someone else …apology accepted ..

Correct that was coz you mentioned "when the government money runs out"
the whole point of the government money, is to help them BE self sustainable, not fall over as soon as it runs out, but the sponsorship was already there, they couldn’t fall over even if they wanted to, Basically they are automatically flush from the get go, they had sponsorship before our government came long anyways, this is the biggest cash grab from the NRL I have ever seen, it's great for the sport that I follow, it's great for png too

 

[BuffaloRules]

Correct that was coz you mentioned "when the government money runs out"
the whole point of the government money, is to help them BE self sustainable, not fall over as soon as it runs out, but the sponsorship was already there, they couldn’t fall over even if they wanted to, Basically they are automatically flush from the get go, they had sponsorship before our government came long anyways, this is the biggest cash grab from the NRL I have ever seen, it's great

Ah…so you admit now that you mentioned sponsorship first … all good mate ..although it does seem that you missed the point I was trying to make initially …it wasnt about replacing the govt funds but their legacy …