Preserving the Fiji star core

[siv]

Sad. But they need to want to play. I'm a bit stumped as to what is happening here.

Simple

Lack of games and match payments

 

[hutch]

Origin isn't the reason radradra changed allegiance tho. Money and an actual test schedule with meaningful matches and tournaments are more important.

 

[adamkungl]

Origin isn't the reason radradra changed allegiance tho. Money and an actual test schedule with meaningful matches and tournaments are more important.

No, but Radradra isn't the first and certainly won't be the last. Origin is just another financial and career advantage for choosing Australia.

To be quite clear, I'm not saying someone like Hayne *should* choose Fiji over Australia. The key is that money shouldn't be so overwhelmingly the deciding factor.

 

[milton]

They could still have a strong team come WC

1. Phillips
2. Vunivalu
3. Blake
4. Naiqama
5. Uate
6. Sutton
7. Korisau
8. Campbell- Gillard
9. R. Millard
10. Evans
11. T. Sims
12. J. Saifiti
13. Bukuya

14. D. Saifiti
15. K.sims
16. A. Sims
17. Vunakece

 

[siv]

No, but Radradra isn't the first and certainly won't be the last. Origin is just another financial and career advantage for choosing Australia.

To be quite clear, I'm not saying someone like Hayne *should* choose Fiji over Australia. The key is that money shouldn't be so overwhelmingly the deciding factor.

Money wouldnt be a factor if a annual Pacific Cup was played on Origin weekends

The other issue is the TV money for a Tonga v Samoa game needs to go to Tonga and Samoa RL

Not a freebee match for PayTV where NRL collects the cash

 

[jim_57]

A good start would be adding a Pacific Cup decider for the winners of the Pacific tests. The winner then gets to host an end of season game against NZ.

Of course money needs to be looked at as well but adding little incentives like these a big step in the right direction, every game is for something.