My guess is a team "based in" PNG will not get off the ground and that a Cairns based substitute will be rammed through to appease the government funding which will turn off the tap because it won't work...
The NRL will invest in NZ but not directly to a bid, they will invest in the development of the code in NZ right up to NSW Cup and then let the best bid capitalise until the investment is stable and sustainable.
It was written in a sanctioned report by Shane Richardson over a decade ago and has...
Absolutely, though I imagine the Australian government will have conditions but that is why the NRL can't stop China and a sports endeavor based on geopolitics is fated to fall over.
Instantly, the Chinese can build whatever is needed at less expense and quicker if they wish. The Ukrainian...
How many countries have china invaded? Yet the NRL have had plans to play exhibition games in China.
Oh the hypocrisy..
New Silk road won't collapse China, neither will the US..
At the end of the day the Pacific islands nations will learn to play the western governments as the middle eastern countries are doing now and no rugby league franchise can stand in the way..
Yeah thanks and I caught that one last season, your opinion had merit but it doesn't change the fact this is a political decision.
NZ is a far more viable, sustainable market to expand further into and a recent post with some leaked article shows the NRL haven't lost focus.
Good luck to PNG...
I believe it was the game when Metcalf went down SJ managed both sides of the attack and it went well, the issue as I see it is two fold.
1. SJ is running the plays on the right as he's supposed to, just like last season but,
2. The whole team's effort plays fell off a cliff soon after which...
CNK will stay at FB, Pompey is a lock in due to goal kicking as SJ will be nursed back into a courageous team gradually. RTS will have to outplay Pompey and rely on another gun GK to come into the side (SJ, Taine) but, with injuries a common occurrence that wait could be short. Berry is due to...
Yeah you definitely make sense but, who would've thought we'd sign JFH on compassionate grounds.
New coach at the Eels may cause shifting sands.
Ultimately, I don't think the Warriors have the calibre of halves to win a GF without signing established talent..
This hits the nail on the head and the example of Shaun Lane sums it up perfectly.
Now we have the coach and with that comes the stability, I confess it's really kudos to Mohawk and Cam George that the warriors are on the right track and that is encapsulated with the ADF standing down this week..