Recently, on a podcast that is run by Taylan and Terrell May, Iongi has stated he would like to remain an Eel for his career to repay the faith shown in him by the club.
Question is can MON get a deal done ?
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Well that's good news, but it would wrong for the club to jump in a sign him up on a very long contract. That's what desperate clubs do, and it means they get locked in on a player regardless of how he performs in future seasons. I would much rather have our players needing to give 110% each week to keep the up and coming juniors at bay. What if he stagnates and doesn't improve, and in the meantime we have another player leapfrog him? In the end, the coach will pick the best 17 each week, and JR has shown he is willing to drop any player who is not pulling his weight.
With 2 new clubs entering I don't think we can play around with his contract, he might get snapped up by another club pretty quickly. Seems like a player who can be the fullback for next 10 years and that's rare to find in the nrl today. Just hope they can work a deal out that benefits both sides before other clubs come throwing millions around
I always hear "2 new clubs coming in" I could be way off but I do not see PNG making that much damage in the player market. Even Perth have conceaded they will struggle. I could see players, not many, going to Perth but being a new franchise it is hard. Even Dolphins struggled to get players first and that is a great place to live.
How the hell, other than offering insane money, will PNG get quality players and if they do how will they get them for more than 2 years as most will sign to their money and or an opportunity and the hell out of there once another club shows interest.
Yeah it's not really that PNG coming in that bothers me, it's the player agents using the extra clubs to drive prices up on players. Similar to what matto did to us with dolphins. They sneaky buggers
PNG won't be playing under the same rules as the other 18 clubs. They will be given a raft of benefits to attract talent. An almost unlimited salary cap,. government and NRL funding, tax breaks for players.
This has been a fix ever since it was announced by Each Way Albo and V'Landys, and will forever remain a fix to keep them successful. The NRL as we once knew it is officially dead.
IAN, it's interesting how many folks including yourself are going straight to doubt mode (or beyond) over PNG.
Not trying to challenge you in anyway at all, perfectly reasonable and understandable to doubt the idea. However, I think there is a pretty good chance it works out.
Is it really that bad over there? De Belin who has been over there quite a bit said he'd definitely be keen to explore that option in the future. I understand he is probably in a beggar can't be chooser situation. However, the work I do in sports administration isn't quite on the level of professional rugby league, but if it was, and I was offered a job there, I'd consider it for sure!
what do you think will be the major reason players won't want to play there?
Rampant rates of crime, foreign country, weather issues - how many games will be played there before May? The Parramatta experiment of playing in Darwin in April after moving it from June was a failure. there's a myriad of reasons the top tier players won't go there unless there is a massive financial incentive. The NRL will have to be rigged to get them successful and attracting talent from Australia.
Crime / Weather / Family life / Poverty?
They should have continued with them playing during the season in National type games but added more. Its also about the common sense approach; the NRL should have ensured NZ have two teams - for me this would help reduce the amount of kids coming over here and then the NRL should be forced to develop $$$ more kids here in the bush / country / coast into league.
But no, old snake eyes weak as piss Albo and Co do the politics - I do follow that but it is no way a longevity win; the Chinese have more power and i for one do not trust the PNG with $$$, as foreign aid has been sent their for years, and what is the outcome?
I just don't see a huge difference between living in a secure housing estate and living in low socioeconomic places anywhere in Australia.
I think people would say NZ wouldn't work because of travel if it wasn't already working.
They won't be at risk in anyway, they will have a HUGE and FANATICAL supporter base, endless TPAs, this is where general public and professional athletes and sports people seem to split. The love of the game, competition and the thirst for legacy is paramount above all else.
I think they will have no problem filling a top 30, and will find success quickly.
Players will not go there unless they're earning 2 or 3 times the offers they'll be attracting here. Even there and it's a fucking dive of a place. Not one positive to mention. It's a dangerous shithole and it's not if , it's when , a player or his family are targets of crime due to their known wealth.
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