Fox reporting Jack Williams is being targeted by PNG for 2028.
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"Agreed. The players need to know what the plans are for them, and why they are set in place like that. They need to know what KPIs they need to hit in order to progress to the next level. This way the guys in lower grades will know that they are not…"
"PT exactly as you say " isn't that the whole purpose, identify, develop, experience and hopefully prepared to play NRL." Especially at this crucial time, now more than at any other time! Not just Petrus either!
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"Yeah well if he's as good as those in the know say he is, you get him to sign long term now. How are png going to negotiate if he's already signed lol.
If we wait, then its another r and r failure "
If we wait, then its another r and r failure "
"I tend to agree Prof Daz; and also maybe just ask Mr Chalmers to cut govt spending which is contributing to inflation; there you go Daz we can solve it; and maybe cut the immigration firstly, and then focus on skilled workers (means less on welfare…"
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Coryn possibly most of probably the majority of us didn't fully understand the full ramifications of this whoe deal between the Government and PNG and how it will affect the hole game . I suppose . All Albo and his mob is worried about China creeping down our way and getting closer.ihate bringing Politics into it as I've stated many times on here I don't like politics coming onto a forum for our sport . But in this case this PNG thing is exactly what it is about Politics plus Pete the arrogant one is right in it upto his eye balls .just my humble opinion
The PNG Chiefs can only sign 30 players on more than minimum salary. Teams aren't going to have to overmatch them for every player.
The fact that the players are getting paid tax free means ALL players for the Chiefs will get cash in hand equivalent to double their salary if they played for an Aussie team.
A player on a $400,000 contract takes home $240,000 in Australia, and $400,000 in PNG. It 100% undermines the salary cap, and it's by design. Otherwise no Australian players would go there.
The one we need to keep an eye on is Chris Petrus. He's from PNG and the lure of representing his home country's first NRL side could be too good to pass up. But he's still very young and may not quite be NRL ready in 2028.
Jez Funa-Iuta, Guymer and Kautoga could be the ones that we need to build our backrow around from 2028 on.
Good news on our junior props stock though. Alongside Tuivaiti and Moretti, you have Teancum Brown, Mataele, Talagi, Pryke and Visconti. That's a really good crop of guys, lots of different player profiles and some already have NRL experience, while others are climbing the ranks pretty quickly. Good chunk of those guys are playing NSW Cup this week.
If Petrus is from PNG and opts to play for the Chiefs so he can be at home, good luck to him.
There will be ridiculous 1EE members, and by now we know who the self-appointed R&R experts are, who will reduce his potential decision down to "club failed to keep". But a player returning to where he was born or grew and may have much family is a huge factor and probably "the" factor. Hard to begrudge that. But also, not credible to reduce to "failed R&R". But those experts will claim it anyway!
Yeah well if he's as good as those in the know say he is, you get him to sign long term now. How are png going to negotiate if he's already signed lol.
If we wait, then its another r and r failure
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