This is just the start. Lots of agents have timed contracts with PNG entering to use them and increased money on offer to drive up contract values. Penrith have a heap of massive names off contract in 2028. I think it will be the biggest year in turnover of players as big powerful clubs replace players they lose to PNG. Plenty of Juniors will get offered opportunities and overs to replace players lost to PNG.
There will be massive speculation with plenty of players for the next year or until chiefs start filling up their roster. It is going to be circus as every player uses the chiefs to drive up their price. It isn't as simple as saying wrap up a player earlier either as managers are telling players to hold off and drive their price up.
LB > fake midget pseudoachondroplasiaApril 30, 2026 at 5:37pm
One silver lining is a few spots would be taken up from PNG players.
But did anyone hear the arrogance of Chammas saying clubs shouldn't complain as PNG being successful is good for the game. Absolute smugness.
The tax free money is great but this can still fail if the compound doesn't fit with what players and their family want. Some might get to the end of year 1 and think "stuff this I want out."
PNG could be a revolving door of players and it will stop them being successful. Big players will have options in their deals to just get them there and they have a fall back plan if they hate it there.
Gents, we're drifting into socio-politics. This is not the place to discuss pointy topics like Welfare and Immigration. Let's put our foot off the peddle, please. We don't want to close the blog or start deleting posts if it escalates.
The whole anti-PNG thing is straight politics. So I'm just making clear it's straight politics.
Of course, HOE, you're entirely right to sanction me for getting political on our non-political footy site where the only politics that has ever had a foothold is right wing waffle. As we see in anti-PNG, which was permitted to bubble along.
"Daz,
No posts have been deleted.
No-one's been suspended.
Everyone's said their piece.
The discussion is now degenerating into trash-talk identity politics: ‘Leftie’ this, ‘Right Wing’ that.
So, I’m closing the blog. Let's move on, please."
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Staring them point blank in their face and they don't do anything. Makes you sick.
they have a squad of 30 to fill right, less J-rome & Johnston , what play not contracted isnt possibly being looked at , by PNG and Perth.
was Jack on our run on team against manly last rnd or on the bench ? .... just asking
This is just the start. Lots of agents have timed contracts with PNG entering to use them and increased money on offer to drive up contract values. Penrith have a heap of massive names off contract in 2028. I think it will be the biggest year in turnover of players as big powerful clubs replace players they lose to PNG. Plenty of Juniors will get offered opportunities and overs to replace players lost to PNG.
There will be massive speculation with plenty of players for the next year or until chiefs start filling up their roster. It is going to be circus as every player uses the chiefs to drive up their price. It isn't as simple as saying wrap up a player earlier either as managers are telling players to hold off and drive their price up.
One silver lining is a few spots would be taken up from PNG players.
But did anyone hear the arrogance of Chammas saying clubs shouldn't complain as PNG being successful is good for the game. Absolute smugness.
No need to keep Williams beyond his current contract.
The tax free money is great but this can still fail if the compound doesn't fit with what players and their family want. Some might get to the end of year 1 and think "stuff this I want out."
PNG could be a revolving door of players and it will stop them being successful. Big players will have options in their deals to just get them there and they have a fall back plan if they hate it there.
Gents, we're drifting into socio-politics. This is not the place to discuss pointy topics like Welfare and Immigration. Let's put our foot off the peddle, please. We don't want to close the blog or start deleting posts if it escalates.
The whole anti-PNG thing is straight politics. So I'm just making clear it's straight politics.
Of course, HOE, you're entirely right to sanction me for getting political on our non-political footy site where the only politics that has ever had a foothold is right wing waffle. As we see in anti-PNG, which was permitted to bubble along.
Someone just ban me for speaking truth.
Daz,
No posts have been deleted.
No-one's been suspended.
Everyone's said their piece.
The discussion is now degenerating into trash-talk identity politics: ‘Leftie’ this, ‘Right Wing’ that.
So, I’m closing the blog. Let's move on, please.
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