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| I meant to say 10k. Then again, they probably could fill 100k too.
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| They are building a 25k stadium for the pacific games. That is not the issue. Value to the NRL TV rights, safety (there is a reason the hunters are not playing in moresby), ability to generate enough funds sustainably and playing strength with no imports are much much bigger issues for them. Would love to see it but it isn't going to happen ianytime soon, or in the the not so soon.
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| Quote JonB95="JonB95"I meant to say 10k. Then again, they probably could fill 100k too.'"
They need 10 k seating -- for the middle class and visiting fans --- and 20 k standing room for the non-middle class locals. That would be a 30 k capacity, which I think could be controllable.
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| The NRL (and their media partners/corporates/sponsors) will see far more value in placing teams in CQ, Brisbane II, Adelaide, Tasmania, New Zealand II and III....even the wilds of Perth long before PNG gets a look in. The insurance premiums alone for visiting players would be crippling.....the damage that could be done by 1 negative event at a game over there will far outweigh any "supposed" positives.
As for a NRL side form PNG doing "wonders for their game" I give you exhibit A:
Catalan Dragons and the performances of the French national side since they joined SL in 2006......Scotland, Wales and Ireland they can beat, but the Island sides and the big 3 are out of their league.
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| It was on telly here in Sydney yesterday afternoon. They did alright. Was good to watch.
I saw the PNG national team having a training session at Narrabeen before the World Cup. They all look the same size and build, it was hard to identify who would play where. Anyway what made the RL heart warmer was to see the players' faces when Manly finished training and a couple of the more famous players like Watmough, Brett Stewart, Wolfman and Cherry-Evans just walked over to say hello and welcome them. It was like they just met their gods. Massive smiles and loads of photos on their phones. Wonderful stuff.
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| Every game the Hunters play will be broadcast on PNG TV with local commentary.
There is already speculation that they will be the top rated shows in PNG.
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| I saw the last ten minutes of the game at the Trinity Hotel in Sydney's Surry Hills, in the company of scores of screaming Sydneysiders, and a handful of sophisticated people from the French consulate. I must say that the PNG Hunters were impressive on the day, and they can still improve!
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| Fiji are looking into doing this too.
On the face of it you wouldn't think Fiji would have the local talent to compete at this level, but if they drafted in players like Groome, Vunakece, Wes Naiqama and others who play at this level in other sides they could make a very competitive side and introduce players to Australian competition.
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| Where would Fiji RL find $2million a year?
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| Still a big gap that they would find impossible to fill financially at the moment. They would be a good 10 years plus away from coming close to having enough qland cup standard players to form a team. Be good to see eventually though.
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