Huddersfield?

lol

as funny as your comments on PNG which im assuming youve visited regularly

lol your photo is so old it doesnt even show the new grandstand

shame NIB dont have one ...

or drainage

I can understand why Stains don't bother with updating the ground, afterall they couldn't even sell out a semi last year, what was it 18k that could be bothered to turn up at Kogarah? lol. au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/ne ... b-stadium/

I can understand why Stains don't bother with updating the ground, afterall they couldn't even sell out a semi last year, what was it 18k that could be bothered to turn up at Kogarah? lol. au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/ne ... b-stadium/

Quote ="JB Down Under"I can understand why Stains don't bother with updating the ground, afterall they couldn't even sell out a semi last year, what was it 18k that could be bothered to turn up at Kogarah? lol. au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/ne ... b-stadium/'" lol we just had a new grand stand built and have drainage too lol watching that game in perth the other week i was loaking for noah

Quote ="JB Down Under"I can understand why Stains don't bother with updating the ground, afterall they couldn't even sell out a semi last year, what was it 18k that could be bothered to turn up at Kogarah? lol. au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/ne ... b-stadium/'" lol we just had a new grand stand built and have drainage too lol watching that game in perth the other week i was loaking for noah

loak all you want you won't find him, look at Kogorah and Win you are far more likely to find him at these antiquated, undersized grounds. NRL shouldn't allow sub 20k grounds in teh league, it's embarrasing.

NIB Upgrade - STAGE ONE $82mill >>>> Kogorah upgrade $13mill

NIB>WIN>>>>>>>>>>Kogorah

After Brooky and Leichardt, Kogorah is the worse ground in the NRL.

i took a trip down to kogarah when i was in sydney for the world cup....i liked it...a proper RL ground....all they need to do is seat the hill* and put a roof on the place


*i don't get hills?...if the NRL was played in the aussie summer i'd get them....but sydney is wetter than manchester in winter......cover the bloody fans

nah they'd rather get 8,000 crowds!

Would love to see PNG in the NRL, however you have to say there would be security concerns. This article in the Guardian gives a rather frightening picture of Port Moresby www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/se ... idfickling However its not as bad as Cape town or New Orleans malumnalu.blogspot.com/2009/01/i ... world.html It would merely be a case of ensuring that players and officials could be kept safe, without being robbed or shot at etc. In some ways having an NRL team could help generate wealth and investment in the city and country.

Would love to see PNG in the NRL, however you have to say there would be security concerns. This article in the Guardian gives a rather frightening picture of Port Moresby www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/se ... idfickling However its not as bad as Cape town or New Orleans malumnalu.blogspot.com/2009/01/i ... world.html It would merely be a case of ensuring that players and officials could be kept safe, without being robbed or shot at etc. In some ways having an NRL team could help generate wealth and investment in the city and country.

Blimey GF,the 00.001 % of criminals must be absolutely knackered then,given the stats you have posted.

Quote ="The Chair Maker"Would love to see PNG in the NRL, however you have to say there would be security concerns. This article in the Guardian gives a rather frightening picture of Port Moresby www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/se ... idfickling However its not as bad as Cape town or New Orleans malumnalu.blogspot.com/2009/01/i ... world.html It would merely be a case of ensuring that players and officials could be kept safe, without being robbed or shot at etc. In some ways having an NRL team could help generate wealth and investment in the city and country.'" They are the only expansion team who will not be able to sign current NRL/SL players (who is going to want to live there?) so where exactly will they get a squad from? They need to A) Sort out who is running the game in PNG B) Build a stadium C) Get $10 million a year worth of sponsors D) Sort out their jnrs (made a big step in this direction this week with the announcement of the countries first national jnr programme) E) Develop 20+ NRL standard players F) Build a visiting team secure village G) Sort out an infrastructure for the club H) Sort out a TV deal so there is some value add to the NRL I) Find 20K PNG'ers who can affords the price of an NRL ticket Then they'll be ready! Say around 2040?

Quote ="The Chair Maker"Would love to see PNG in the NRL, however you have to say there would be security concerns. This article in the Guardian gives a rather frightening picture of Port Moresby www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/se ... idfickling However its not as bad as Cape town or New Orleans malumnalu.blogspot.com/2009/01/i ... world.html It would merely be a case of ensuring that players and officials could be kept safe, without being robbed or shot at etc. In some ways having an NRL team could help generate wealth and investment in the city and country.'" They are the only expansion team who will not be able to sign current NRL/SL players (who is going to want to live there?) so where exactly will they get a squad from? They need to A) Sort out who is running the game in PNG B) Build a stadium C) Get $10 million a year worth of sponsors D) Sort out their jnrs (made a big step in this direction this week with the announcement of the countries first national jnr programme) E) Develop 20+ NRL standard players F) Build a visiting team secure village G) Sort out an infrastructure for the club H) Sort out a TV deal so there is some value add to the NRL I) Find 20K PNG'ers who can affords the price of an NRL ticket Then they'll be ready! Say around 2040?

lol if Perth get in theyll have the worst ground in the nrl

and you mock other clubs for bad grounds

this is why your credibility is shot to pieces

its a real shame the WA state government isnt as committed to RL as the NSW one and building a proper RL ground like the one in Gosford rather than making teams play at that dump the NIB

with a ground like the one in gosford the perth bid would only be stengthened

www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... 2&bih=1015 a photo of a purpose built RL ground with modern drainage facilities so when it rains players arent at risk of drowning

www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl= ... 2&bih=1015 a photo of a purpose built RL ground with modern drainage facilities so when it rains players arent at risk of drowning

The irony being that Norths were kicked out of the comp as they didn't meet they criteria of not having a stadium. The reason? Rain affected the completion of the stadium you've shown.

Go the Bears.

LOL when does it get finished being built?
Makes a nice ground for the Aleague (the only sport that will be played out of it!)

You have got to love PNG. It's just an awesome place.

I'm watching a documentary called 'Lost Land of the Volcano' about a team of scientists finding tons of new species in a volcanic crater in a remote part of Papua New Guinea. The lead scientist is talking to the leaders of a remote village. It's poor, it's destitute and it's children are dying of malaria as they have no money to pay for medical care or travel to a clinic. The village elders are sat there telling this tale of isolation and being cut off from the world and doctors in this remote village, yet a couple of them are sat in fully licensed current Sydney Roosters and Parramatta Eels tops.

GET THEM IN THE NRL NOW FFS!!!

All you need to do is when a bloke comes at you with a spear make sure you have a pouch of tobacco for him. I guess you need to watch TRIBE with Bruce Parry when he goes to the remote parts of PNG where Canabilism is still practised to get that ref. [size=85(Yes, I do know that wasn't in Port Moresby)
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Having said all that, I personally think it could eventually work in an idealistic way, if all the right things are put in place. Some people already have good vision, as pointed out by ECT, but I do have reservations about the place itself.

Then again, if a country as violent, dangerous, corrupt and as poor as South Africa can host a FIFA World Cup, then in a simplistic way why can't a sport start a team in a local small competition in a country that fits a similar description to SA.

lol

this thread really shouldve been locked after ECTs ost tbh that ended all argument

to all the naysers ill pose some questions :

1. would this be good for international RL?
2. will this help access more juniors for NRL teams
3. can a financially sustainable bid be achieved with PNG government backing
4. Will the NRL have the money to make it happen

thanks

funny thing is NRL games there not involving a local team het higher crowds than the local A League team which has been there for years

would a team in perth ever get more than the weagles?

lol

oh and FYI the next TV deal is looking at $1.2 billion vs $500 mill currently and the salary cap is going up to $7 million ish

well have more money than we know what to do with

Nope...it will have the same impact as Catalans being in ESL.......none.

Nope.....what it will do is just underline the over reliance on Pacific talent in the NRL.

Nope......because the PNG Government are about as reliable and trustworthy as any banana republic government.

Quite possibly.....but it won't happen. WA, BII, CC Bears, NZII will all come before this pipe dream.



You're welcome.

Massively. It would do for PNGRL what the Warriors did for NZRL.


It is the only franchise that essentially will offer a whole new player pool for the NRL.


Clearly. Government, corporate and NRL funding is all assured.



Obviously. Not that PNG even need it.

NZRL was a basket case until Mr Doyle came along. The current situation that has the Kiwis as World Cup and 4 nations holders has little to do with the Warriors.