Not all cultures are the same, and will take decades to 50azif wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 12:49 pmIt will change but not any time soonleeroy*NRL* wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 12:01 pmmaybe yeah maybe no, Alot can changeazif wrote: Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:04 am
Actually
I don't think the team will be a majority PNG players for a very long time , the pathways have been there for a decade & still we only have about 4 players born in PNG who currently play NRL , the PNG cutters QLD cup team ATM would get beaten by 60 points every week.
part of this 600 mill is improving the pathways but that will take time
the side will be mainly Australian players & they will go there because they will pay no tax( huge incentive), & live in essentially a resort.
As a result the team will be competitive from day 1
with structure, coaching facilities and Money for pathways etc etc
we're talking the 3rd world ,
pulling a society up out of centuries of poverty is no mean feat ... & its wonderful & highly flattering that our sport has been chosen to play a huge role in doing this.
Plus years, they need to end corruption firstly!
Players and families will be living in bomb shelters for the next 20 odd years at least if they choose to live over there with personal body guards