Vlandys takes the fumbling game down

[azif]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australi ... d1db&ei=10

Words that are often used to describe them in here , is now being used by the head of Rugby League in Australia as well , armed with facts .... not hands down their Y fronts lube & tissues
PVL succinctly... rebuffs.. the claim that the bumbling clown show from Vicdumboh is in fact falling further behind his code in its heartland & maybe they need a chill pill & a good lie down

[Fred]

I think everyone thought that comment by Robbo was delusional.

I do think the PNG expansion could be a disaster but VLamdys is no fool so you’d have to back him.

[azif]

I think everyone thought that comment by Robbo was delusional.

I do think the PNG expansion could be a disaster but VLamdys is no fool so you’d have to back him.

everyone fwed ?

some
most fumblers are as delusional as the AFL lap dogs in the press , including the previous & present CEO of the code
this delusion exists from the top down , & it flames the code wars
a war started by fumblers
that will be ended by RL

[Pete__09]

Serious question here. If PNG come into the NRL & say one day they make their way to a GF then where would they play the game?

Surely you couldn't play it is PNG with heaps of away supporters heading from Australia.

I could think of nothing scarier than going up there.

[azif]

As for PVL & PNG , I love the guy .. hes a Greek Australian working class scrapper who made it big .. he never takes a backward step to anyone or anything
Has not put a foot wrong as RL's leader since he took over in 2019... well maybe the TV deal , rushing to secure a deal & taking foxtels word that they couldn't afford anymore then they offered at the time were in hindsight mistakes & he admitted as much since.

But I'll be honest here & say , hes so far off the mark with this PNG project is alarming & very odd , like weird. How can a man so smart be saying things so obviously silly , hes turned into a fumbler on this issue.

PNG .. 18 Million people ??? ( its 11)
imagine 18 million subscribing to NRL on pay TV ?.. its 11 million .. & what would they pay with Peter ?... PNG is an impoverished 3rd world country
they can barely afford to feed themselves let alone pay for a STV subscription to watch their NRL team , some could ofc , but 99% couldn't

we will see their ground in Port Moresby packed to capacity in a few weeks for the PMs 13 & later for the Pacific Championships & some falsely believe this is an indicator of ability for long term support of an NRL team based there , but this a handful of games each year that costs essentially nothing to get into .. a few Kina because thats all anyone could afford.

This is a long way from what Australians pay to support their NRL teams here ( obviously)


now the plan is .. Australian tax payers will foot the bill for the difference for 10 years ... 600 million .. but the NRL & its clubs are pushing for more
to entice players to go to PNG & live for 9 months of the year in a gated community ... PVL is pushing the Aust govt to wave income tax on their earnings , the salary cap will be 13 mill pa in 2028 , so about 5 mill ish on top of the 60 mill pa & the clubs are agitating for almost that much each on top ( one off ) of this because this PNG team is getting these huge concessions for 10 years.

Its morally corrupt for me , & 9/10 NRL fans are quite rightly against it ... raging against it infact .

PNGers love the game of RL & we love them , but this is very much the wrong tree & we should not be barking up it
We can assist & promote PNGs love of our game in many other ways

[azif]

Serious question here. If PNG come into the NRL & say one day they make their way to a GF then where would they play the game?

Surely you couldn't play it is PNG with heaps of away supporters heading from Australia.

I could think of nothing scarier than going up there.

It'd be Sydney ofc , like all GFs are atm. When Suncorps capacity is increased to between 65K-70K for the Olympics that might change but it won't be PNG.
But it brings up a good point Petey , Aussies travelling to PNG to watch club games during the year , I wouldn't go , its one of the most dangerous cities on the planet , & as recently as early this year , 180 people were killed in riots

The idea is pure lunacy .. I don't know what PVL is seeing here .. its insane

[Pete__09]

I finally agree with you on something azif. Why would the Rugby League put a team in PNG, a third world country that no one wants to go to when they could expand to Perth which I have heard does have a decent Rugby League supporting community.

It makes no sense at all to me.

[Terry]

I finally agree with you on something azif. Why would the Rugby League put a team in PNG, a third world country that no one wants to go to when they could expand to Perth which I have heard does have a decent Rugby League supporting community.

It makes no sense at all to me.

You're ignorance is showing again pal. Perth is getting a team in 2027. Before PNG.

And its not RL that wants a team in PNG. Its the Australian government for soft diplomacy. They are bank rolling it to the extent of $600M. It won't cost the NRL a cent. Infact they will make money out of it. Its something fumblehouse can only dream of.

There is no doubt it will be a tough job making it work. But if anyone can do it is Peter The Great!!!

[Pete__09]

I know why they are putting a team there. I would just be angry if I followed Rugby League & they put a team in a third world country just for political reasons to do with China. I find that very sad.

[Fred]

Serious question here. If PNG come into the NRL & say one day they make their way to a GF then where would they play the game?

Surely you couldn't play it is PNG with heaps of away supporters heading from Australia.

I could think of nothing scarier than going up there.

It would be in Sydney wouldn’t it ? Although they do talk about having different states host it - well qld - which I think is a good idea. AFL is (almost) always at the G due to the historical context - I hear most AFL players want to play at the G due to it being the home of football but the recent grand final in Brisbane went so well I think they should rotate it around. Imagine the gf this year in Sydney - if they ever get that new stadium to house the obvious demand then I think it would be a good idea.

[azif]

I finally agree with you on something azif. Why would the Rugby League put a team in PNG, a third world country that no one wants to go to when they could expand to Perth which I have heard does have a decent Rugby League supporting community.

It makes no sense at all to me.

You're ignorance is showing again pal. Perth is getting a team in 2027. Before PNG.

And its not RL that wants a team in PNG. Its the Australian government for soft diplomacy. They are bank rolling it to the extent of $600M. It won't cost the NRL a cent. Infact they will make money out of it. Its something fumblehouse can only dream of.

There is no doubt it will be a tough job making it work. But if anyone can do it is Peter The Great!!!

sorry Tez
Peteys right .. ( except about Perth ) The NRL is not owned by the Aust Govt & we should not care a pinch of piss what they want to fight geo political issues in this region with

The fact we need 600 million to offset the cost of this ridiculous idea in the first place , shows how fucking dumb it is

& in year 11 , 2039 when the Govt stops the money & tax concessions if it hasn't already ..
When PNG is still a 3rd world country , violent & poor ... what then ?

its madness

[azif]

Serious question here. If PNG come into the NRL & say one day they make their way to a GF then where would they play the game?

Surely you couldn't play it is PNG with heaps of away supporters heading from Australia.

I could think of nothing scarier than going up there.

It would be in Sydney wouldn’t it ? Although they do talk about having different states host it - well qld - which I think is a good idea. AFL is (almost) always at the G due to the historical context - I hear most AFL players want to play at the G due to it being the home of football but the recent grand final in Brisbane went so well I think they should rotate it around. Imagine the gf this year in Sydney - if they ever get that new stadium to house the obvious demand then I think it would be a good idea.

The NSW Govt currently pays the NRL about 10 mill a year to host the GF in Sydney , they want to sign a long term deal to secure it to Homebush , but after the previous Liberal Govt reneged on the final billion dollars of the stadium upgrade of grounds in Sydney , PVL refuses to sign anything more then year to year til they honour it & has said that the GF is up for grabs for any other city if the deal is right which is very smart . Now he may be bluffing , Accor has 82000 seats & the 10 mill , & thats pretty hard to beat atm , But QLD looms large on the horizon , Suncorp will get an extra 15K seats in the next 5 years , This puts pressure on the NSW Govt to honor its stadium upgrade deal with the NRL ... & lock in the GF for 20 years or so for $200 mill, Otherwise .. QLD will come knocking.

[Pete__09]

I didn't even mean a GF (sorry that was my mistake saying that). I meant imagine like a semi final, or even a home & away regular season game in PNG. I just cant see supporters going up there as it sounds like such a dangerous country.

[WookieReturns]

His fucking ratings comment was delusional. Hes comparing it to the average AFL rating on FTA television.

yes, NRL ratings are higher, but not a million higher. Average NRL rating in Sydney is sub 200k.

[Pete__09]

I look at "TV Tonight Ratings" all the time & AFL seems to not only beat NRL in TV viewership numbers but absolutely thrash them. It was like 3.2 Million for the AFL & only 1.7 Million for the NRL.

I have no idea why people think the NRL beats AFL in TV numbers when its clear as day that AFL thrashes them.