I have a friend in PNG. According to him, all quality players in PNG go to Australia to play in the NRL, and the PNG national team is not strong because they lose many players to Australia. Is that true?
NRL players from PNG
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, août 27 2012 07:59
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Posté 27 août 2012 - 08:15
Not sure how many PNG players there are currently in NRL teams if any.
I remember Paul Aiton played at Sharks, but transferred to UK Super League side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
Some other PNG players play in the UK too.
A well loved PNG player was a great player for my NRL club Melbourne Storm - Marcus Bai.
Three seasons ago we had two PNG players in our squad at my UK club in the Championship (Featherstone Rovers) - Jessie Joe Parker and Larsen Marabe.
David Mead is a Papua New Guinean playing for Gold Coast Titans in the NRL
I remember Paul Aiton played at Sharks, but transferred to UK Super League side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
Some other PNG players play in the UK too.
A well loved PNG player was a great player for my NRL club Melbourne Storm - Marcus Bai.
Three seasons ago we had two PNG players in our squad at my UK club in the Championship (Featherstone Rovers) - Jessie Joe Parker and Larsen Marabe.
David Mead is a Papua New Guinean playing for Gold Coast Titans in the NRL
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Posté 27 août 2012 - 11:25
Is there any club who can compete in the NRL in PNG, Timor Leste, or other Oceanian countries?
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Posté 28 août 2012 - 09:15
Not currently AFAIK ? But they are still trying to bid for entrance to the NRL http://www.pngnrlbid.com/
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Posté 28 août 2012 - 09:37
I have a friend in PNG. According to him, all quality players in PNG go to Australia to play in the NRL, and the PNG national team is not strong because they lose many players to Australia. Is that true?
Quite a few players from PNG go to Australia, but most often play at a lower level than NRL. Their national team (the Kumuls) have been weakened recently by internal politics, not by PNG players switching allegiance.
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