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Whoever said 2 million has been borrowing the RFU's calculator. Out of population of under 6 million, take out the ones that obviously don't play, women, young children, over 40s and it means that just about every male between 7 and 40 is playing the game, not true I'm afraid.
It is the most popular sport by far but there other sports here to compete like soccer, AFL, yawnion, cricket and softball for example. There would be around 20,000 - 30,000 registered players plus a lot more playing in organised but unofficial competitions and more still playing friendly ad hoc games. But 2 million? Give this man a job at Twickers!
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| Quote: Ken Acker "Whoever said 2 million has been borrowing the RFU's calculator. Out of population of under 6 million, take out the ones that obviously don't play, women, young children, over 40s and it means that just about every male between 7 and 40 is playing the game, not true I'm afraid.
It is the most popular sport by far but there other sports here to compete like soccer, AFL, yawnion, cricket and softball for example. There would be around 20,000 - 30,000 registered players plus a lot more playing in organised but unofficial competitions and more still playing friendly ad hoc games. But 2 million? Give this man a job at Twickers!'"
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PNG have to get an nrl team.
its the only nation where its the national sport
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PNG couldn't afford to run a Q'land cup team, where will they get $15mill a season to run a NRL team?
Apart from no stadium, no money, no Australian/Kiwi players who would want to play there, no poeople who could afford $20 a ticket to see a game and no value to the NRL from corproate $ or TV....
it is agreat idea!!
What they do have is lots of talented kids playing RL and the NRL should be looking at how it can offer opportunities for those kids to have a shot at making it in a NRL team.
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every NRL team gets $3.5 million from the TV contract.
fans also attend games. when they do they pay for that privelage which goes to the club.
PNG has hundreds of australian companies operating there. indeed north queensland just signed one up as a sponsor after little effort seatching
and the PNG government has committed $20 million to fund a stadium
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| Quote: dally messenger "PNG has hundreds of australian companies operating there. indeed north queensland just signed one up as a sponsor after little effort seatching'"
That says more about the attitude of the company in question rather than a broader issue. This company has put a tiny fraction of the amount they have given to the Cowboys into local RL over the years. It has very little interest in PNG even though it makes its money there. Most other Australian companies in PNG have the decency to put their sponsorship and donation money where they earn it. Having said that there are not many large Australian companies in PNG who can put in a decent sized amount anywhere.
Quote: dally messenger "and the PNG government has committed $20 million to fund a stadium'"
Unfortunately that is a politician's promise, and PNG politicians aren't even honest compared to pollies elsewhere |
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| Quote: Ken Acker "That says more about the attitude of the company in question rather than a broader issue. This company has put a tiny fraction of the amount they have given to the Cowboys into local RL over the years. It has very little interest in PNG even though it makes its money there. Most other Australian companies in PNG have the decency to put their sponsorship and donation money where they earn it. Having said that there are not many large Australian companies in PNG who can put in a decent sized amount anywhere.
Unfortunately that is a politician's promise, and PNG politicians aren't even honest compared to pollies elsewhere'"
hes the PM champ.
would you rather the promise was made by a homeless man in the street?
the fact the Cowboys were able to secure that sponsor was reported by the Aussie media as evidence that PNG can support an NRL team. |
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www.stuff.co.nz/4755269a1823.html
www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... public_rss
PNG rugby league president Danny Holmes said an estimated third of PNG's six million population plays league.
“We can have more influence than the government, that's how important and big this is,'' he said.
“The implications are greater than just having a footy side in the NRL; it gives a big time goal to every kid who puts a boot on.
“We've been using league as a way for kids to learn to be part of a team and a community with a common goal, to learn life skills and confidence,'' he said.
Holmes admits its not going to be an easy journey to the NRL.
“The government has researched and there is corporate interest.
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www.stuff.co.nz/4755269a1823.html
www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... public_rss
PNG rugby league president Danny Holmes said an estimated third of PNG's six million population plays league.
“We can have more influence than the government, that's how important and big this is,'' he said.
“The implications are greater than just having a footy side in the NRL; it gives a big time goal to every kid who puts a boot on.
“We've been using league as a way for kids to learn to be part of a team and a community with a common goal, to learn life skills and confidence,'' he said.
Holmes admits its not going to be an easy journey to the NRL.
“The government has researched and there is corporate interest.
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50% of the population are under 19
Life expectancy is 56 years old
85% of the population live in traditional rural villages.
Must be one hell of a jnr set up they've got if 2million out of the three million males in the country are playing RL!
ps 40% of the population live on less than $1 a day. How much do you think they will take in gate receipts???
Try $200million and they might have a stadium! One stand costs $50-75million.
I'd love for the NRL to have enough money to bankroll a PNG team in a few years time but it ain't going to happen, probably ever.
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| Quote: JB Down Under "
Must be one hell of a jnr set up they've got if 2million out of the three million males in the country are playing RL!
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I must have overlooked the rule that says women can't play rugbyleague. Can you provide a pointer to it? |
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I read somewhere that half of all children ages 4-18 play rugby league in some shape or form, probably in school
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| Quote: John Charnock "I must have overlooked the rule that says women can't play rugbyleague. Can you provide a pointer to it?'"
In PNG? I may be wrong (I can't find anything to prove either way) but given the ratio of male to female RL players is it likey that many of the alleged 2million are women? Of course PNG could be different to every other sporting country in the world and have a large number of players in a physical contact game be female! |
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