1. Old school brisbanites blame them for the destruction of the local comp [and unfair call because it was always going to happen-brisbane teams in the Sydney comp].

2. The first privately owned team, that spent much time bagging any decision that went against them because the then nswrl was picking on them/discriminating against them for being canetoads, etc [played well to many north of the tweed].

3. Some of the main drivers of the great disaster [aka superleague] were broncos men. eg owned the only real mainstream paper in Qld [the Courier-Mail], so during the superleague war the Broncos got a free hit and the ARL aligned SE Qld Crushers were bashed esp by junk journos like Steve 'the muppet' Ricketts.

5. The superleague 'peace' made sure that the Broncos had no competition for 10 years in their market [the Gold Coast Titans were allowed in the year after the deal lapsed].

6. They were and continue to be very sucessful!

i have heard about it .

From Rugby LEague Review.

1. On PNG - says the team will have political support from the governments of PNG & Australia. the png govt. will give $280,000 towards an nrl bid plys $20 million for a new ground, whilst the aussie government will give $260,000 towards for things like getting juniors registered in PNG, balls, other equipment etc.

the article mentions 2 million out of 6 million playing RL in some form.

queensland mining magnate clive palmer has already talked up an nrl bid citing the large number of wealthy energy companies in PNG.

gold coast chairman paul broughton has been convinced to join the bidding team


2. on CEntral coast - same old stuff as before, nuthin new

3. on Perth - the article says the nrl has told them they need to improve their infrastructure.

WA's bill nosworthy "the nrl have been very clear that expansion is certainly an opportunity and the only advice theyve given us is to keep building our infratructure and when the time is right, there will be opportunities"

the article says that PErth intends to add a team to the NSW Cup next year, whilst retaining the Bundaberg Cup team.

the article mentions the nrl as seeing expansion by 2013 as being very likely.

can we think of the name of the png team

regards the proposed PNG team name: i rather liking the port moresby pirates.......or the pacific pirates...any other good ones out there?

Tribesmen

canibals?

headhunters

The old Queensland Cup team was called the Port Moresby Vipers. I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to bring back that name though if they're going to represent the whole country.

we should have 20 teams . a few more in queensland before the png team

www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/232 ... -inclusion the kiwis sniffing for a spot

www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/232 ... -inclusion the kiwis sniffing for a spot

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html central queensland too

www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/s ... 66,00.html central queensland too

the png team could be named the png fuzzy wuzzy's headhunters