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  1. Scorpio

    Confirmed: PNG Team Coming 2028

    I think the government and relevant agencies were a bit unsettled by the security pact that was signed between China and Solomon Islands in 2022, and the priority is to deter PNG from doing the same. Other foreign investment and presence seems to be less of a priority. It may not succeed in...
  2. Scorpio

    Confirmed: PNG Team Coming 2028

    Based on some of the comments here, I am not sure that is the case. But yes, logistically and geopolitically there are some pretty big risks and unknowns.
  3. Scorpio

    Confirmed: PNG Team Coming 2028

    I think some people see this number in isolation and don't consider the relevant context. Foreign aid and development programs are a core part of international diplomacy and geopolitics. In the last 10 years (under both Labor and Coalition governments) Australia has spent a combined total of...
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    Confirmed: PNG Team Coming 2028

    For context it is $60m per year for 10 years. Australia's foreign aid/development budget, by comparison, is several billion dollars every single year. It may fail. But as for safeguards, at least they had the foresight to add an exit clause: "A landmark $600 million deal for a Papua New Guinea...
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    The Jake Conundrum

    I'm going to say something that might get me in a lot of trouble here... but if we are judging him strictly by his ability to hit the ball up as a prop, then I don't think he's much better than the recently departed Aaron Woods for example. What he does do however is always find his front for...
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    Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

    The point was that we have not proven to be of premiership-winning quality, or even consistently good, compared to the other teams over the past 10 years. Blaming the coaches alone for that predicament would be the easy option, in my opinion.
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    Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

    Yeah... that's pretty damning. We have had a squad that looks good on paper but hasn't delivered under 3 coaches, which suggests it might not be as easy to fix as some here seem to think. As much as I'd like us to be 2025 premiers, reasonably I expect improvement, year-on-year. Top 4 should be...
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    [Resurrected] Tom Wright, the enigma

    Did anyone else notice that despite scoring three tries where no one else was within 10-15 metres of him, he didn't think of running the ball closer to the posts? Lolesio then missed 2/3 of those conversions. He is a great athlete and great with clear space in front of him with the football in...
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    2026 recruitment & retention

    Depending on which article you read at the time, Nate Myles was also described as a marquee signing...
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    [Resurrected] Tom Wright, the enigma

    Some of you guys who want Jason Saab dropped (based on current form) would be immediately blaming the coach if he decided to quit rugby league altogether and play for the Wallabies (and he would be selected)... then would still be talking about it years later.
  11. Scorpio

    So far off the pace

    You are expecting a statistical comparison as evidence for some of these opinions. The problem is that there are no (at least, publicly available) statistics kept by rugby league statisticians that count, for example, for all players for every game: Defensive decisions that lead to an...
  12. Scorpio

    Lehi the 1 Turbo centre

    When the team is defending, it might be better if Lehi is the fullback. In attack Tom is still our best option at #1. It's not unheard of for players to switch roles during a game. Bozo did this with Andrew Johns and Geoff Toovey at the 1995 World Cup if I remember correctly. So it could work...
  13. Scorpio

    Aussie V Tonga Final

    Tom T has to be on the shortlist for player of the tournament.
  14. Scorpio

    Siua Taukeiaho Signs

    It's the same thing with the current Penrith squad who already have the player nucleus, mindset and knowledge of what it takes to win Grand Finals... So they can get fringe or average first grade players to walk into their squad and become premiership winners. Look at Alamoti, Garner...
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    2026 recruitment & retention

    I imagine that all player managers (some more than others) play their games (including drip-feeding information through the media) while their players just deny or don't comment. But the exact details being negotiated between manager and club are probably different to either of the above.
  16. Scorpio

    2026 recruitment & retention

    As above, he won't say much of consequence as he is still being paid a lot of money as a contracted Tigers player... right up until the moment he isn't. Which may be soon, or it may be at the end of 2026 when his current contract expires. His manager who negotiates on his behalf would be...
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    The game has moved on from me and a lot of people from my generation

    While we are at it... I am sure the ground announcer at Brookvale is a nice guy, but he's a terrible hype man.
  18. Scorpio

    2026 recruitment & retention

    I'm not going to assert that it won't work, as I have been wrong about some of our signings in the past year... But surely there are better options, discounted rate or not.
  19. Scorpio

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Bateman is a no from me. His stats recently aren't outstanding, he's now 31 years old and he seems to have a habit of publicly putting himself first above the team (see his current status at Wests, plus his 2019 Grand Final week episode). For what it's worth, it looks like a fair few people on...
  20. Scorpio

    [Resurrected] 2021+ On & Off Season Misdemeanors

    Allegedly while also unlicensed.

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