Mary Fowler detail and $500,000 tax exemption that could lure Nathan Cleary to PNG NRL team The Penrith Panthers star looms as the PNG franchise's No.1 target - but will it happen? Sam Goodwin ...

By offering tax-free deals, a PNG team would effectively be $5.7 million better off – per season – compared to Australian and New Zealand teams.

In 2028. It’s unclear whether PNG will be the NRL’s 18th or 19th team, given there is a desire to add another side as early as 2027. The NRL remains in negotiations for a Perth-based franchise ...

Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with ...

Kumuls veteran Rhyse Martin believes the introduction of a PNG NRL team would boost the competitiveness of the national side by creating opportunities for more players at the top level.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape told NRL bosses Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo after the announcement that a PNG team would join the NRL: “You will not be disappointed”.

The leader of the PNG NRL team bid has said the Far North could have a major role to play in an expanded NRL competition. Isaac McCarthy. 2 min read. December 9, 2023 - 5:00AM. The Cairns Post.