Michael Chammas

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1,038 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 31 Jul

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Kenty - Paul Kent NRL Podcast · Michael Chammas on PNG's Tax-Free Recruitment, Luai Signing & $600M Question | Kenty Prime Time · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

It's not like that.

It's based around schools.

And the participation rate from what I understand in schools is like 30 to 35%.

in terms of how many people go to school.

And it's because it's not compulsory.

So what has happened, and we can't take credit for this, the P&G Rugby League and Joey Grimer and Tony Archer, the guys that have been there for a number of years, they've made it mandatory that if you're going to play for your school and play rugby league and to be part of our academies, you need to be able to go to school.

And now there are 14, from what I believe, there'll be 14.

You have to attend.

You have to attend, otherwise you cannot attend.

So there's 14 academies now set up around the whole of the country.

So you'd be part of that academy.

You need to prove.

and show that you're going to school.

And the impact, yes, I get it.

We're just looking at the NRL as a whole.

We're looking at five players, unfair advantage.

But the difference that makes to a country, and I know it's not your care or anyone else's care what that does.

We're living here in Australia.

But as a deal between two governments, you can see the impact it's having already.

And...

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