Luai & AJ’s PNG Deal: Tax-Free Fortune Explained
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What is the significance of Luai's decision to join PNG?
It's coming out of a fan's pocket. $600 million over 10 years warrant. It's Australian taxpayer money.
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How does Alex Johnston's signing impact the PNG team?
Yeah, exactly.
What is the earning potential for players in the PNG league?
Yeah, we've had a few of those.
Yeah, we have. Kent, it's been a huge 12 hours, hasn't it, with Jerome Luai this morning confirming that he is going to Papua New Guinea.
Yeah, look, obviously, Warren, we did the show yesterday. When we did it, the expectation was he was going to sign. Shortly after we finished doing our show, it was basically confirmed that he told his Tigers teammates. I've seen it described in the 24 hours since as a seismic shift in the game and it kind of is. It's one of those moments in the game, Warren, where I think it's going to change the way a lot of people think going forward and it's going to have an impact on the game across the game because
What challenges is Melbourne facing in the current NRL season?
The Chiefs are now to be taken seriously. Now, we know we've got two new expansion teams coming in, the Bears and the Chiefs. The Bears have been battling along. The great thing about the Bears is they picked up where they left off. Just battlers doing their best and never going to quite get there. But the Chiefs have come in and with their first signing, there's a bit of a dispute over that.
We might have to chat about that a bit later.
Yeah. But with their first signing, they signed Jerome Luai.
What is the debate surrounding the sin bin in rugby league?
And it has basically made the rest of the competition sit back as far as the players go. And they are now taking the Chiefs seriously.
What drama is unfolding with the Dragons in the NRL?
They are taking the money seriously. And the opportunities for them to go there are serious. So it's creating a lot of conversation around the game. And I think a lot of players are going to look at this now and see that essentially... You're doubling the life of your career. What's left of your career, you're doubling that if you go to the Papua New Guinea Chiefs.
Well, it's interesting, Kenny, because a lot of people, ourselves included, were thinking, who the hell's going to Papua New Guinea? And they've literally pulled off one of the great heists to get one of the top probably 20 players in the game, maybe 30 players in the game.
Look, he's an origin player. He's international. The thing about it too, Warren, look, the knock on Papua New Guinea, which is the fear for everybody, was in some cases, I suppose, the tax-free money didn't seem quite real.
How does the tax-free deal affect player recruitment in PNG?
But the other part is living in Papua New Guinea and how you're going to handle that and the fact that you've got to go over there with your family. Now, I've... I'm trying to ascertain this, and I keep sort of being given slippery answers from the NRL, which wouldn't surprise anybody. But the NRL are building 100 units. Can I just ask a quick question? Do the NRL like it when you call them up after you lambast them on the show? I do. I have been told. I know that when the phone rings and it's my name come up, it's like… What's he ringing about? What's he ringing about? What have we done wrong now? So that conversation goes around the office. And generally, I get a phone call back. I don't get an immediate pickup.
But anyway, so they're building 100 units over there. There's already a resort of 600-odd units in this compound area. They don't like it being called a compound. It's a resort. So every time you say, what about this compound? They say resort. They always correct you. One of the hiccups with it is... And I've asked this question, and I've been asked or been told that they're not quite sure of the answer, is that the biggest they've got are three-bedroom units. Now, if you've got an extended family living in a three-bedroom unit, you could be all living on top of each other, given the fact you're already in a... resort type environment. Okay. So you're not getting that much anyway.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of Luai's decision to join PNG?
0:00–0:23
2
How does Alex Johnston's signing impact the PNG team?
0:23–0:25
3
What is the earning potential for players in the PNG league?
0:25–1:08
4
What challenges is Melbourne facing in the current NRL season?
1:08–1:38
5
What is the debate surrounding the sin bin in rugby league?
1:38–1:45
6
What drama is unfolding with the Dragons in the NRL?
1:45–2:40
7
How does the tax-free deal affect player recruitment in PNG?
2:40–4:03
8
What are the potential long-term effects of Luai's move on rugby league?
4:03–36:45
Speakers
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