Perth Bears Behind? Luai’s PNG Move Shakes The Market
4/29/202637 min
The Perth Bears are under pressure with no marquee signings as the PNG push led by Jarome Luai begins to shake the NRL player market.
We break down the tax-free debate, Tigers fallout and what it all means for the future of the game. #NRL #RugbyLeague
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0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Luai to PNG
15:59 - Tiger’s Salary Cap
19:19 - Contract Concerns
25:42 - Perth Bears
32:56 - TV Deal
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First 90 secondsPaul Kent· Host0:00
It's coming out of the fans' pocket. $600 million over 10 years, Warren. It's Australian taxpayer money.
Warren Smith· Host0:05
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Paul Kent· Host0:20
And if we're not good en- if they're not good enough, we'll get around to- We'll probably answer them as well, yeah.
Warren Smith· Host0:23
[laughs] Exactly.
Paul Kent· Host0:24
Yeah. Yeah, we've had a few of those.
Warren Smith· Host0:26
Yeah, we have. Kentie, uh, it's been a huge 12 hours, hasn't it? With, uh, Jerome Luai this morning confirming that he is going to Papua New Guinea.
Paul Kent· Host0:33
Yeah. Look, we all obviously, uh, Warren, we did the show yesterday. When we did it, the expectation was that he was going to sign. Uh, uh, shortly after we finished doing our show, it, it was basically confirmed, uh, that he told his Tigers teammates. It's ... I've seen it described in the, in the, what, the 24 hours since, as a seismic shift in the game, and, and it kind of is. It's one of those moments in the game, Warren, where I think, uh, it's gonna change the way a lot of people think going forward, and it's gonna have an impact on the game across the game because the, the Chiefs are now to be taken seriously, okay? Now, w- we, we know we got two new expansion teams coming in, the Bears and the Chiefs. The Bears have been battling along. The, the lo- the great thing about the Bears is they picked up where they left off. [laughs] Just, just battlers doing their best- Yep.
Warren Smith· Host1:24
Yep ...
Paul Kent· Host1:24
uh, and never gonna quite get there.
Warren Smith· Host1:25
Mm.
Paul Kent· Host1:25
Okay? Uh, but the Chiefs have come in and, and with their first, uh, signing, there's