Offical Rugby League Thread

[duffer]

Happy for the people of PNG but they might struggle to retain top talent if they have to be based over there?

 

[Burgey]

I can only see this being competitive if the NRL offers pretty substantial cap concessions to this side so they can pay overs for players to live in Moresby. It's otherwise not what you'd call a particularly attractive place to base yourself.

Then again, I suppose blokes play and train at Belmore.

 

[ashley bach]

Think I recall hearing that Port Moresby may not be the base but could be wrong on that.

 

[ashley bach]

Although the article does say they'd be building new facilities there.

 

[Burgey]

Pretty expensive to FIFO a team from FNQ to Moresby every week or two. Wil be interesitng to hear how they're going to go about it though.

 

[Tart]

Think I saw something about players get big tax cuts if they go over.
They're taxed at like 45% after 300k so we’re talking decent money for some of the higher paid guys

 

[Tart]

Cost of living would also be nothing compared to Sydney or Brisbane and they’d be treated like royalty

 

[morgieb]

Think I saw something about players get big tax cuts if they go over.
They're taxed at like 45% after 300k so we’re talking decent money for some of the higher paid guys

Yeah supposedly they won’t have to pay tax on their earnings if they go over.

still, I can’t imagine being forced to live in a compound to avoid getting robbed or worse would be fun.

 

[Tart]

Yeah supposedly they won’t have to pay tax on their earnings if they go over.

still, I can’t imagine being forced to live in a compound to avoid getting robbed or worse would be fun.

I'd do it for a few years to make an extra 3-400k a year though

 

[Coronis]

I'd do it for a few years to make an extra 3-400k a year though

Probably less attractive when you’re already making hundreds of thousands a year anyway. (sorry for the wage assumption mate!)

 

[Tart]

Probably less attractive when you’re already making hundreds of thousands a year anyway. (sorry for the wage assumption mate!)

Right, but say you're a player on $600k a year
You're paying like $240k in tax atm
If you instead pay no or little tax on that, plus pay less just to live, you're basically getting double the cash.

Run a 3 year contract and you're coming back with better part of an extra mil in savings

 

[social]

Think I saw something about players get big tax cuts if they go over.
They're taxed at like 45% after 300k so we’re talking decent money for some of the higher paid guys

Only applies if they’re foreign residents and that’s a high bar to hurdle (basically will have to live offshore)

Given that they’re playing in an Australian based competition, their chances are remote

 

[social]

Cost of living would also be nothing compared to Sydney or Brisbane and they’d be treated like royalty

PNG is not Monaco

 

[social]

Think I recall hearing that Port Moresby may not be the base but could be wrong on that.

They were talking about Cairns but might have changed

 

[duffer]

They were talking about Cairns but might have changed

Ben Hunt would go there

 

[Coronis]

They were talking about Cairns but might have changed

Is that much better than Port Moresby