'Can't compete': Super coaches weigh into PNG Chiefs debate

'Can't compete': Super coaches weigh into PNG Chiefs debate

Two of the NRL's most successful modern coaches weigh into the debate about the concessions afforded to the league's forthcoming PNG franchise.

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‘Can’t compete’: Super coaches weigh into PNG debate

Trent Robinson won’t be raging about the inequality of the tax breaks afforded to the PNG Chiefs, even if he believes the NRL’s open market is no longer a “level playing field”. After Penrith winger Brian To’o became the sixth player wooed by the start-up franchise’s tax-free wages, Panthers coach Ivan Cleary declared clubs “can’t compete” with the bounty the Chiefs can provide from 2028. Cleary revealed he was in tears when To’o informed him he…

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