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'Like an obligation': Johnston on his PNG Chiefs deal

The PNG Chiefs have signed their second player with record-setting try-scorer Alex Johnston formally putting pen to paper.

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'Haven't heard anything': Bai dodges PNG question

Gold Coast rising star Cooper Bai looms as an obvious target for expansion side the PNG Chiefs, who enter the NRL from 2028.

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How to build an NRL team: Perth Bears hunt for hidden gems as PNG Chiefs splash cash

Expansion clubs are taking different routes, with funding, leadership, talent pathways and fan engagement as important as marquee player signings

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Bennett predicts 'blow-up' over PNG's salary cap

NRL master coach Wayne Bennett has voiced concerns over the decision to grant tax-free salaries to players at the PNG Chiefs.

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'Contagious': Suaalii says more players may follow Luai

Former Samoan World Cup teammate Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii believes Jarome Luai may well attract many more NRL stars to the PNG Chiefs.

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'It sends a message': Luai just the beginning for PNG

The PNG Chiefs are spruiking "the adventure of a lifetime" to prospective NRL signings after Jarome Luai signed a three-year deal to become their first player.

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May tops Tigers' priority list after Luai's Chiefs move

The PNG Chiefs have freed up $1.2 million in salary-cap room for Wests Tigers by signing Jarome Luai. Here's how they intend to splash the cash.

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Luai move will have NRL clubs on their toes: Marshall

The attraction of playing for the PNG Chiefs alongside Jarome Luai will have major ripples in the transfer market, says Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall.

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Jarome Luai reveals reason he became PNG Chief No.1

Jarome Luai says legacy not tax-free salary was the main lure in becoming the first official signing of the PNG Chiefs.

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'PNG is ready': PM welcomes Chiefs' pursuit of Luai

The PNG Chiefs' pursuit of Jarome Luai proves the franchise is ready to make a splash when it enters the NRL in 2028, says prime minister James Marape.

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Gun for hire: Ex-Wallaby Genia eyes PNG Chiefs role

An-ex Wallabies son of a Papua New Guinea gun says he'd welcome the chance to cross codes and work with the PNG Chiefs ahead of their entry to the NRL in 2028.

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Johnston sees lure of more history as a PNG Chief

Fresh off breaking the NRL try-scoring record at South Sydney, Alex Johnston says it would be "cool" to make more history as the PNG Chiefs first signing.

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