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Matt Bungard

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Host of @BoomRookies and columnist for @ESPNAusNZ On Bluesky now: bsky.app/profile/mbungard.bsky.social
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Money talks for PNG chiefs right now -- but star signings aren't the endgame

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By Matt Bungard
| MSN Verified
When you compare it to the last three expansion projects, everything about the Papua New Guinea Chiefs is different. A move so brazen that it still doesn't feel completely real, an outright rejection of the assertion that sports and politics don't mix. A melting pot of issues and problems that do not come into the equation for a player opting to sign with any other NRL club. Problems that can at least partially be solved with vast sums of tax free money.
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Alex Johnston record a triumph of individual belief, team strength, and a bit of magic

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By Matt Bungard
| ESPN Australia Verified
Sports fandom is a funny thing. You spend basically all of your time dreaming about the best-case scenarios for your favourite teams and players, only for it to end in crushing disappointment and failure 99 per cent of the time. Fairy tales, by and large, are not real. Things you fantasise about happening years down the line, for the most part, don't happen. And yet, here we are. Set your mind back to 2014 for a second.
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Failure is not an option after Rabbitohs sign Haas

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By Matt Bungard
| ESPN Australia Verified
The dust is still settling on the most shocking signing in recent NRL history, with Payne Haas agreeing to join the Rabbitohs from 2027 onwards. It's a transfer so surprising that the pessimistic branch of the Souths cohort are patiently waiting for the ten-day cooling off period to expire, before allowing themselves to celebrate. Editor's Picks Broncos superstar signs 3-year deal with Souths And who could blame them? Signings like this don't feel real.
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