The PNG twenty-four man squad looks like this;
John Wilshire, David Moore, George Keppa, Stanley Gene, Keith Peters, Charlie Wabo, Rodney Pora, George Moni , Nixon Kolo, Paul Aiton, Jessie Joe, Makali Aizue, Trevor Exton, Neville Costigan, James Nightingale, Rod Griffin, Larson Marabe, Kevin Prior, Ashton, Tu’u Maori, Menzie Yere, Chan, Nick Ubile and Sam Joe.
There are quite a few familiar names among that line up. Ex-Warrington, Leigh, Melbourne and St George Illawarra star/flop John Wilshire makes the squad along with "the oldest man in Rugby League" Stanley Gene. There is also James Nightingale who plays for Penrith and Tu'u Moari, the new Cronulla winger.
I have little doubt Papa New Guinea will have a very good attitude. But I can't help but feel they will be whipping boys for the majority of the tournament. For the sake of the tournament I hope they are very competitive. Least I remind readers (if there are any) the weight of credibility within the international game hangs on the shoulders of this tournament. If the tournament is a failure, the ARL and NZRL will be unlikely to contribute to further international competitions apart from sending a national team to Europe every year. We don't want that.
However, I wish PNG the best of luck. They will certainly need it.
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