Melanesian Cup 2020 Extended HD Highlights | Lae Snax Tigers v Ravoravo Rabbitohs

[@6VITU9]

This is really great and with the footy knowledge from the PNG brothers, Fiji will be able to learn a lot from them, and hopefully, Fiji will be able to have more committed to Rugby League.

[@keyboardemperor3540]

Big size difference but boy are these PNG boys strong af.

[@samuelavai5947]

It's not about the size..it's about the "KNOW HOW" of the game.Knowlege and experience comes into play here.Our local RL comp is far off the pace compared to your Digicel Comp but we're getting there.

[@Pepsi_675]

If you play rugby then you'd know that size doesn't matter at all. Its all about skill and brains mostly

[@keyboardemperor3540]

@@Pepsi_675 I played rugby union in Fiji since U14 and yes, size matters alot. This isn't martial arts brother

[@Pepsi_675]

@@keyboardemperor3540 welcome to rugby league hehehe. I get rugby union size and weight will matter in things like scrums but mostly size doesn't matter. I played league and union all my life and both code coaches told me rugby is 95 percent brain and 5 percent everything else. Most best teams in the world got nothing to do with size or weight. Pure brains, skills and fitness is mostly needed. Look at the best players and or teams in the world. Most of them aren't big by any measure. League is completely different to union This is a league video is it not?

[@Pepsi_675]

@@keyboardemperor3540 obviously it's not martial arts, its league hahaha. Your welcome

[@viliamebolakoro3319]

What a game congrats to PNG vinaka na qito VITI and thanks for the highlights 🤙

[@Pepsi_675]

Thanks to Fiji to for the game. Fiji look to be proving better and better. Shows your league is getting stronger and it's awesome, making future tourneys competitive. Love it!

[@whoseme8074]

If PNG have 90% nrl players in the future playing for their team, good luck stopping them in the world cup.

[@paulakula5121]

You're right, bro. They've got the population & resources..One day they'll be a powerhouse.

[@jethrosean8781]

Bro we Melanesian are something else

[@faith.chronicles-i3h]

Our Melaneasian brothers are very good too..Love them and good try

[@peterrock199]

SNAX TIGERS Simply the Best 👌

[@mathewjr]

Love from PNG. Thanks for showing the highlights 👍

[@halasialemohe7607]

PNG Hunters should be looking very closely at these players

[@lazer8961]

I wonder why nrl fail to see the numerous amount of talent in PNG. Why aren't they recruiting players from PNG to play first grade footy, confusing.

[@malicktjmatiabeyuwi7587]

Simple Aussies don't want to draft many Undersized players in NRL. That's why Aussies recruite more Rugby players in Fiji, Tonga or Samoa.

[@dukdukfly3836]

Fiji karim skin nating 😢😂

[@yorkplates1125]

PNG should recruit some of these big fijians into their clubs

[@paulakula5121]

There was a Fijian lad playing for the Tigers couple years ago..Dont know where he is now..

[@viliametiko391]

The Fiji boys are sitting back on their defence allowing the Png boys to run at them and around them...if they had pressed up on line defence together....well that was 3yrs ago..

[@gibsonngibe5689]

Only PNG can field a competitive homegrown team and beat some of the teams laden with big names in NRL, none of these small PI countries can do that. Their homegrown teams are amateurs just like these fijians or non-existent in countries like Samoa, tonga or cook islands

[@halasialemohe7607]

Gibson. League is not played much in the Pacific. Union is the game. But love league too

[@Samizouza]

What do you expect, League is second to Union in most of the South Pacific.

[@Eltee675]

@@Samizouza well in PNG rugby league is the First

[@Samizouza]

@@Eltee675 And is the only country in the world that has it as a national sport while it's like a third or fourth played sport in Fiji. Makes me wonder if IRL is ever going to expand the game beyond Australia and England by breaking the mold somehow so that it catches up to union a lot quicker. If Tonga can do it, I'm sure the other island teams can follow suite and make it more global so that it's more than just four teams who can compete for a world cup. Just my opinion.

[@qazwaz2092]

@@Eltee675 true it's the no1 sport but u guys suck at international level, beaten around during world cups... All these island teams which rank higher than ur kumuls! Why's that? Fijis no1 is 7s and they are world champions in that....lol

[@acek1h]

Mangi blo ples🇵🇬🙏👍👌

[@kaimatthews4071]

Is this the PNG pro league?

[@turanatomeko]

This is the melanesia cup challenge between two competition namely the digicel PNG competition vs the Vodafone Fiji competition

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

Why was Tikiko playing for Ravoravo this season?? So confusing..

[@wayin5768]

During the team photo, the main captain is on the right corner first raw. "lil boy" future player.

[@netanietuatenaiseruvati3891]

Vinaka Viti.Vakaukauwa qito tarava,Qo ga Hawks Bay Haistings Niusiladi

[@pauni06]

Is this a Fijian tournament or png 🤷🏽‍♂️💭

[@Samizouza]

A champion vs champion kind of thing where winners from their respective tournaments face each other in what's called the Melanesian Cup challenge.

[@PacifikaGodz]

lautoka?

[@johnlikio9190]

What a inside pass!!

[@acek1h]

Can someone help me, what is the name of the png song they playing

[@deskunk12]

The Lae Snax Tigers Theme Song by McSteve Polly...Follow the link to download video clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnWqZJSpqLGtiNk

[@acek1h]

Sandy Katusele thanku the Lae tigers theme song was awesome cheers love from Sydney 👌🇵🇬

[@deskunk12]

@@acek1h Cheers

[@cevuardriddick3305]

Le Commentateur, il exagere avec ses commentaires pheww...

[@cdie3682]

silvester nemo ..power

[@arthurboiiimona103]

PNG Hunters need to consider getting some of these Fijian forwards.

[@walhospalisa3577]

The PNG Hunters team is specifically meant for developing PNG rugby league players/ talent and hence to release players to play overseas. We cannot entertain and develop players from other countries in the meantime.

[@arthurboiiimona103]

@@walhospalisa3577 That's true but developing for what? The Hunters team was put in place as a starter for the NRL bid in which the Hunters would be the feeder team of a PNG NRL team. So in order to do that, we need all the help we need. Nothing wrong about getting our Fijian brothers. At the end of the day, it's more about who can perform and be consistent at it.

[@walhospalisa3577]

@@arthurboiiimona103 We are trying to develop Papua New Guinean rugby talent for our Kumuls and if we do entertain and are successful in entering a NRL team in the foreseeable future, we can then pull out the core of our NRL team from our PNG players playing in at least tier one leagues like NRL and Super League in Europe. At the moment, most Pacific Island national teams from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa are 80 - 100% tier one players. The Kumuls team usually is composed of about 30 - 50% tier one players. The major aim of the Hunters program hence is to increase our national (PNG) talent to balance this imbalance in rugby league talent compared to our other rugby league playing Pacific neighbors so priority is for our PNG players for some time to come. I hope this answers your query.

[@deskunk12]

Very true ARTHURBOII IMONA. The Hunters program is a platform for show casing local PNG Digicel Cup players and also players who have the potential to make it big in the Intrust Cup. There's no saying in the rule that it cannot take a couple of Fijians to be trialed in the team. If given the chance, I think a couple these huge Fijian forwards should be taken into the Hunters team to boost it's forwards like Tikiko Noke (former Snax Tigers) and other potential Fijians.

[@arthurboiiimona103]

@@walhospalisa3577 You are correct. But you're also missing a key point here. Of these pacific island players in the NRL, i can say 90% of them are born or raised in australia and new zealand and it was easy as they were coached at a young age in the rugby system down south. It's a totally different story for PNG and some Fijian players. So we can't say they're the same thing. We also have a few of our own in the likes of Segeyaro and MacDonald who grew up in the system down south and it wasn't hard getting in. You don't see a lot of raw talent from Samoa and Tonga. They're whole team is either bred and raised in AUS or NZ, not in their home islands. Besides that, if you want to bridge the gap, we need a team in the NRL, not just the QRL. And a quality team is needed for that. That's why having a few Fijian brothers wouldn't hurt a bit. You are looking at giving PNG players a place in the Hunters. I on the other hand am looking at the bigger picture, and that's to get a team into the NRL. If we can do that, we increase the chances of PNG players to play in the NRL or in the QRL (feeder team for the NRL team).

[@uchihaobito4580]

M vs P

[@malicktjmatiabeyuwi7587]

PNG needs to have bigger size players then keep feeding small guys.

[@kaumibon]

They just won against a bigger team so what's your point

[@malicktjmatiabeyuwi7587]

@@kaumibon My point is simple as you wonder NRL and PNG needs size to match up their opponents. Best against best players in the world size matters.

[@kaumibon]

I get what your saying but size doesn't mean they'll be good. If that was the case then teams like Samoa, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga or all the other Pacific island nations would be the best teams in the world. But we both know that PNG has beaten Fiji, Cook Islands on many occasions and now Great Britain. So size doesn't really matter

[@jojibaleilakeba7697]

@@kaumibon seems like you guys are just stuck on enjoying beating fiji and cook islands what about Tonga, samoa and other big teams..keep in mind this is your national sports and yet every world cup you can't go beyond the quarterfinals..Fiji on the other hand are still developing local players cos our national sports is 7s rugby which is more global than league

[@deskunk12]

That's correct. Talks are under way to bring in a couple of big Fijians to boost Lae Snax Tigers forward pack for season 2020. Lae Snax Tigers have been getting a handful of Fijian to trial them out with the team since 2018. Good development for both countries.