Quote moto748="moto748"Interesting point. There is quite a conveyor-belt of talent in PNG.'"
Stanley Gene is the magnet, and as such can lure and inspire more players from PNG than anyone else.
I hope that Gateshead-Newcastle has quality in all the key players in the spine, and good props other than 106 kg Mark Mexico, so that the likes of the flying 106kg express train winger Garry Lo can do their stuff.
The PNG centre Tali clocks on at 98 kg but his centre partner Joseph Brown registers only 82kg, which is flimsy lightweight for a centre.
What I am suggesting here is that perhaps Gateshead's prospects will depend too much on the talent of the PNG players.