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1 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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More than 10 weeks after committing to the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, Brian To’o stepped onto PNG soil for the first time on Wednesday.
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To’o → commit → Wednesday
Alongside him was the franchise’s inaugural signing, Jarome Luai, and the rest of the Samoa squad that had just touched down in Port Moresby ahead of their World Cup clash against the PNG Kumuls on Saturday.
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that → touch → Saturday
They received a hero’s welcome as they stepped off the tarmac from a contingent of vocal Samoa supporters as well as local fans that already consider them their own.
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them → receive → supporters
Given the popularity of To’o and Luai, it is unclear whether the locals will be cheering for or against them when they clash with the national PNG side on Saturday.
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they → give → Saturday
I think just seeing how much it meant to the people – that was probably enough for me to make that transition.
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me → think → transition
Given the fact that this is my first time here, it feels like I’ve been here for a very long time, so it definitely feels like home.”
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it → give → home
Before signing with PNG sight unseen, To’o received some feedback from Luai on what to expect.
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To’o → sign → what
“Yeah, here and there,” To’o said.
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To’o → say → ?
“He’s obviously being that big brother, sharing some wisdom and advice as well.
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He → share → wisdom
Just seeing how much it meant to the people – that was what really got me over.
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what → see → me
I really want to not only change their lives, but also they can change my life as well.”
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they → want → life
The former Panthers teammates arrived in town on a momentous day.
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teammates → arrive → day
Earlier, the PNG Chiefs unveiled their inaugural logo.
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Chiefs → unveil → logo
And then this masthead revealed that rising Titans forward Cooper Bai had just flown into town to have secret contract negotiations with Chiefs officials.
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Bai → reveal → officials
Both developments were warmly welcomed by Luai.
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developments → welcome → Luai
“He’s an amazing talent,” Luai said of Bai.
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Luai → ’ → Bai
“He’s a young guy who has a long way to go and develop his game, but he’s Papua New Guinean.
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he → ’ → game
I think that’s something that will resonate with him – being back home amongst his people.”
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that → think → people
Asked if the Chiefs needed to sign some forwards – all bar one of the recruits to date are backs – Luai quipped: “I’m sure Chammy [PNG general manager of football Michael Chammas] has that under control.
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Chammy → ask → control
I think November 1st is coming up, so we’ll see what it looks like.”
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it → think → what
To’o and Luai also gave their approval to the design of the new PNG Chiefs logo and jersey.
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To’o → give → logo
“It was popping up everywhere on the plane, when you turn your airplane mode off [your phone],” Luai said.
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Luai → pop → phone
“That’s all that was coming up.
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that → ’ → ?
So, me and ‘Bizza’ were sitting behind each other, so we sort of nudged each other and said, ‘How cool does this look?’
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this → sit → other
”I think it’s amazing.
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it → think → ?
I think it sort of encapsulates what PNG is about – rich in culture.
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PNG → think → culture
The colours are awesome, and hopefully the people love it just as much as we do.”
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we → love → it
Adrian Proszenko travelled to Port Moresby as a guest of the PNG Chiefs
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Proszenko → travel → Chiefs
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