Jarome Luai is the first official player for the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, and Alex Johnston seemed to confirm his own signing news this week, giving the NRL's 19th franchise a chance to hit the ground running.
The club have been widely panned as a bad idea, but two signings - a four-time premiership-winner and the game's greatest ever try-scorer - 18 months before they will meet for their first official training session in Port Moresby, rapidly legitimises the project.
While they will be unable to speak to other players out of contract until November 1, it means they will be able to hit the ground running on that date with the idea of immediate success and tax free money as their major selling points.
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But attention will now turn to who comes next - and there could be a long list of Luai and Johnston's former or current teammates who are interested in linking up with the duo and building what could be rugby league's toughest project in Papua New Guinea.
Here are eight potential targets for the NRL's 19th club, all off-contract at the end of 2027.
7. David Fifita (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Maybe another signing towards the unlikely end of this list, but don't mark it as no chance of David Fifita making the move north to PNG.
He may only be in his first season with the Rabbitohs, but he has already seemingly recaptured some of his best form.
Being out injured will give him time to think about his future though, and whether it's at Maroubra long-term is a serious question mark for one of the game's most damaging.
The chance to create something totally away from Australian media pressures, and in a locked down rugby league environment could be the best thing for his career.
