
Michael Chammas: Building the NRL's PNG Team, Leaving Journalism & Taking Opportunities
From Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
Published 6/10/2026

From Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
Published 6/10/2026
Michael Chammas is the general manager of rugby league's newest expansion team, the PNG Chiefs, in what could be the NRL's most ambitious venture ever. The former Sydney Morning Herald journalist traded his media career for the challenge of building Papua New Guinea's first NRL club from the ground…