Last year in my first post I wrote "...no successful PNG football program loses more often than not to Nederland. Nobody on this board took issue with that. it's one game a year, but you can usually assume that if you can beat Nederland, the rest of the district, with the possible exception of Central, year to year, is our's to lose, or should be.
I believe PNG Fan For Life has hit the nail on the head. Ever since coach Newman got his program established, Nederland has been the 4A gold standard in our district. To this day that paradigm hasn't changed. This is the real "elephant in the room" on this thread. I'm just stating a fact. Let others make of it what they will.
And, like PNG Fan For Life, I don't want to lose to Nederland, ever, for any reason. I know that's not realistic, but does any Indian fan really feel differently about this?