The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League is aiming to enter a team in the NRL within a decade, following the success of the Hunters who will contest their first Queensland Cup grand final on Sunday.

Speaking at a fundraiser in Port Moresby on Thursday night ahead of Saturday's annual Prime Minister's XIII clash with PNG, the national sporting body's chairman, Sandis Tsaka, spoke passionately about his country's love for the game and their desire to one day compete in the NRL.

Tsaka also praised the immediate success of the PNG Hunters who claimed the Queensland Cup minor premiership in just their fourth season on their way to Sunday's grand final against the Sunshine Coast Falcons.

Expansion talks in recent times have focused on injecting a second NRL club into Brisbane, reviving the North Sydney Bears in some capacity or even trying again in Perth, following the Western Force's removal from Super Rugby. But the PNG concept is starting to make waves in Australia, with ex-Canterbury captain James Graham and former Newcastle and Cronulla half Matthew Johns recently calling for the NRL to strongly consider a team from Port Moresby.