Set for this week will be the double launching of two events in the Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) Association 2022 calendar, and one of the events will be the start of a new tournament to mark an annual Easter sporting event for the code.
According to the Association President Mr. Douglas Lai, the 2022 Port Moresby AFL season and the inaugural AFL Easter Cup tournament will be simultaneously launched this Thursday 14th of April.
The president said the double launching is part of the idea to get things flowing after the last season had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic which affected the competition.
“The main idea here is to draw the interest of the clubs and the players into the sport once again, so to get that momentum going to hold the matches because the National Championships is coming up.”
The Easter Cup this weekend from the 16th to the 17th of April should see things geared towards or lead up to the 2022 proper season, which is to start on the 23rd of April.
Meanwhile, this weekend’s Easter Cup tournament should see some high-level matches played with teams for both the men’s and the women’s clash, each representing their own regions.
Mr. Lai said the tournament will be like a state of origin type of game format with the men’s teams to play in an 18 aside format and the women’s teams to play a 2 aside format of the game.
The official double launching will take place at the Sir John Guise stadium at Waigani.