Pat Carrigan may only have the one finals match under his belt, but that single game makes the forward one of the more experienced players in the Broncos line-up, with the squad gearing up to once again face off against the Melbourne Storm to launch this year’s final seriesPat Carrigan may only have the one finals match under his belt, but that single game makes the forward one of the more experienced players in the Broncos line-up, with the squad gearing up to once again face off against the Melbourne Storm to launch this year’s final series. That one game…
Author: Paula DAVID
After five weeks out of the side, Storm centre Justin Olam made a notable return to the NRL last round against the Broncos, reinvigorated by a recent trip back home to PNG to visit his mother. After injuries earlier in the season dented his confidence, prompting coach Craig Bellamy to send him back to find form with the Sunshine Coast Falcons, Olam has been working hard at his game – and while others might have dropped their heads, the powerful centre knows there’s more to life than just football. “I am very close to her,” Olam said of his trip…
Canberra players have vowed to continue to defy critics as the undermanned Raiders adopt a backs-to-the-wall approach to Sunday’s elimination final against the Knights in Newcastle. After sitting in fourth place at the end of Round 20, the Raiders won just two of their last seven matches to finish eighth, but captain Jarrod Croker said few people outside of Canberra had given them much chance of playing finals at all. “People seem shocked that we are there, but we have pretty much been in the top eight for the past 10 or 12 weeks,” Croker said. “We have played in…
After a long 22 years of waiting, the Enga Mioks will carry home the cup as the premiers of the 2023 Digicel ExxonMobil Cup after displaying a spectacular performance and defeating the Goroka Lahanis in this afternoon’s grand final showdown. Both teams rivalled it out under the steaming afternoon heat in front of a packed house at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby city. The first half seemed pretty tough with both side’s defence strong at play, but after their first attempt with only 6mins into the first half, coming from behind and going in with an extra…
The Vunakunau Primary School in the East New Britain (ENB) province is all set to join the rest of the schools in the country to mark National Literacy Week next week, from the 4th-8th of September. Head Teacher Mr. Steven Taharin said that for their school, they have prepared a weeklong program that will commence on Monday the 4th of September and ending on the 13th of September, when the primary school will be making presentations from the Literacy Week. “All the activities are linked to the up-coming 48th Independence celebrations, like writing the history of PNG through different types…
The SP PNG Hunters have officially ended their 2023 QRL Hostplus Cup season, following a presentation dinner at the Stanley Hotel & Suites, Port Moresby on Thursday, 31st August. The Hunters 2023 campaign can only be considered a success as the proud Papua New Guinean club oversaw a significant roster overhaul this year alongside various changes in the coaching and high-performance staff. To finish narrowly outside the Top Eight on the 2023 QRL Hostplus Cup ladder is a commendable achievement considering the relative inexperience of the Hunters current playing roster. There is no doubt that the club is heading in…
There’s no sign of “Messi mania” abating anytime soon. Ticket prices for this Sunday’s match between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC are the most expensive for a Major League Soccer game ever, according to TickPick, an online marketplace. Average prices are around $690 — a 527% increase over the average ticket price of an MLS game, which used to cost $110 before soccer superstar Leo Messi joined the league. Currently, just days from the game, the cheapest ticket to see Messi take on last year’s MLS Cup winners will cost $785. Without Messi, prices fall sharply, with the cheapest…
Netball PNG aims to deliver a successful training camp for our PNG Pepes scheduled for this weekend. The team is expecting 13 Australian based and 11 PNG based players to trial out for 15 available spots. It is going to be a tough task for our national selectors as we aim to select the top and most skilled players to represent PNG in the upcoming Singapore Series in October 2023 and Pacific Games in November 2023. The 24 players have been invited to trial out this weekend and are expected to move into camp on Friday, 1st September 2023. Assistant…
The Sea Eagles ensured fan favourite Jake Trbojevic celebrated his 200th NRL game in style with a dominant 54-12 victory over the Wests Tigers on Friday night. Despite a disappointing end to the season, having fallen out of finals contention, Anthony Seibold’s side gave their home fans something to cheer about in the final round with young guns Tolutau Koula and Haumole Olakau’atu running riot and making a big statement for the 2024 season. Trbojevic made it a milestone match to remember when he went over in the 57th minute for his first try since Round 22 last season, thanks…
In their bid to end tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, Businesses for Health (B4H) is focused on promoting local languages ‘Tok Peles’ to raise awareness and prevent TB. By utilising ‘tok peles’ as a medium to communicate vital health information, the B4H project aims to bridge linguistic gaps and improve communication with families and communities. In every workplace training group, they encounter a rich mix of languages spoken at home by our trainees. While their new TB wardens are equipped with sophisticated awareness, prevention, and better workplace management of TB in English and Tok Pisin, B4H recognise that engaging families in…