Port Moresby Australian Football League (AFL) fans can expect the start of the proper season this weekend following the successful completion of both the pre-season and the Easter Cup Challenge over the long Easter weekend.
Port Moresby AFL Association President Mr. Douglas Lai said that the proper season will start on Saturday 15th of April with time allowed afterwards for players to confirm their clubs for this season.
“For player movement, you are given two weeks of confirming your club for 2023, after that there will be no player movement,” said the president.
Mr. Lai said that everyone is excited and looking forward to the start of the proper season after warming themselves up in the pre-season and Easter Cup Challenge.
This season is also important for everyone because this year the AFL scouts will be out making selections of the best players, both male and female, to fill in the slots for the national teams in preparation for the International Cup (IC24) coming up next year in Australia.
Hence, 2023 will no doubt see some great competitions right across the country coming from the various AFL associations. Meanwhile, the long Easter weekend saw the Easter Cup Challenge in Port Moresby played out with players fitted into each regional teams.
The players were selected from the pre- season matches on Saturday 08th April to form the regional teams for the Easter Cup Challenge.
The Easter Cup saw at the end team NGI (New Guinea Islands) taking on team Momase in the grand final.
It was a hard match especially in muddy conditions, but the NGI boys handled themselves well and defeated the Momase boys.
Team NGI secured 4 goals and 3 behinds to score a total of 27, while Momase secured 1 goal and 2 behinds to score a total of just 8.