2023 Prime Minister’s XIII Papua New Guinea v Australia: Teams and Game Day

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2023 Prime Minister’s XIII Papua New Guinea v Australia: Teams and Game Day

Men's Prime Minister's XIII - Papua New Guinea v Australia
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Saturday 23 September 4:00pm
Broadcast: Fox League/Kayo and Nine /9Now

Papua New Guinea: 1. Treigh Stewart 2. Robert Derby 3. Rodrick Tai 4. Zac Laybutt 5. Nene MacDonald 6. Gary James 7. Kyle Laybutt 8. Epel Kapinias 9. Judah Rimbu 10. Valentine Richard 11. Nixon Putt 12. Jeremiah Simbiken 13. Cruise Ten

14. Morea Morea 15. Junior Rop 16. Tommy Moide 17. Seal Kalo

18. Benji Kot

Australia: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Josh Addo-Carr 3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 4. Zac Lomax 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Cody Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jake Trbojevic 9. Ben Hunt 10. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 11. Hudson Young 12. Reuben Cotter 13. Cameron Murray

14. Reece Robson 15. Nicho Hynes 16. Tom Dearden 17. Alofiana Khan-Periera

18. Cameron McInnes 19. Emre Guler 20. Michael Molo

Referee: Peter Gough
Touch judges: Dan Schwass, Clayton Wills

Women's Prime Minister's XIII - Papua New Guinea v Australia
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Saturday 23 September 2:00pm
Broadcast: Fox League/Kayo and Nine /9Now

Papua New Guinea: 1. Almah Johnson 2. Belinda Gwasamun 3. Bertshiba Awoi 4. Emily Veivers 5. Essay Banu 6. Freda Waula 7. Gloria Kaupa 8. Jessikah Reeves 9. Latoniya Norris 10. Leila Kerowa 11. Lyiannah Allan 12. Mala Mark 13. Martha Molowia

14. Roswita Kapo 15. Lancy Laki 16. Sera Koroi 17. Shellie Long

18. Ua Ravu

Australia: 1. Teagan Berry 2. Jakiya Whitfield 3. Cassey Tohi-Hiku 4. Keisha-Leigh Coolwell 5. Kimberley Hunt 6. Botille Vette-Welsh 7. Rachael Pearson 8. Tallisha Harden 9. Emma Manzelmann 10. Janelle Williams 11. Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 12. China Polata 13. Kennedy Cherrington

14. Taneka Todhunter 15. Jasmin Morrissey 16. Brooke Anderson 17. Abbi Church

18. Rueben Cherrington 19. Quincy Dodd 20. Christian Pio

Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

[-PJ-]

Cruise Ten

We have a winner..

[Billy Walker]

Cruise Ten

We have a winner..

I like Abbi Church - impressive naming your child after 2 religious buildings. I wonder if her middle name is synagogue?

[greeneyed]

Canberra Raider Emre Guler's Prime Minister's XIII pick-me-up has him aiming for higher honours

It's the PM's pick-me-up that helped wipe out his finals blues. Now Emre Guler's hoping it will launch his State of Origin and international careers.

"I'd love to. That's something you want to do is play Origin, play for your country so that's something I'd love to do," Guler said. "Plenty of hard work and sacrifices ahead and time will tell.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

The role Warriors star Shaun Johnson played in Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad's resurrection

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gives the credit to Warriors first-year coach Andrew Webster for making him a more complete player. In 2023, CNK has produced a career-high seven try assists - more than double his previous best.

"Webby's just really simplified my game for me and for me the simpler it is the better it is," he said with a cheeky laugh. "I've got a real minimalist job if you break it down and the confidence Webby gives me as well is massive, as well as my teammates around me."

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

[The Greenhouse]

Welcome to our coverage of today’s Prime Minister’s XIII matches.

Presently, two Defence Women’s teams are playing, with Papua New Guinea leading Australia 6-0. 30C in Port Moresby right now.

LIVE STREAM: Women's PNG Defence Force v Women's Australian Defence Force: https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/09/23/def ... df-vs-adf/

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Women’s Defence

FULL TIME

Papua New Guinea 10
Australia 0

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There are late team changes for the Prime Ministers' Women's clash, but difficult to find the team lists other than on the broadcasts. The Raiders players to watch are prop Janelle Williams for Australia and Ua Ravu who is now starting for Papua New Guinea. Broadcast underway on Nine, scheduled start on Fox League is 1:50pm. Kick off is at 2:00pm. We'll have live score updates. Please add your own commentary.

[The Greenhouse]

Teams are out on the field now, meeting dignitaries. Now for the national anthems.

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Australia kicks off in the women's clash... we are underway at Port Moresby.

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2nd min TRY AUSTRALIA to centre Cassey Tohi-Hiku, on their first set. No conversion.

Australia 4-0

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14th min TRY AUSTRALIA in the corner for winger Jakiya Whitfeld. Long pass from five eighth Botille Vette-Welsh to set it up. No conversion from Rachael Pearson from the sideline.

Australia 8-0

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23rd min TRY AUSTRALIA to centre Cassey Tohi-Hiku, it’s just the result of good individual running and dummying. Again no conversion, kicking into quite strong wind.

Australia 12-0

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27th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Cassey Tohi-Hiku, her second. She made a break out wide and ran 60 metres to score, planting the ball under the posts. Converted Rueben Cherrington, who took over the kicking after the first two attempts. Australia has had virtually all the territory.

Australia 18-0

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PNG nearly over, but it is ruled to haven knocked on in the grounding. The siren goes early. Seems they forgot to stop the clock during drinks.

HALF TIME

Australia 18
Papua New Guinea 0

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43rd min TRY AUSTRALIA to centre Keisha-Leigh Coolwell, the result of a good shift to the left, and some nice evasive stepping at the end. Rachael Pearson converts.

Australia 24-0

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48th min TRY PAPUA NEW GUINEA to Ua Ravu! The Canberra Raiders hooker goes over from dummy half, nice dummy and the gap opens on the goal line. No conversion, the ball goes under the crossbar, from a relatively easy position.

Australia 24-4

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53rd min TRY AUSTRALIA to Canberra Raiders junior Kayla Fleming! She’s just come onto the field and was a late inclusion.

Australia 30-4

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57th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Jakiya Whitfeld, she’s got a hat trick! She backs up a break down the left edge, and wrong foots the defence by running back in field. Rachael Pearson converts.

Australia 36-4

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60th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Jasmin Morrissey in the corner, passed wide and she steps and goes over from almost a standing start.

Australia 40-4

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63rd min TRY AUSTRALIA to Jakiya Whitfeld, makes a break on the halfway out wide. Converted.

Australia 46-4

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66th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Abbi Church, they strike again on the left edge. Rachael Pearson gets the conversion. That’s 50 points!

Australia 52-4

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70th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Teagan Berry, races away after the siren. The referee missed a push on a PNG player in the lead up, which impeded her getting to the ball. No conversion Harden.

FULL TIME

Australia 56
Papua New Guinea 4

MATCH REPORT: Whitfeld bags four in big win for Australian PM's XIII



Winger Jakiya Whitfeld ran in four tries as the Australian Prime Minister's XIII overcame their Papua New Guinea counterparts 56-4 on Saturday afternoon. Whitfeld, who spent this NRLW season with the Wests Tigers, scored a double in each half in an impressive showing which included running for over 200 metres.

While it was a comfortable win for the visitors in the end, it was a performance likely to have pleased PNG coach Ben Jeffries on the back of the Test side making it through to the World Cup semi-finals last year.

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/09/23/whi ... -pms-xiii/

[The Greenhouse]

The teams are now on the field for the men’s clash. Hudson Young is the only Raider in the starting line up, Emre Guler is the 18th man.

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Australia kicks off in the men's match, we are underway!

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5th min TRY PAPUA NEW GUINEA to Nene MacDonald. What a start for the home team! Australia could not defuse the kick, it was loose on the ground in the in goal. The crowd is singing. Converted Zac Laybutt.

Papua New Guinea 6-0

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Line drop out for PNG goes 70 metres! The wind is strong and at the backs of Papua New Guinea in the first half.

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15th min High contact on Hudson Young, he makes the error.

[Hong Kong Raider]

Hudson Young wants to join plodville

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17th min TRY AUSTRALIA to winger Murray Taulagi off the scrum play, good shift to the left. Zac Lomax converts.

Papua New Guinea 6
Australia 6

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Emre Guler has been brought into the game, and he's been busy so far.

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34th min TRY AUSTRALIA to Hudson Young! He just runs back on the inside, a bit of a step, and he's over. Zac Lomax converts. Australia has been very clunky.

Australia 12-6

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HALF TIME

Australia 12
Papua New Guinea 6

[dubby]

Fergus, why is there a CNK story in this thread?

[RedRaider]

Australia looking like a side with limited training as a squad which is exactly what they are. Running into a strong wind in the 1st half too. I expect the Australians to use the wind to play most of the second half in the PNG end of the field. Australia lead 12-6 at half time and PNG starting to show signs of tiredness due to the pace of the game. From a Raiders point of view a good try to Hudson Young running back at an angle into a gap. I think we'll see some razzle dazzle from the Australians in the 2nd half.

[The Greenhouse]

What an incredible kick off from Papua New Guinea to start the second half... it was short, broke the 10 metres plane, then blew backwards 20-30 metres.