Jessie Joe Parker

Jessie Joe Parker
Personal information
Full nameJessie Joe Nandye[1]
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 39)
Papua New Guinea
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Featherstone Rovers 15 17 0 0 68
2011 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
2012–21 Whitehaven 203 96 1 0 385
Total 218 113 1 0 453
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–13 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 7 3 0 0 12
2007–13 Papua New Guinea 13 2 0 0 8
Source: [2][3]
As of 9 November 2023

Jessie Joe Nandye (born 22nd Aug 1985), also commonly known by his former name Jessie Joe Parker, is a Papua New Guinean former rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for Whitehaven in League 1.

He is a Papua New Guinean international representative.

Playing career

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After several impressive seasons in the PNG SP Inter-City Cup playing for the Pagini Simbu Warriors, Parker signed with the Queensland Cup side, the Northern Pride based in Cairns.[4] However problems with visas prevented him coming to Australia.[5]

In 2010, he joined Featherstone Rovers.[6] Parker signed a two-year contract with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of the Super League in September 2010,[4] but was released after he did not report for 2011 pre-season training.[7] He joined Whitehaven in 2012 alongside fellow Papua New Guinean Glen Nami.[8] Parker played his 100th match for Whitehaven on 28 March 2016 in their defeat by the Batley Bulldogs.[9]

Coaching career

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Jesse Joe Parker became player/coach of NCL 3 side Hensingham ARLFC for the 2022 season.[10] He is currently the club's top scorer with 13 tries.

Club statistics
Season Team Competition Pld T G FG P
2010 Featherstone Rovers Championship 15 17 0 0 68
2012 Whitehaven RLFC Championship 1 18 9 0 0 36
2013 Championship 25 21 0 0 84
2014 25 17 1 0 70
2015 23 6 0 0 24
2016 25 7 0 0 28
2017 League 1 27 16 0 0 64
2018 25 7 0 0 28
Total 183 100 1 0 402

Representative career

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Parker represented Papua New Guinea in 2007 when they played matches against France and Wales in Europe. In 2008, he was part of PNG's squad for the 2008 World Cup.[11] He scored a try for PNG while competing at the 2009 Pacific Cup.[12][13] Parker played for PNG at the 2010 Four Nations.[14] He was a member of PNG's 2013 World Cup squad and scored a try against Samoa.

International statistics
Tournament Pld T G FG P
2007 tour of Europe 3 0 0 0 0
2008 World Cup 3 0 0 0 0
2009 Pacific Cup 1 1 0 0 4
2010 Four Nations 3 0 0 0 0
2013 World Cup 3 1 0 0 4
Total 13 2 0 0 8

References

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  1. ^ "Local rugby league stars make changes to names". The National. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Jessie Joe-Parker". loverugbyleague.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Jessie Joe Nandye". Rugby League Project.
  4. ^ a b "Wakefield sign Jessie Joe Parker from Featherstone". BBC. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ Omaro, Leslie (1 February 2008). "Kumul duo miss out". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Moresby.
  6. ^ "Duo UK-bound". The National. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Wakefield lose patience with new boy Jessie Joe Parker". BBC. 9 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker". BBC. 22 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Parker hailed after racking up 100 appearances for Whitehaven RL". News and Star. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Hensingham appoint Papua New Guinea international Jesse Joe Parker". 6 December 2021.
  11. ^ "PNG vow to upset World Cup odds". BBC. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Kumuls named". The National. 11 October 2009.
  13. ^ "PNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup". NRL.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Kumuls named". The National. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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