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GC17 EXTENDS INVITATION TO AFLPNG
The
newest AFL franchise the Gold Coast Suns extended an invitation for
AFLPNG to head to Queensland and gain a behind the scenes insight into
the 17th AFL Club.
Gold Coast CEO Travis Auld extended the invitation to improve the relationship between GC and AFLPNG.
AFLPNG Manager Walter Yangomina recently returned from the Gold Coast where he was given a run down on the newest AFL Club.
“GC’s coach Guy
McKenna is keen to tap into PNG and see what talent we have on offer.
Stanis Susuve from the Gulf Province has been on the Suns list for two
years and is doing really well. So hopefully his experience can
influence a lot of PNG Juniors”.
Mr.Yangomina is hopeful that with
the expansion of the AFL and with the increasing number of PNG kids
travelling to Australia to play football, a greater number playing AFL
at the highest level is within reach.
“The GC Suns
could open many doors for AFLPNG, they have a philosophy to build a
great club and with the AFL’s international push, the GC and AFLPNG are
on course to unearth and create opportunities for many kids”.
Yangomina continued to explain the
AFL’s intention to open up a 2nd tier Northern AFL competition that
will see a combination of AFL Queensland and AFL NSW,
“The combining of AFL Queensland and NSW teams now creates more of an
opportunity for our kids to push through the system in Australia”.
AFLPNG already has a Coca-Cola National Talent Pathway program that
allows kids every opportunity to develop their game. The development
program follows kids from a grassroots level, to the AFL Academy in
Bomana and hopefully to a football contract in Australia.
The GC senior management was briefed by Walter Yangomina on AFLPNGs
progress and their intentions of pushing talent through the AFL system.
The connection between AFLPNG and the GC Suns was initiated with AFLPNG
Chairman Scott Reid being the secretary in the original Gold Coast Team
Bid. This relationship is hopefully the first of many between AFLPNG
and the Suns.
Mr. Yangomina was grateful for the opportunity to mingle with GC
management and players, including former NRL Superstar Karmichael Hunt,
now an AFL Footballer.
“Getting a
glimpse at the new stadium on the Gold Coast was amazing, it was a
great opportunity to distinguish the relationship between the Suns and
AFLPNG”.
AFL PNG
PO BOX 1781, BOROKO NCD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3rd Floor Office 15, Ori Lvi Haus
Turumu Street Boroko, N.C.D
Phone:
+675 3254943 - +675 3412626
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