AFL PNG :: pure AFL . . . purely Papua New Guinea

2008 saw the third Australian Football International Cup take place in Melbourne, Australia. After 11 nations competed in both 2002 and 2005, the third International Cup is looking to expand and reflect the current growth in International Football over the past decade. The Cup was played over the period 27 August 2008 until 05 September 2008, in Melbourne and at Warrnambool in Country Victoria

Papua New Guinea has been invited to send their “Mosquitoes” team to this, the third AFL International Cup and part of the 150th celebrations of the AFL. After finishing Runners- Up in the last two they are eager to make it “third time Lucky”

AFLPNG is delighted to announce that Telikom PNG has come on board as the Major Naming right Sponsor for the 2008 PNG “Telikom Mosquitoes”

Country: Papua New Guinea

Uniform: Black with red/Yellow slashes and Bird of Paradise

Coach: Andrew Cadzow

Assistant Coach: Pepe Kila

Team Manager: Walter Yangomina

Host Club: Essendon Bombers/Brisbane Lions

Full Team list:

Number	Given Name	Surname	Province/Club	Age	Height	Weight
1	Rex	Leka	Central	33	175	74
2	Joe	Ila	Central	22	174	75
3	John	James	Gulf	19	180	76
4	Willy	Aisi	Central	18	175	75
5	Desmond	Nalong	Morobe	20	171	69
6	Augustine	Bede	West New Brittain	17	167	62
7	Elija	Barowai	Western Highlands	19	169	59
8	Sylvester	Mangoea	West New Brittain	21	175	78
9	Boas	Keu	West New Brittain	24	174	73
10	Alois	Baleko	West New Brittain	25	171	76
11	David	Evertius	Central	21	171	77
12	Emas	Wartova	East New Brittain	21	173	79
13	Zachary	Rava	West New Brittain	22	175	77
14	Peter	Milaure	Gulf	20	184	79
15	Desmond	Waluka	West New Brittain	20	179	77
16	Jimmy	Logha	West New Brittain	26	175	78
17	Stanis	Susuve	Gulf	18	176	88
18	Amua	Pirika	Central	17	190	77
19	Peter	Labi	Eastern Highlands	17	184	76
20	Mesa	Dorogori	Western Province	25	185	79
21	Raga	Raga	Central	23	87	81
22	Overa	Gibson	Gulf	36	189	84
23	Donald	Barry	Gulf	19	180	76
24	Alistair	Sioni	West New Brittain	24	184	85
25	Henry	Henry	East New Brittain	24	175	80
26	John	Vincent	Gulf	18	177	74
27	Bruce	Savara	West New Brittain	29	185	82
28	Emmanual	Tupia	West New Brittain	17	183	76
29	Niki	Appamumu	West New Brittain	27	185	81
30	Ali	Pinda	Chimbu	19	184	85
31	Seanan	Carbry (E)	Central	18	194	80
32	David	Meli (E)	West New Brittain	16	177	70
33	Johnny	Vogoe(E)	West New Brittain	17	182	82
34	Tienan	Carbry	Central	16	194	79