Jessie Joe Parker
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| Full name | Jessie Joe Nandye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1985 Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Betfred League 1.
He is a Papua New Guinean international representative.
Playing career
[edit]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 the 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
[edit]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.
| 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
[edit]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.
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Local rugby league stars make changes to names". The National. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Jessie Joe-Parker". loverugbyleague.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Jessie Joe Nandye". Rugby League Project.
- ^ a b "Wakefield sign Jessie Joe Parker from Featherstone". BBC. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Omaro, Leslie (1 February 2008). "Kumul duo miss out". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Moresby.
- ^ "Duo UK-bound". The National. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Wakefield lose patience with new boy Jessie Joe Parker". BBC. 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker". BBC. 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Parker hailed after racking up 100 appearances for Whitehaven RL". News and Star. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Hensingham appoint Papua New Guinea international Jesse Joe Parker". 6 December 2021.
- ^ "PNG vow to upset World Cup odds". BBC. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Kumuls named". The National. 11 October 2009.
- ^ "PNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup". NRL.com. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Kumuls named". The National. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- Papua New Guinean expatriate rugby league players in England
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Masta Mark Rangers players
- Mendi Muruks players
- Northern Pride RLFC players
- Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
- Papua New Guinean expatriate rugby league players
- Papua New Guinean rugby league players
- PNG Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Wakefield Trinity players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- Papua New Guinean expatriate rugby league players in Australia