Jessie Joe Parker
PNG international rugby league footballer
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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 League 1.
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| Full name | Jessie Joe Nandye[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a Papua New Guinean international representative.
Playing career
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
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 |
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| 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
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 |