Jessie Joe Nandye (born 22nd Aug 1985), also commonly known by his former name Jessie Joe Parker, is a Papua New Guinean former

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footballer who last played as a for

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in Betfred League 1. He is a Papua New Guinean international representative.

Playing career

After several impressive seasons in the PNG domestic league, Parker signed with the Northern Pride of the

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in 2009. In 2010, he joined the

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. Parker signed a two-year contract with the

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of the

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in September 2010, but was released after he did not report for 2011 pre-season training. He joined

in 2012 alongside fellow Papua New Guinean Glen Nami. Parker played his 100th match for Whitehaven on 28 March 2016 in their defeat by the

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Coaching career

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

Representative career

Parker represented

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

in 2007 when they played matches against

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and

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in Europe. In 2008, he was part of PNG's squad for the 2008 World Cup. He scored a try for PNG while competing at the

2009 Pacific Cup The 2009 Pacific Cup, known as the 2009 SP Brewery Pacific Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league competition held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The competing teams were the , , , , . Tonga, Fiji and PNG had their places in the draw co ...

. Parker played for PNG at the

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. He was a member of PNG's 2013 World Cup squad and scored a try against

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References

External links

Whitehaven profileFeatherstone Rovers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Jessie Joe 1985 births Living people 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 expatriate sportspeople in England 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 Place of birth missing (living people) Expatriate rugby league players in Australia Papua New Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Australia