Starspot Profile: T’Keyah Leong-Thompson
STARSPOT PROFILE NAME: T’Keyah Leong-Thompson
BIRTHPLACE: Brisbane, Australia
PNG ORIGIN: Kavieng, New Ireland
POSITION: Second Row, Lock
CLUB IN 2017: Souths Logan
REP HONOURS: School Rep Team and QLD PNG Kokomos
FAVOURITE SPORTSPERSON: Is it bad he is a Tennis Player? Haha… Novak Djokovic. If we’re talking footy, Jonathon Thurston.
FAVOURITE NRL TEAM: Anyone but the Broncos haha…
MAROONS OR BLUES: Blues
FAVOURITE FOOD: Ahh..hmm…Mum and My Aunts cooking especially their Chinese and Island food dishes
FAVOURITE MUSICIAN: Too many to name but Beyoncé would be a long running fave.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: 2 Broke Girls
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Happy Gilmore
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Adam Sandler or Channing Tatum
FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Sandra Bullock
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON AN ISLAND WHO WOULD THAT PERSON BE?: Probably my mother
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER?: My mother who has always been there from the moment she knew her daughter could play. To push and support me in a sport she never thought I’d play.
THOUGHTS ON & EXPERIENCE PLAYING WITH KOKOMOS WOMENS IN QPICC 2016:
It’s an experience like no other. To see it start in 2015 with a bunch of women who had never played to last year’s event, I can say the experience was greater because we kept some (more experienced teams) on their feet.
THOUGHTS ON QLD PNG RUGBY LEAGUE ORGANISATION: I believe they are doing the best job they can with the amount of young teens, Men & Women involved here. Can honestly say I appreciate the opportunity they have created for all of us to continue playing.
- Published in Kokomos - Hunters Meet and Greet 2022, Starspot Profile
Hunters Take on The Tigers At Home
For all those who are able to get out and cheer on the SP PNG Hunters as they look for their second win as they take on the Easts Tigers in front of their home crowd. And for those who aren’t able to make the trip you can always check it out on livestream!
- Published in Kokomos - Hunters Meet and Greet 2022
Hunters Score Their First Win In The Opening Round Of The 2017 Intrust Cup Season
Capras, Ken TOFILAU, opened proceedings in front of his home crowd at Rockhampton with an uncoverted try 8 minutes into the match.
Ase Boas scored the first points in the Hunters 2017 Intrust Cup Championship campaign with a penalty goal, unconverted try at the 16th minute and a converted try at the 28th minute.
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HALF TIME SCORE: PNG Hunters 12 vs Capras 4.
2ND HALF: Hunters looked set to continue the first half assault, with William Aquila scoring again just three minutes into the second half. The try was scored off a pin-point Bland Abavu kick into the corner. Boas missed the conversion. PNG 16 vs Capras 4.
But the Hunters took their foot off the pedal and Capras scored off a play from an earlier Kirisome break, Tofilau going in to for his second try for the day. PNG 16 vs Capras 8.
Silly penalties costing PNG positional play, and some half-hearted Hunters defence resulting in another Capras try. Tofilau bagging his first hat-trick for the season. PNG 16 vs Capras 12.
At the 57 minute mark, Capras scored again. The last three tries were scored on exactly the same blade of grass. This time Justin Tavae scored the four pointer. Same Hunters defensive players conceding the line.
The score was locked up at 16 all with 21 minutes to go.
With 11 minutes to go, Boas kicked a penalty goal to put Hunters 2 points in front. PNG 18 vs Capras 16.
The last ten minutes was characterised by both teams pressuring the other. Boas peppering the tryline with some beautifully placed kicking, but the Hunters were unable to capitalise.
It was Willie Minoga in the dying minutes of the game who made a crucial break, of an individual play, who scored the game winning try. Boas missing the kick.
FULLTIME SCORE: PNG Hunters 22 vs Capras 16.
My man of the match goes to Ase Boas. His kicking game proving the difference in a game where the Capras failed to convert a single try. His on field kicking game also demonstrated clear thinking and strategic maturity, which kept the pressure on the opposition.
If the Hunters are to make a concerted effort at making this Championship theirs they are going to have to work on creating a more disciplined, more aggressive defensive line, clean up the error count and learn not to nod off mid-game.
- Published in News, PNG Hunters
PNG Hunters Kick Off their Intrust Cup Season Tonight
The new look 2017 PNG Hunters kick off their Intrust Cup season tonight against the Central Queensland Capras. The Hunters will be hosted by the Capras at Browne Park with game scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. start.
Much has been said about Coach Mark Marum’s off-season approach to ensuring that the Hunters are as fit and in-form as possible, and it will be interesting to see how that has both hardened the defensive line up and tightened up a more cohesive attacking unit.
I for one am looking forward to the Hunters play, that distinctive PNG flamboyance is always a delight to watch.
Let’s hope the PNG Hunters can go the distance in 2017 and capture that elusive QLD Intrust Cup Championship victory!
For the official details and player line up, click here.
- Published in Kokomos - Hunters Meet and Greet 2022
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