2010 Australian Scholarship holder leave PNG


AFLPNG Coca Cola Talent Path Scholarship Participants left town last Friday 12th of February to take up places in Queensland Australia.

With the Coca Cola Talent Path Program already producing 5 AFLPNG players now listed to AFL Clubs the 12 unattached players sent down on Australian based scholarships will already know that he AFL has already coming knocking on PNG doors.

Ogla Pena (Western Highlands), Freddy Peni (New Ireland), John Vogae (West New Britain), Emmaus Wartovo (East New Britain) and Emmanuel Tupia (West New Britain) will be based out of the Gold Coast. Ferdinand Musi (East Sepik), John Ikupu (Eastern Highlands) will start their campaign from Townsville for the Queensland Country, Greg Aki (Western Highlands) and Larry Nao (Gulf) will base from the Sunshine Coast. Naime Gordon (Central) and Collins Slim (Oro) will be at the Northern Raiders in Brisbane and Amua Pirika (Central) and John James (NCD) will be based out of Brisbane.

The Coca Cola Talent Path has already put through to the AFL, David Meli to the Essendon Bombers, Peter Labi to the Carlton Blues, Donald Barry to the Brisbane Lions, and Stanis Susuve to the new Gold Coast Franchise. And the rumour mill has it that AFLPNG will announce that the Coca Cola Path will now have a staggering 10 participants signed to AFL Clubs by the month end.

The Coca Cola Talent Path is certainly a tried and tested model that has seen real results over the last 8 years from the Talent Camps right through to the Coca Cola Binatangs tours each year. With the AFL Clubs now committing to in country development and talent search PNG is poised no doubt to see more kids joining the ranks in AFL Clubs.