Association fulfilled what it set out to do: Parker

President Adam Parker says the Trans Pacific Cup has accomplished what the Papua New Guinea Mixed and Men’s Netball Association set out to achieve — exposure, publicity and engagement.
“It’s been a great challenge organising all this but the outcome is worth it and we have achieved what we wanted,” he said.
“Since netball is an Australian dominated sport, we probably shocked them when the Maleos (mixed team) won the last match (44-35).”
Parker said it was rare for a PNG team to beat an Australian side and he was pleased the Maleos achieved that in their first international appearance.
The three-match series started on Thursday and ended on Saturday, with a good crowd in attendance, including Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel.
In the first match, the Maleos lost 41-31.
The Australian Sonix won 41-38 in the second encounter, but the Maleos gave their fans something to cheer about with a 44-35 victory in the last match.
“To us we were not so worried about winning or losing,” Parker said.
“We wanted to gain exposure and experience.
“We were able to achieve that, so I am pleased.
“We are pleased that Australia agreed to come to take part in this.
“We chose to play Australia in this first Trans Pacific Cup because to be the best, you have to beat the best.”
“We are looking forward to another Trans Pacific Cup that is going to be hosted in 2020 in Australia.”
Parker thanked The National, Australian High Commission, Ela Motors, Harts Sports, Brian Bell Home Centres , PNG Sports Foundation and PNG High Performance Centre for getting behind the series as sponsors.