NMSA take early lead in Media Pool competition

ROOKIES National Maritime Safety Authority Messengers have taken an early lead atop the ladder after the Media Pool Competition cued off in Port Moresby last Saturday.
Henry Yamo’s team lead the top-eight, followed by Tourism Promotion Authority, Poi Nangu, Spin Doctors, Auditor-General, DataCo Pebbles, Freelancers and Mustangs.
Reigning champions Spin Doctors are also poised for another great season with key players in patron Dr Sam Yockopua, Kim Kala, Larsan Kay, Peter Yuru and Robert Bire.
But Yamo has other ideas as he and vice-captain George Dee, as well as their teammates, have some tricks up their sleeves.
Spin Doctors will be aiming for a fifth championship, but that remains to be seen as strong contenders in 2021 runners-up DataCo Pebbles, Mustangs and Tropical Storms will be sure to up the ante among an array of equally-formidable players in the other teams.
Some teams to watch are Papuan Blacks, Poi Nangu, Famagusta and Bank of Papua New Guinea.
South Pacific Brewery has stepped up once again as the competition’s major sponsor with K30,500 up for grabs.
Games one and two cued off last Saturday. Games three and four will be played tomorrow.
Twenty teams have registered for the two-round, 19-week competition which will end in September.
The other teams are City Hall, Cool Graffix, Fast Cool Striders, Freelancers, Lamana, Mining, Mirror, Money Shots and PNG Power Volts. Meanwhile, committee chairman Kepson Pundu welcomed the old and new teams.
“It’s confirmed that 20 teams are competing this year,” he said.
“We have teams from the public and private sectors as well as teams from individual sponsors, including three sides from the Hanuabada Pool Association.
“We now have a committee that will bring this competition to the next level.
“We will deliver to the expectations of sponsors and players.”
Pundu said teams had until May 14 to be in full uniform.
He said sides that had not paid their full team and player registration fees would be penalised by way of a two-point deduction from the ladder.