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Prior to the country’s independence in September 1975, the Papua and New Guinea trials was a popular and often brutal sporting fixture. That came to an end in 1974 and by March 1975, months before the country’s independence, the first zone trials were held.
We’ve gone through some of the records to find out just who were the players to “watch out” for as the sport entered a new era. The Zone trials became the basis on which the Papua New Guinea Kumuls team was selected.
There were for Zones: Southern, Northern Coastal, Highlands and Islands.
Southern Zone
Simon Sak
Ligo Ila
Elijah Mori
Sean Dorney
Taria Ravu
Lohia Daroa
Abel Koivi
Dikana Boge
Northern Zone
Foe Lari
Ewisa Labi
Skerry Palanga
Terry Heiler
Tara Gau
Steve Tsang
Kelly Orim
Joe Buboi
August Lavutu
Highlands Zone
Lyndon Cullen
Peter Barnanga
Uve Sabumei
Tony Borie
Set Tade
Martin Landu
Islands Zone
Martin Woo
Henry Kavanamur
John Wagambie
Paul Chue
Weekiang Tse
Eka Fae
John Mika
Julius Manoa
The first trials were held in Lae in March 1975.
Pics: Post Courier Archive
