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| Full name | Jessie Joe Nandye [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1985 Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessie Joe Nandye (born 22nd Aug 1985), also commonly known by his former name Jessie Joe Parker, is a Papua New Guinean former rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for Whitehaven in Betfred League 1.
He is a Papua New Guinean international representative.
After several impressive seasons in the PNG SP Inter-City Cup playing for the Pagini Simbu Warriors, Parker signed with the Queensland Cup side, the Northern Pride based in Cairns. [4] However problems with visas prevented him coming to Australia. [5]
In 2010, he joined the Featherstone Rovers. [6] Parker signed a two-year contract with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of the Super League in September 2010, [4] but was released after he did not report for 2011 pre-season training. [7] He joined Whitehaven in 2012 alongside fellow Papua New Guinean Glen Nami. [8] Parker played his 100th match for Whitehaven on 28 March 2016 in their defeat by the Batley Bulldogs. [9]
Jesse Joe Parker became player/coach of NCL 3 side Hensingham ARLFC for the 2022 season. [10] He is currently the club's top scorer with 13 tries.
| Season | Team | Competition | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Featherstone Rovers | Championship | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2012 |  Whitehaven RLFC | Championship 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2013 | Championship | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
| 2014 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 70 | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2016 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2017 | League 1 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| 2018 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Total | 183 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 402 | ||
Parker represented Papua New Guinea in 2007 when they played matches against France and Wales in Europe. In 2008, he was part of PNG's squad for the 2008 World Cup. [11] He scored a try for PNG while competing at the 2009 Pacific Cup. [12] [13] Parker played for PNG at the 2010 Four Nations. [14] He was a member of PNG's 2013 World Cup squad and scored a try against Samoa.
| Tournament | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 tour of Europe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pacific Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 Four Nations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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