D-Day for media pool comp

THE moment of truth in the inaugural 2008 Telikom Media Pool competition will be revealed tomorrow as minor premier Paul Paraka Spin Doctors and Cool Graphics Wokabout fight for supremacy in the grand final for the Telikom Cup.
Team National and the ‘sago boys’ Poi Nangu will challenge for third ranking at the media fraternity’s hotly contested sporting events.
Bookmakers’ favourite Spin Doctors, who pocketed K1,000 cash and the IBS Trophy for finishing the season at the top of the points table, will be looking to carry on the form into the crunch match against the equally determined Wokabaout.
Spin Doctor’s captain Dominic Krau acknowledged that their opponents were tough but his camp were confident of lifting the coveted Telikom Cup.
“We respect our opponents but we are confident of pulling off the big one, given the quality of players we have in the team,” Krau said.
Krau also thanked their sponsor Paul Paraka Lawyers for their support.
Wokabaout skipper Joe Kaiyo said his team made their way up from the bottom eight and have the potential to go further.
“Our opponents were very good and we respected them. We are here because of our self-belief and we believe that can take us through tomorrow,” Kaiyo said.
Best male player, best female player and the overall player of the competition as voted by their peers after each match throughout the competition will be recognised.
The player of the competition trophy is sponsored by NBC and managing director Joe Ealadona has named it the Bunam Lakasa Trophy after the late Morobean colleague.
The organising committee has confirmed the cash prizes and awards for the grand final day as follows:Major premiers – K3,000 and Telikom Cup; runners-ups K2,000 and PicknBuy24.com Trophy; minor premiers – K1,000 and IBS Trophy; third place – K1,500, fourth place – K1,000, fifth and sixth – K600; and, seventh and eight – K500 each.
The rest of the teams in the competitions will each receive consolidation cash prizes of K400 each.

Round 11 Draws for Saturday 23rd August

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Ladder after Round 10 (Saturday August 16)

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2008 Telikom Media Pool (Eight-Ball) Competition Round #10 Results

C/Stoppers 5 d NCDC 2

National 5 d S/Doctors 2

Niusmakers 4 d P/Nangu 3

Komodo 5 d M/Media 2

NCDC 4 d PC Nambawan 3

PC Weekender 4 d Wantok 3

S/Chronicle 7 d NBC 0 on forfeit

C/Stoppers 6 d Wantok 1

FM 100 4 d Freelancers 3

GC Wokabout 4 d FM100 3

Komodo 6 d Freelancers 1

National 5 d S/Chronicle 2

Round 8 Draws for Saturday August 2

11.00am

Table 1
NBC v NCDC

Ref: S/Chronicle

Table 2
P/Nangu v National

Ref: S/Doctors

Table 3
Freelancers v Niusmakers

Ref: Nambawan

Table 4
Weekender v Wokabout

Ref: Wantok


1.00pm

Table 1
Weekenders v P/Nangu

Ref: Komodo

Table 2
NCDC v Niusmakers

Ref: NBC

Table 3
Wantok v National

Ref: C/Stoppers

Table 4
Nambawan v S/Chronicle

Ref: FM100

3.00pm

Table 1
S/Chronicle v Komodo

Ref: P/Nangu

Table 2
C/Stoppers v Freelancers

Ref: Newsmakers

Table 3
M/Media v Nambawan

Ref: National

Table 4
S/Doctors v FM100

Ref: Weekender

NOTE
1. Please turn up 30 minutes before starting time.
2. Fill out Team Sheets and give to referee before start of the match.
3. Both captains to sign at end of match and give team sheet to Lucy Kapi.
4. Remember to settle any disputes re rules etc on the spot before proceeding with the game.
5. Teams to nominate referees and referee as above – See match Director re rules before game.


Happy Potting!!!!!!

Ladder after Round 7 (Saturday July 26)

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Round 7 Results for Saturday July 26

S/Doctors 7 d Niusmakers 0

M/Media 6 d FM100 1

C/Stoppers 6 d S/Chronicle 1

M/Media 4 d PC Weekenders 3

S/Doctors 4 d Komodo 3

National 5 d Freelancers 2

NCDC 4 d FM100 3

P/Nangu 4 d C/Stoppers 3

PC Nambawan 5 d Wantok 2

NBC 4 d P/Nangu 3

Wantok 4 d Niusmakers 3

Komodo 4 d Wokabout 3

Thought for today...

Reminder Notice

Dear all,

This is just to remind all media personnel involved in the 2008 Telikom Media Pool Competition that our fundraising dance is scheduled for Saturday August 16, 2008, at The Junction Club, Holiday Inn.

I have distributed 30 tickets each to each team captains/reps last Saturday at Lamana to distribute amongst yourselves to sell.

A ticket is K15 pre-sold and K20 at the gate.

Remember, we only have less than three weeks to sell these tickets, so the committee is appealing to each team captains and their players to support the committee’s efforts in this fundraising by way of fast selling all the tickets.

If you need extra tickets, do not hesitate to call me on 324 6888 or email me on this email, lkapi@thenational.com.pg, or come by The National office to see me.

Thank you.

Yours in Media Pool Comp

Lucy
Coordinator

Want your own Blog or Website

I have been inundated with querries from many of my journalism colleagues wanting to build their own Blog or website.

If you need any assistance in this regards, email me on malumnalu@gmail.com or phone (675) 3446734 or mobile (675) 6849763.

It will, of course, cost you a 6-pack!

Malum

Ladder after Round 6 (Saturday July 19)

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Round 7 Draws for Saturday 26th July

Note: The organising committee had not sent in results from last week and the ladder at the time of posting.

11am
1. Spin Doctors v Niusmakers
2. Madame Media v Weekender
3. NCDC v FM100
4. NBC v Poi Nangu

1pm
1. FM100 v Madame Media
2. Spin Doctors v Komodo
3. Poi Nangu v Crime Stoppers
4. Wantok v Niusmakers

3pm
1. Sunday Chronicle v Crime Stoppers
2. Freelancers v National
3. Wantok v Nambawan
4. Wokabout v Komodo

Round 6 pictures

I wanna rock!

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Profile of Chairman Colin Taimbari

Colin Taimbari is the founding Chairman of the Telikom Media Pool Competition.

While in the final semester of his Bachelor in Journalism program at the University of Papua New Guinea, he was employed by the Post-Courier newspaper and went on to spend 10 years as a print journalist.

He resigned from mainstream journalism as the Chief Political Reporter of The National newspaper in late 2003.

As a journalist, Colin Taimbari has widely covered PNG and the region.

He was awarded the PNG Journalist of the Year Award by the Divine Word University in 2002 and in 2003 won the Commonwealth Press Union's prestigious Harry Britain Fellowship spending two months in the United Kingdom on a study trip.

Colin Taimbari is currently the Public Relations Coordinator for the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority and also serves as a Director on the Board of the Surfing Association of PNG.

Round 5 Pictures