Posts by Stuart McCarthy
Attention all Newtown Jets members, friends and supporters – you can still buy Jets clothing, merchandise and books
The Newtown Rugby League Football Club is pleased to announce that it will soon be launching a special fund-raising campaign with respect to the cancellation of the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW season and all of the associated implications. This innovative fund-raising and morale-boosting campaign is going to give Newtown Jets supporters and friends everywhere the…
Read MoreHere comes the cavalry – with something for you to do this Saturday afternoon (28th March)
The football may be off but you can still follow the Jets as a community! This week, our intrepid social media team is going to “live tweet” the Newtown versus Manly-Warringah elimination semi-final played at the SCG on Sunday, 13th September 1981 and we want you to be a part of it! You can log…
Read MoreNSWRL cancels Canterbury Cup NSW for 2020 season
Dear friends of the Newtown Jets, We have just received advice from the NSWRL that nine pathways competitions including the Canterbury Cup NSW have been cancelled for 2020. For more information: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/nswrl-cancels-nine-competitions-for-2020-season/ We will be in touch in more detail ASAP about what this means for our immediate future and how members, supporters & friends…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY – John Raper
This weekend, Newtown was scheduled to play Newcastle at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Kogarah, home of the Saints. Our NRL partners, Cronulla-Sutherland were to be the home team. With that in mind, we’ve decided to profile rugby league immortal, Johnny Raper, thanks to our partners at Schofield King Lawyers Why? Well, Raper debuted for Newtown,…
Read MoreA heartfelt message to all of our Newtown Jets members, supporters and friends
Make no mistake, we are living in extraordinary times. This is a call from our players, coaching staff, team staff and club Directors to all of our members, supporters and friends to get behind the Jets in these uncertain times and help to keep this famous old club going. Unlike most of our opposition clubs…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: Bill Noonan
While the Canterbury Cup may be postponed until at least June, we’re still going to be publishing our Schofield King Throwback Thursday articles. This weekend, we were scheduled to play Canterbury, so we’re going to look back at a Kiwi international who represented both Canterbury and Newtown with distinction, Bill Noonan. Originally from Christchurch, Noonan was selected…
Read MoreNSWRL suspends all competitions over COVID-19
c/- www.nswrl.com.au A special meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Board has agreed to postpone all Community Rugby League until at least 1 May 2020, effective immediately, while all major NSWRL competitions have been suspended until 31 May in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made by the NSWRL in…
Read MoreNewtown Jets Team List v Canterbury Bulldogs Sat 21st March, 2020
Newtown Jets has named its team for the Canterbury Cup NSW Round 2 clash versus Canterbury Bulldogs currently scheduled to be played at Belmore Sportsground, Saturday 21st March, 3.30pm kick-off. Many thanks to our Player Sponsors listed in brackets. 1 Tyla Tamou (Manoosh Pizzeria) 2 Jackson Ferris (Golden Barley Hotel) 3 Jensen Taumoepeau (Charles Bailey…
Read MoreJets make an impressive start to the 2020 season
Newtown Jets, the defending Canterbury Cup NSW premiers, defeated South Sydney 32-12 in the opening competition round played at Metricon High Performance Centre (Redfern Oval) on Sunday afternoon. South Sydney opened the scoring with a converted try in the fourth minute and the Rabbitohs then dominated possession and territory for most of the first quarter.…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday – Wilson and the Wok’s debut assignment
Thanks to Schofield King Lawyers, Throwback Thursday is back for another season and this week we’re looking at the last time we took on the Bunnies in Round 1 at Redfern. The year was 1979 and following a last-place finish the previous three seasons, Newtown recruited a relatively unknown coach from Western Suburbs’ lower grades…
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