Season 2017
Several Jets selected in the 2017 rugby league representative teams
The Newtown Jets might be negotiating a rocky pathway in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition at the present time, but the club has had six players chosen in the various rugby league rep teams named for next weekend’s matches. The Jets lost to Wentworthville 20-12 in the 9th round ISP NSW match played at…
Read MoreSunday’s match against Wentworthville is one between two teams fighting for a place in the top eight
The Jets will be relying on the younger brigade to bring them through at Ringrose on Sunday. Of the 19 Newtown players named in this weekend’s Big League magazine, eleven are 22 years old or younger. NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW – 9th Round Sunday, 30th April 2017 Ringrose Park Wentworthville (7th place, 6 points)…
Read MoreNarrow defeats are proving to be costly for the Jets
For the second time in three weeks, the Newtown Jets have been narrowly defeated by one of the Intrust Super Premiership’s top two teams. The Jets were at home at Henson Park for the first time this season and lost 19-16 to the second-placed Sydney Roosters partnership club, Wyong. The Central Coast team led 13-12…
Read MoreFor the second time in three weeks the Jets have gone very close to beating one of the competition’s top two teams
Jets get close to toppling Wyong but their own errors prove to be their undoing. NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW – 8th Round Saturday, 22nd April 2017 Henson Park Newtown v Wyong Kick-Off: 3.00pm. Referee: Chris Treneman Touch Judges: Matt Treneman and John Woods. Playing surface at Henson Park: Excellent. Weather: Fine, cloudy, 24 degrees…
Read MoreThe Jets are back at Henson Park on Saturday, 22nd April
There has been an extended run of away games, but the Newtown Jets return at last to their home ground, Henson Park, this Saturday, 22nd April. There are a lot of new faces in the Jets 2017 squad and they are sure to be motivated by the famous home ground atmosphere generated at Henson. The…
Read MoreAll roads lead to Henson Park this Saturday, 22nd April, when the Inner West’s favourite rugby league team, the Newtown Jets, play a competition game at home for the first time in 2017
It’s been a long wait … but those Boys in Royal Blue are back home at Henson Park this Saturday, 22nd April 2017. Their opponents are the Sydney Roosters partnership club, the Wyong Roos. This 8th Round Intrust Super Premiership NSW match is timed for kick-off at 3.00pm. The Jets are coming off a sensational…
Read MoreJets win last minute thriller against Penrith
The Newtown Jets secured two badly-needed competition points when they defeated Penrith Panthers 18-16 in the Intrust Super Premiership rugby league match at Pepper Stadium on Sunday. In a game played in very warm conditions, the Panthers led 10-0 at half-time and looked to have the match in hand when they led 16-6 with less…
Read MoreThe Jets turn on a thrilling finish against the Panthers
The Penrith Panthers led Newtown 16-6 with less than ten minutes left to play but they made the mistake of not securing the win when they had the opportunity to do so. The Jets scored two late tries – one from a 95 metre dash from an intercept that prevented an almost certain Penrith try,…
Read MoreThe Jets travel to Penrith on Sunday in pursuit of two badly-needed competition points
The Jets need to get their 2017 season back on the road when they take on the Panthers on Sunday. NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW – 7th Round Sunday, 16th April 2017 Pepper Stadium, Penrith Penrith (5th place, 6 points) v Newtown (8th place, 4 points) Kick-Off: 11.45am. Newtown’s team for Sunday is: Edrick Lee,…
Read MoreDetails from the ISP NSW 6th round match between New Zealand Warriors and Newtown, played at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland on Sunday, 9th April 2017
Jets get very close to toppling the undefeated competition leaders. Newtown took a strong side to Auckland for this 6th round Intrust Super Premiership match against the undefeated New Zealand Warriors. After what coach Greg Matterson described at fulltime as the team’s best performance so far this season, the Jets still came up just short…
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