Season 2019

The Newtown Jets booked themselves a place in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW finals with their energised 42-14 win against Western Suburbs at Henson Park last Saturday. They play the Newcastle Knights at Henson Park this Saturday, 31st August, and will be aiming to go into the 2019 finals on the back of another polished…

The Newtown Jets turned on some spectacular moments for the Henson Park crowd and the live television audience in their 42-14 win against Western Suburbs on Saturday. The Jets had led 26-8 at half-time and scored eight tries to three in a display that thrilled their loyal supporters. Newtown trailed 8-4 midway through the first…

The Newtown Jets and Western Suburbs Magpies clubs head into Saturday’s 23rd round Canterbury Cup confrontation with a place in the competition’s top eight on the line. The Jets are in 7th position on 21 points and Wests are in 10th place and only two points behind on 19. In fact second tier rugby league…

The Newtown Jets have a bye this coming weekend, 17th/18th August, in what is the 22nd round of the Canterbury Cup NSW competition. The bye gives the Jets players the chance to shake off niggling injuries and to get ready for their home game against Western Suburbs Magpies on Saturday, 24th August. The details of…

The Newtown Jets have shown once again that their best performances in 2019 can be against opposition teams in the higher levels of the Canterbury Cup NSW competition table. On Friday night, in bitterly cold conditions at Panthers Stadium, the tenth-placed Jets went in as rank underdogs against the third-placed Penrith Panthers. Things looked grim…

The Jets travel to the foot of the Blue Mountains tomorrow for a rare Friday evening appointment with the Penrith Panthers. Newtown’s finals hopes took a heavy blow with last Saturday’s loss to the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, and the outcome of this 21st round Canterbury Cup fixture against the Panthers now takes on the…

The Newtown Jets dropped valuable competition points when they lost 26-24 to Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Canterbury Cup match played on Saturday at Lottoland (Brookvale Oval). Newtown led 18-4 at halftime, and increased this lead to 20-4 early in the second half. The Jets paid heavily for a poor second half completion rate,…

Jets coach Greg Matterson will have a very clear message for his players in Saturday’s Canterbury Cup NSW match against Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles at Lottoland (Brookvale Oval). Last Saturday’s sensational upset win against the competition leaders Canterbury-Bankstown, played in front of a massive crowd at Henson Park, will count for nothing if the Jets…

It truly was a day to remember for the Newtown Jets at Henson Park on Saturday. The combination of the Jets-Bulldogs Canterbury Cup clash and the fourth annual Beer, Footy and Food Festival drew a crowd estimated by authoritative sources as being in excess of 10,000. In addition to the wonderful atmosphere created by the…

The anticipated big attendance at the 2019 Beer, Footy & Food Festival at Henson Park on Saturday should provide the partisan atmosphere to get the Newtown Jets home against their highly-rated opponents, Canterbury-Bankstown. The Bulldogs are currently top of the Canterbury Cup NSW premiership table and the Jets are just outside of the top eight…