Despite the best hopes of many thousands of Newtown supporters, the Jets fell short in their quest for the 2026 NSW Cup premiership honours. A disciplined, well-prepared and talented Penrith team won last Saturday night’s Grand Final at CommBank Stadium convincingly by 36-6.

After looking like they would drop out of the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup top five back in mid-July, the Newtown Jets have won nine matches in succession to take their place in this Saturday’s NSW Cup premiership decider against the Penrith Panthers.

The Newtown Jets have been involved in quite a number of exciting finishes over the years in the NSW Cup competition, but not many have been as thrilling as last Saturday’s elimination semi-final victory over old-time rivals, the North Sydney Bears.

The Newtown Jets have advanced to the Minor Semi-Final stage of the 2026 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition, after defeating the New Zealand Warriors 24-18 in the Elimination Semi-Final played at the St George Venues Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah last Saturday.

Newtown made it six wins in a row with a swashbuckling 50-16 win over Parramatta in the final competition round of the 2026 Knock-On NSW Cup, played at Kellyville last Sunday.

This was a rugby league match that had everything, with these two NSW Rugby League 1908 foundation clubs turning on a gripping performance.

Grey skies and the likelihood of rain kept some fans away from Henson Park last Saturday, but those who were in attendance saw a most intriguing game.

Last Sunday’s away game against St George-Illawarra at the well-appointed Collegians Sports Complex in Figtree had plenty of danger signs for the Newtown Jets.

Last Saturday’s match at Henson Park was a clash of the fourth-placed South Sydney versus the fifth-placed Newtown, with the outcome being of great importance to both clubs’ finals hopes.

The Newtown Jets broke a worrying sequence of three losses with a 52-6 trouncing of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 21st round NSW Cup match, played at 4 Pines Park (Brookvale) last Sunday afternoon.