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.

The Newtown Jets are now in dangerous territory on the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition table, having been relegated to seventh position following their 16-14 loss to the second-placed Newcastle Knights at Henson Park last Saturday.

The Newtown Jets narrowly retained their fifth position on the NSW Cup competition table after losing 20-18 to the 13th placed Melbourne Storm at Henson Park last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets missed the chance of moving on up into third place on the NSW Cup competition table when they lost narrowly to North Sydney, by 12 points to 10, in the 18th round NSW Cup match played at North Sydney Oval last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets made a triumphant return to Allianz Stadium (formerly known as the Sydney Football Stadium) last Sunday afternoon, a venue that they had not graced since the 19th July 2014.

The New Zealand Warriors have been represented in the NSW Cup competition since 2007, and the Newtown Jets have usually found the away game in Auckland to be a difficult assignment.

The Jets were defeated by 30-22 in last Saturday’s match, due in part to the Warriors racing away to an 18-0 lead after 12 minutes of the first half.

A perfect sunny winter’s day; a good crowd was in attendance; the refurbished Henson Park crowd amenities looked resplendent; the playing surface was excellent; and most of all, the Newtown Jets and St George-Illawarra Dragons turned on a thrilling, high standard contest.

The Newtown Jets claimed two valuable competition points when they defeated Manly-Warringah by 34-20 at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday at North Sydney Oval the Jets were well beaten by the Newcastle Knights, who trounced Newtown by 44-22 after leading 28-0 at half-time and by 38-0 after 49 minutes. .

In the wake of the previous weekend’s lacklustre performance against the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Newtown Jets travelled to Coogee Oval to take on the third-placed South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Wests Magpies took possession of the Tom Raudonikis Cup for 2026 by defeating the Newtown Jets 28-4 in the 9th round NSW Cup match played at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Newtown Jets played their first night game at Henson Park for nearly ten years last Saturday, in defeating Canterbury-Bankstown 25-10 in what was an impressive display.

In a game where the fortunes of rugby league football swung wildly in favour of both teams at opposite ends of the match, Newtown won a real thriller against the Sydney Roosters by 33-32, by way of a 79th minute field goal kicked by the Jets halfback Riley Pollard.

Last Saturday’s match at Henson Park brought together the 2024 and the 2025 premiers. The Wahs might have lost several players from last year’s premiership-winning squad, but Saturday’s game was still expected to be a thrilling showdown.

The Newtown Jets gained two valuable competition points when they defeated the Canberra Raiders 34-26 at the GIO Stadium, Canberra last Sunday. 

Coach George Ndaira put it down to a combination of errors, moments of ill-discipline and the failure to execute possible scoring opportunities at critical moments in the second half. Lessons to be learned.