Jets blow Sea Eagles away with second half points deluge

Newtown’s44-28 win against the Manly-Warringah partnership club, Blacktown Workers SeaEagles, at Henson Park on Sunday was a game of two very different halves ofrugby league.

TheJets led 12-6 at halftime after what had been a fiercely-contested and tenseopening forty minutes. The Sea Eagles had looked dangerous with the ball andthe second half shaped up as a tough, “take no prisoners” style of contest.

Newtownscored in the first minute of the second session and then proceeded to takecontrol of the game midway through the half as the Jets ran in four tries inthe space of ten minutes. The home team raced away to a 38-12 lead but concededthree tries late in the match that could have brought the Sea Eagles back intocontention.

Jetsbackrower Siosifa Talakai was in outstanding form, playing a major role inthree tries and scoring one himself. Jack A. Williams, Matt Evans, RonaldoMulitalo, Jackson Ferris and Braydon Trindall were the best of the backline,while Talakai, Daniel Vasquez and Jimmy Jolliffe were the best forwards.Jolliffe, a popular identity with the Newtown supporters, was playing his 50^thgame with the Jets on Sunday.

Experiencedhooker Craig Garvey had been signed by the club late in the preceding week andmade his debut with the Jets on Sunday.

TheJets take on St George-Illawarra at WIN Stadium, Wollongong next Sunday, 26^thMay, with the kick-off timed for 1.50pm. This 11^th round CanterburyCup match will be the main curtain-raiser to the Dragons-Sharks NRL fixture.

Sunday’smatch details:

Newtown44:

MattEvans 2, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Siosifa Talakai, Sione Katoa, Jackson Ferris, LukePolselli, William Kennedy tries;

BraydonTrindall 6 goals

defeated

BlacktownWorkers Sea Eagles 28:
LloydPerrett 2, Zach Dockar-Clay, Abbas Miski, Charles Shepherd tries;

KamrenCryer 4 goals.

Half-Time: Newtown led 12-6.

Referee: Damian Briscoe.

AssistantReferee:Damian Brady.

TouchJudges:Kieren Irons and Darian Furner.

Thegame was telecast live on 9GEM and broadcast by Steele Sports.

Playingsurface:Excellent.

Weather: 22 degrees, sunnywith some cloud cover, light ESE breeze.

Newtown’steam was:

WillKennedy, Sione Katoa, Jackson Ferris, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Matt Evans, Jack A.Williams, Braydon Trindall, Cruz Topai-Aveai, Billy Magoulias, Jimmy Jolliffe,Teig Wilton, Siosifa Talakai, Daniel Vasquez.

Bench:Luke Polselli, Wes Lolo, Craig Garvey, Greg Eastwood.

Coach:Greg Matterson.

BlacktownWorkers:

JadeAnderson, Abbas Miski, Dane Aukafolau, Alfred Smalley, Charles Shepherd, KamrenCryer, Zach Dockar-Clay, Kurt DE Luis, Denzal Tonise, Lloyd Perrett, HaumoleOlakauatu, Tyler Cassel, Sean Keppie.

Bench:Tyran Ott, Andy Saunders, Francis Laloua-Tui, Fred Junior Mauala.

Coach:Steven Hales.

Theresults of the two other Magic Round matches played at Henson Park were:

NorthSydney 34 defeated Wentworthville 20;

StGeorge-Illawarra 32 defeated Newcastle Knights 6.

Detailsof Newtown’s next match:

NSWRLCanterbury Cup NSW – 11^th Round

Sunday,26^th May 2019

WINStadium, Wollongong

StGeorge-Illawarra (4^th place, 13 points) versus Newtown (9^thplace, 8 points)

Kick-Off:1.50pm.