Jets late surge delivers trial game victory

TheNewtown Jets showed considerable spirit in coming from behind to win theirfinal trial match, which was played against Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in hotconditions at Henson Park on Sunday afternoon.

TheJets had trailed 14-0 at halftime and 20-6 after sixty minutes, but then scoredfour tries in the last twenty minutes to power home to a 26-20 victory.

Newtown’scoach Greg Matterson had given his team an old-fashioned blast at halftimeafter the Jets had turned in a very average first forty minutes. Newtown’sdefence had been poor and their kicking game ineffective. The Sea Eagles hadenjoyed a huge surplus of possession and looked to be ready to run away withthe game.

TheJets restricted the Sea Eagles to just one try in the third quarter and thenscored four tries in the final twenty minutes. Most of this Newtown team arejust out of the Jersey Flegg (Under 20s) ranks, and they will take plenty ofrugby league lessons out of this game.

HookerZac Woolford (formerly with Canterbury and the Knights) played very well in thesecond half when the Newtown forwards took control. Centre Henry Patterson(from Easts Rugby) scored an outstanding individual try in the 76^thminute that put the Jets in front for the first time in the game.

Newtown’sopening round game in the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW competition is against SouthSydney at the Metricon High Performance Centre (Redfern Oval) on Sunday, 15^thMarch, with the match timed to commence at 4.00pm.

Detailsof the Canterbury Cup NSW trial match played at Henson Park on Sunday, 1^stMarch 2020.

NSWRLCanterbury Cup NSW

OfficialTrial Match

Sunday,1^st March 2020

HensonPark

Newtownv Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles

Kick-Off:2.00pm.

Thematch was played in two forty-minute halves, with mandatory one minute drinksbreaks at the 20 minute and 60 minute marks.

Playingsurface:Very good.

Weather: sunny, 29 degrees.

Referees: Cameron Paddy andClayton Wills

TouchJudges:Adam Reid and Karra-Lee Nolan.

Newtown 26:
Wes Lolo, Monty Raper, Brock Gray, Henry Patterson, Lorenzo Mulitalo tries;

JonahNgaronoa 2, Addison Demetriou goals

defeated

BlacktownWorkers Sea Eagles 20:

PioNakubuwai, Michael Tupou, Tyler Cassel, Denzal Tonise tries; Alex Seve 2 goals.

Progressscores: -

After20 minutes:Sea Eagles led 10-0; Half-Time: Sea Eagles led 14-0; after 60minutes: Sea Eagles led 20-6; Full-Time: Newtown won 26-20.

Newtown’s team was:
Tyla Tamou, Lorenzo Mulitalo, Addison Demetriou, Vito Tevaga, Joshua Delailoa, Jayden Millard, Brandon Finnegan, Wes Lolo, Kyle Patterson, Thomas Hazelton, Matt Stimson, Jayson Bukuya, Kayleb Milne.

Bench:
Isaac Thomson, Connor Luhan, Brock Gray, Zac Woolford, John Olive, Jonah Ngaronoa, Tom Caughlan, Monty Raper, Henry Patterson, Harry McLennan.

Coach:Greg Matterson.

Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (Manly-Warringah’s partnership club in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition):
Blake Clayton, Pio Nakubuwai, Semisi Kioa, Ronny Palumbo, Kenneth Komo, Michael Tupou, Alex Seve, Ben Nakubuwai, Joey Tramontana, Andy Saunders, Tyler Cassel, Samuel Radovu, Mitchell Butfield.

Bench:
Lucas Castle, Matthew Hammond, F J Mauala, Jack Hayson, Topiese Taufa, Tyran Ott, Denzal Tonise, Brodie Christopherson.

Coach:Steve Hale.

Inthe NSWRL Jersey Flegg curtain-raiser played at Henson Park, Cronulla Sharksdefeated Manly-Warringah.

Congratulations to our NSWRL Ron Massey Cup partnership club, the Glebe Dirty Reds, who defeated Wyong 40-22 in the NSWRL Challenge Cup semi-final played on Saturday afternoon at Morrie Breen Oval.
Glebe will play Wentworthville in the final at a venue, date and time to be announced.

Details of Newtown’s first competition game for 2020:

NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW

Round One

Sunday, 15^th March 2020

Metricon High Performance Centre (Redfern Oval)

South Sydney v Newtown

Kick-Off: 4.00pm.