Jets made to work hard in taking the points against the Knights

NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW – 17^th RoundSaturday, 7^th July 2018Henson ParkNewtown v Newcastle KnightsKick-Off: 3.00pm.Newtown 28:Charlton Schaafhausen, Briton Nikora, Jesse Marschke, Braden Uele, Lachlan Stein tries;Jesse Marschke 3, Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga goalsdefeatedNewcastle Knights 10:Thomas Hughes 2 tries;Kurtis Dark 1 goal.Half-Time: Newtown led 16-6.Newtown’s team was:Will Kennedy, Matt Evans, Aaron Gray, Lachlan Stein, Charlton Schaafhausen, Jack A. Williams, Jesse Marschke, Braden Uele, Jackson Garlick, Ava Seumanufagai, Briton Nikora, Anthony Moraitis, Billy Magoulias.Interchange: Jaimin Jolliffe, Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga, Daniel Vasquez, Kurt Dillon.Coach: Greg Matterson.Newcastle Knights:Nick Meaney, Tom Hughes, Matt Allwood, Brent Naden, Tom Cronan, Tex Hoy, Brock Lamb, JJ Felise, Chris Randall, Luke Yates, Kurtis Dark, Brodie Jones, Zac Hosking.Interchange: Christian Hazard, Tevita Alifa, Pasami Saulo, Tyrone Amey.Coach: Rory Kostjasyn.Referee: Kasey Badger.Touch Judges: David Munro, Ben Teague.Weather: 14 degrees Celsius, cloudy.Playing surface: Very good.Here is the link to the weekend’s results and the updated ISP NSW competition ladder:  http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/413e134259bc4ebcfNewtown has now moved into fourth place on the competition table following losses by the New Zealand Warriors and St George-Illawarra.The Newtown RLFC is well represented in the NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 17 Team of the Week: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/07/09/isp-team-of-the-week--rd-17/Here’s the NSWRL’s match report of the game:https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/07/07/jets-continue-charge-with-win-over-knights/And here are the match statistics (compiled by the NSWRL) of the Newtown-Knights ISP NSW fixture:  https://www.nswrl.com.au/siteassets/competitions/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/2018/stats-reports/rd17-jetsknights.pdfThe penalties favoured Newtown 15-6 overall, with the count in Newtown’s favour by 10-2 in the first half, and by 5-4 in the second half. There was an extended period in the game where Newtown received an unbroken run of 12 penalties to nil. Knights coach Rory Kostjasyn, who played for Newtown between 2006 and 2008, was moved to remark slightly ruefully after the game that he didn’t recall ever getting a run of penalties like that in the days when he played for the Jets!Newtown’s next game details:NSWRL ISP NSW – 18^th RoundSaturday, 14^th July 2018North Sydney OvalNorth Sydney v NewtownKick-Off: 12.45pmThis game is being televised live on the Fox League Channel (502).The match is being broadcast live on Steele Sports (www.steelesports.com.au) and through Twitter on @newtownrlfcIt is also the deciding match in the 2018 Frank Hyde Shield series. (Newtown and North Sydney drew 22-all at Henson Park on the 5^th May).