Jets nearly brought undone by a lacklustre second half
TheNewtown Jets gained two valuable competition points with their 24-18 victoryover second-placed St George-Illawarra at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon. TheJets dominated the first half and ran up a 24-4 lead by half-time. They werekept scoreless in the second half and were put under great defensive pressureas the Dragons fought their way back into the game.
TheJets had several opportunities in the second half to put the result beyonddoubt but their execution and finishing fell away badly. Coach Greg Mattersonwas less than complimentary in the post-match dressing rooms in discussingNewtown’s second half display.
Bothteams had considerably changed team lists due to State of Origin commitmentsand injuries. Newtown made a flying start with two tries in the opening eightminutes and they restricted the Dragons just the one try in the first fortyminutes. The try-scorers for the Jets in their productive first half includedWill Kennedy, Daniel Vasquez, Tyla Tamou, Jack A. Williams and LatrellSchaumkel.
Newtown’sbetter players included front-rowers Wes Lolo and Jimmy Jolliffe and classyhooker Blayke Brailey. Lock Daniel Vasquez made an impressive comeback after alay-off due to injury. Halves Jack A. Williams and Luke Polselli were the bestof the backs.
Withthis win the Jets secured the Tom Kirk Cup for 2019. This trophy is competedfor over the two competition games and honours the memory of the championfullback and goal-kicker Tom Kirk.
TheJets play away to the North Sydney Bears next Sunday, 14th July, atNorth Sydney Oval. This Round 17 Canterbury Cup NSW match is being televisedand kicks off at 1.10pm.
Match details:
NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW – 16th Round
Saturday,6th July 2019
HensonPark
Newtown v St George-Illawarra
This match kicked off at 3.00pm.
Newtown 24:
Will Kennedy, Daniel Vasquez, Tyla Tamou, Jack A. Williams, Latrell Schaumkel tries;
SioneKatoa 2 goals
defeated
St George-Illawarra 18:
Jordan Pereira, Jason Gillard, Tristan Sailor, Steven Marsters tries;
TristanSailor 1 goal.
Half-Time: Newtown led 24-4.
Referee: Damian Briscoe.
TouchJudges:Benjamin Teague and Tim Hannon.
Playingsurface:Very good.
Weather: Sunny, scatteredclouds, 17 degrees, slight breeze.
Newtown’steam was:
WillKennedy, Sione Katoa, Tyrone Phillips, Latrell Schaumkel, Tyla Tamou, LukePolselli, Jack A. Williams, Daniel Vasquez, Siosifa Talakai, Scott Sorensen,Wes Lolo, Blayke Brailey, Jimmy Jolliffe.
Bench: Josh Carr, KaylebMilne, Grant Garvey, Greg Eastwood.
Coach: Greg Matterson.
KaylebMilne was on debut for Newtown after having transferred from the MelbourneStorm to the Cronulla Sharks in the previous week.
GrantGarvey was also on debut for the Jets. He had represented NSW Under 20s in2015.
LatrellSchaumkel has been playing with Newtown’s Ron Massey Cup partnership club theGlebe Dirty Reds.
StGeorge-Illawarra’s team was:
TristanSailor, Jason Gillard, Shaun Sauni-Esau, Steven Marsters, Jordan Pereira, ZeinFoster, Adam Clune, Josaia Lovodua, Charly Runciman, Jackson Ford, TopieseTaufa, Eli Levido, Lachlan Timms.
Bench: Jayden Morgan,Ashleigh Nisbet, Shalom O’Ofou, Luke Gale.
Coach: Mat Head.
Newtown’snext match details:
NSWRLCanterbury Cup NSW – 17th Round
Sunday,14th July 2019
NorthSydney Oval
NorthSydney v Newtown
Kick-Off: 1.10pm.
Thismatch is being televised live on Channel 9.
Itis also the deciding match in the Frank Hyde Shield series for 2019.