Team List v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Rayner-Farrell Cup) | Sat 1st August 2026
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Newtown Jets coach George Ndaira has locked in his line-up for the KOE NSW Cup Round 22 showdown with the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Henson Park this Saturday, 2 August, kicking off at 3.00pm.
Many thanks to our Player Sponsors & Royal Blue Legends Club Members listed in brackets.
1 Liam Ison (DEICORP)
2 Chris Vea’ila (Golden Barley Hotel)
3 Riley Jones (Gerard Partners / Glen Archibald)
4 Michael Gabrael (John Cahill & Jennifer Malone)
5 Sam Stonestreet (Golden Barley Hotel)
6 Riley Pollard (Wink Media / Michael Thorne)
7 Niwhai Puru (Provident Project Management)
8 Braden Uele (Label Plus / Laurence & Aileen Long)
9 Jayden Berrell (Karl Cope and Jeff Gabriel)
10 Tuku Hau Tapuha (Built Smart Solutions / Kevin Maish)
11 Jaxon Lavender (Nifty Foods / Kris Gale & Mary-Jane Salier)
12 Harrison Hassett (Loudon Private Wealth / RH Double Bay Albert Talarico)
13 Sam McCulloch (VIZIONX / Brett & Rebecca Scelly)
Interchange:
14 Jontay Betham (Ray Buckland and Steve Helmich)
15 Brad Fearnley (Black Sleep / Alan & Lee Grant)
17 Felix Faatili (Arthur & Jillian Bishop, Adam & Linda Whyte)
18 Taj Ford (Shire Mates, Simon Braid and Daniel Bazley)
19 Blake Hosking (David Nelson and Joe Daaboul)
22 Kristian Dixon (Good Fellows Sports and Sox)
Coach: George Ndaira (Arc Commercial Furniture)
FIERCE LOCAL RIVALS CLASH IN RAYNER-FARRELL BLOCKBUSTER
Finals footy arrives a month early this Saturday at the Jewel in the Crown, as proud foundation-club rivals collide in a momentous DEICORP local derby.
A single glance at the log-jammed KOE NSW Cup ladder tells the story: this is the most important home game of the season so far.
After last Saturday’s results, Newtown briefly slipped to tenth. Twenty-four hours later, a commanding rout of an undermanned Manly Sea Eagles saw our Men All Dressed in Blue surge back to fifth — just two points behind fourth-placed Souths. Remarkably, only two points separate fifth from tenth. With five rounds remaining, everything counts in large amounts.
The Jets snapped a three-game losing streak last weekend, while the Rabbitohs arrive chasing their third straight win. Both sides will field teams stacked with NRL experience, and the prestigious Rayner–Farrell Cup — honouring two giants of each club — is on the line.
There’s nowhere else to be this Saturday than Henson Park. Come all ye Bluebags faithful, raise the colours high, and help get our boys home.