This weekend’s bye comes at an opportune time for the Newtown Jets

TheNewtown Jets have a bye this coming weekend, 17^th/18^thAugust, in what is the 22^nd round of the Canterbury Cup NSWcompetition.

Thebye gives the Jets players the chance to shake off niggling injuries and to getready for their home game against Western Suburbs Magpies on Saturday, 24^thAugust.

The details of Newtown’s next competition game are:
NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW – 23^rd Round

Saturday, 24^th August 2019

Henson Park

Newtown v Western Suburbs

Kick-Off: 12.45pm.

Thisgame will be televised live on Fox League.

Thismatch is also the decider in the 2019 Tom Raudonikis Cup series.

Match statistics from the Penrith v Newtownmatch played on Friday, 9^th August 2019:

Completions:-

Firsthalf: Newtown 17/19 (89%), Penrith 12/15 (80%).

Secondhalf: Newtown 8/11 (73%), Penrith 18/21 (86%).

Full-Time:Newtown 25/30 (83%), Penrith 30/36 (83%).

Possession: -
First half: Newtown 77 tackles (55%), Penrith 62 tackles (45%)

Secondhalf: Newtown 36 tackles (35%), Penrith 66 tackles (65%)

Full-Time:Newtown 113 tackles (47%), Penrith 128 tackles (53%).

Penalties: -
First half: Newtown 4, Penrith 1

Secondhalf: Newtown 4, Penrith 4

Full-Time:Newtown 8, Penrith 5.

Score: -
Half-Time: Newtown 18 v Penrith 6

Full-Time:Newtown 28 (4 tries, 6 goals) defeated Penrith 18 (4 tries, 1 goal).

Thesematch statistics were compiled by Stuart McCarthy.

Highlightsfrom the Penrith v Newtown game (courtesy of the NSWRL):

https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/08/12/highlights--penrith-v-newtown---rd-21/

CanterburyCup NSW Team of the Week (courtesy of the NSWRL):

https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/08/14/canterbury-cup-nsw-team-of-the-week--rd-21/

Whilethe Jets aren’t playing this weekend, there are two clubs playing in theheartland of the inner-city on Sunday who just happen to be the partnershipclubs of the Newtown RLFC:

The Glebe Dirty Reds and Sydney University are both playing at historic Wentworth Park, the ground where earlier versions of these two clubs played in previous decades.
In Glebe’s case, the Dirty Reds made Wentworth Park their much-feared home ground between 1908 and 1929. Sydney University also played at Wentworth Park on numerous occasions between 1920 and 1937.

Thedetails of this Sunday’s games are:

NSWRLSydney Shield

Sunday,18^th August 2019

WentworthPark

SydneyUniversity v Guildford

Kick-Off:12 noon.

NSWRLRon Massey Cup

Sunday,18^th August 2019

WentworthPark

GlebeDirty Reds v Guildford

Kick-Off:2.00pm.

Here’sa good omen for the Glebe Dirty Reds: Yesterday, 14^th August, wasthe birthday of their greatest ever player, Frank “Chunky” Burge.

Takea look at Frank Burge’s track record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Burge

Manyold-timers swear that Frank Burge might well have been the greatest rugbyleague player of all time.

Burgecoached Newtown in 1940 and he has an amazing rugby league résumé.

Don’t forget, the updated Newtown Jets historybook, Taking It To The Streets – The Second Life of the Newtown RLFC,is now available online, through the Jets office and at selected bookstores.

For more information about this well-reviewedbook, go to: https://www.newtownjetsclothing.com.au/product/taking-it-to-the-street-the-second-life-of-the-newtown-rlfc/