Last Saturday’s match at Henson Park was a clash of the fourth-placed South Sydney versus the fifth-placed Newtown, with the outcome being of great importance to both clubs’ finals hopes.

The Newtown Jets broke a worrying sequence of three losses with a 52-6 trouncing of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 21st round NSW Cup match, played at 4 Pines Park (Brookvale) last Sunday afternoon.

The Newtown Jets are now in dangerous territory on the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition table, having been relegated to seventh position following their 16-14 loss to the second-placed Newcastle Knights at Henson Park last Saturday.

The Newtown Jets narrowly retained their fifth position on the NSW Cup competition table after losing 20-18 to the 13th placed Melbourne Storm at Henson Park last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets missed the chance of moving on up into third place on the NSW Cup competition table when they lost narrowly to North Sydney, by 12 points to 10, in the 18th round NSW Cup match played at North Sydney Oval last Sunday.

The Newtown Jets made a triumphant return to Allianz Stadium (formerly known as the Sydney Football Stadium) last Sunday afternoon, a venue that they had not graced since the 19th July 2014.

The New Zealand Warriors have been represented in the NSW Cup competition since 2007, and the Newtown Jets have usually found the away game in Auckland to be a difficult assignment.

The Jets were defeated by 30-22 in last Saturday’s match, due in part to the Warriors racing away to an 18-0 lead after 12 minutes of the first half.

A perfect sunny winter’s day; a good crowd was in attendance; the refurbished Henson Park crowd amenities looked resplendent; the playing surface was excellent; and most of all, the Newtown Jets and St George-Illawarra Dragons turned on a thrilling, high standard contest.

The Newtown Jets claimed two valuable competition points when they defeated Manly-Warringah by 34-20 at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon.