Posts by Stuart McCarthy
Jets and Bulldogs get ready for grand final rematch
The Newtown Jets and Canterbury Bulldogs will meet at ANZ Stadium on Sunday in what will be the first meeting of the two clubs since last year’s fiercely-contested Intrust Super Premiership grand final. The name of the principal competition sponsor may have changed since 2018, but Sunday is another important match for both teams. The…
Read MoreThrow Back Thursday – The Better Team Drew
Each week, thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today we remember a truly unique score in premiership history. THE BETTER TEAM DREW Those were the immortal words of former Newtown coach Warren Ryan who had just seen his team draw nil-all with Canterbury in the premiership’s first…
Read MoreNewtown Jets Team List v Canterbury Bulldogs Sun 30th June, 2019
Newtown Jets has named its team for the Canterbury Cup NSW Round 15 clash versus Canterbury Bulldogs being played at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, Sunday 30th June, 1.45pm kick-off. Many thanks to our Player Sponsors listed in brackets. 1 Will Kennedy (Wayne Leong) 2 Sione Katoa (Golden Barley Hotel) 3 Ronaldo Mulitalo (Charles Bailey…
Read MoreNewtown retains its reputation as a first-rate development club for rugby league professionals
The Newtown RLFC was well represented in the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup by players who had either previously played with the Newtown Jets or who were still on the club’s books. The players’ names in this weekend’s round of international rugby league matches and State of Origin II make for interesting reading,…
Read MoreThe Newtown Jets Canterbury Cup resurgence continues apace
The Newtown Jets claimed another impressive scalp in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition, when they defeated second-placed Mounties by 34-20 on Saturday afternoon at the Aubrey Keech Reserve, Hinchinbrook. The Jets had a tight grip on this result when they ran up a 22-4 lead by half-time, with the tries being scored by winger Sione…
Read MoreNewtown’s quest to consolidate a place in the Top Eight continues without respite
The Jets travel into Sydney’s south-west on Saturday, 15th June, to take on the second-placed Mounties. The Jets are currently in eighth position, having leap-frogged Wentworthville on the Canterbury Cup competition table following last Saturday’s 22-10 win at Henson Park. Jamie Soward, the guest tipster on the NSWRL website (www.nswrl.com.au) has once again gone for…
Read MoreThrow Back Thursday – Premiership Credentials on Show at Mount Pritchard
Each week, thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today we remember the first time we played Mounties at this grade. PREMIERSHIP CREDENTIALS ON SHOW AT MOUNT PRITCHARD Newtown’s first encounter with the boys from Mount Pritchard in the second grade occurred on 14 April 2012 at the…
Read MoreNewtown Jets Team List v Mounties Sat 15th June, 2019
Newtown Jets has named its team for the Canterbury Cup NSW Round 14 clash versus Mounties being played at Aubrey Keech Reserve, Hinchinbrook, Saturday 15th June, 3pm kick-off. Many thanks to our Player Sponsors listed in brackets. 1 Will Kennedy (Wayne Leong) 2 Sione Katoa (Golden Barley Hotel) 3 Ronaldo Mulitalo (Charles Bailey Urbane Property…
Read MoreSuddenly it’s the 4th June 2011 again
Virtually to the day eight years ago the Newtown Jets went into a match at Henson Park against Wentworthville as complete underdogs and emerged triumphant. Yesterday at Henson Park the Jets came up against a Wentworthville team fielding no fewer than eight players with recent NRL experience with Parramatta – but once again defied the…
Read MoreEveryone’s welcome to Newtown’s Pride and Diversity Day at Henson Park on Saturday, 8th June
There is no rugby league club anywhere more closely associated with the concept of “ä fair go all round” than the Newtown Jets RLFC. Saturday’s Pride and Diversity Day pays tribute to the contribution made by the LGBTIQ community to the Newtown Jets and to inner-western Sydney. The overall theme of the day is “everyone…
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