ROUND 11 LATE CHANGES

Newtown Jets coach Greg Matterson has named his final team for this afternoon’s clash with the St George Illawarra Dragons. Jack A.Williams has been withdrawn through injury and is replaced by Manaia Rudolph at halfback. Billy Magoulias has been named at lock, with Brock Gray dropping to the bench. Zac Woolford will start at hooker…

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Jets Look Forward to Returning to Their Home Base

The Newtown Jets make a welcome return to their home ground, Henson Park, this Saturday, 22nd May. Newtown’s last home game was just on a month ago against Mounties. The Jets, currently in 8th position on the NSWRL Knock-On Effect (KOE) NSW Cup competition table, take on the 10th placed St George-Illawarra Dragons. This is a match of…

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Schofield King’s Throwback Thursday: Sharks succumb to Jets

Seeing as 2021 marks 40 years since our club’s remarkable charge to the 1981 NSWRFL Grand Final, this year Schofield King’s Throwback Thursday will focus exclusively on that season. Each week we’ll revisit the fixture from the corresponding round in a series of articles that we hope will take our long-time fans on a fun…

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The Vic on the Park Team List: Round 11

Newtown Jets head coach Greg Matterson has named his team for the club’s round 11 clash against St George Illawarra at Henson Park. This game will serve as the second leg of the Tom Kirk Cup, with Newtown holding a slight advantage after triumphing 16-10 in their round one encounter. This week, our major sponsors…

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Jets Falter in the Latter Stages of the Second Half

Newtown’s pathway into the 2021 Knock-On Effect (KOE) NSW Cup finals looks all the more precarious, following the Jets 22-8 loss to the Newcastle Knights at Maitland Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon. The Knights had slightly the better of the first half and did most of the attacking in the first twenty minutes. Newtown second-rower…

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Vital Competition Points at Stake for Both Jets and Knights.

The Newtown Jets take on the Newcastle Knights at the Maitland Sports Ground this Saturday, 15th May. The Jets are currently in 8th position  (on 7 points) and the Knights in 7th place (8 points) on the NSWRL Knock-On Effect (KOE) NSW Cup premiership table. Both teams are in pursuit of a place in what is to be…

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Schofield King’s Throwback Thursday: Jets too hot for Saints

Seeing as 2021 marks 40 years since our club’s remarkable charge to the 1981 NSWRFL Grand Final, this year Schofield King’s Throwback Thursday will focus exclusively on that season. Each week we’ll revisit the fixture from the corresponding round in a series of articles that we hope will take our long-time fans on a fun…

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Vic on the Park Team List: Round 2 Replay

Despite some lingering uncertainty around the NRL’s COVID-19 restrictions, the Newtown Jets have named a number of Cronulla-contracted players for this weekend’s clash with the Newcastle Knights. This match was initially meant to be played in Round 2 of the Knock On Effect NSW Cup, however, extreme weather on the Central Coast and Hunter Valley…

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Panthers go on a Second-Half Rampage

Both the Newtown Jets and Penrith Panthers went into this Knock-On Effect NSW Cup ninth round fixture with drastically-changed team line-ups. COVID-19 regulations meant that neither side was able to include any NRL full-time squad members. The Jets made late inclusions by drawing on players from both the Glebe Dirty Reds Ron Massey Cup and…

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UPDATED INFORMATION ON NEWTOWN’s MATCH AGAINST PENRITH

Upgraded NRL COVID-19 protocols have forced the previously advertised Knock-On Effect NSW Cup fixture between Newtown and Penrith to be rescheduled to Saturday, 8th May at BlueBet Stadium at 1.00pm The match details are now:NSWRL Knock-On Effect NSW Cup – Round 9 Saturday, 8th May 2021 BlueBet Stadium, Penrith Penrith v Newtown Kick-Off: 1.00pm

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