Season 2014
The Rhino bows out on a high note from the Newtown Jets.
Report on the Newtown RLFC 2014 Presentation Night, held on Tuesday, 30th September. The front-rower colossus and Henson Park cult figure Ryan Verlinden ended his five-year association with the Newtown Jets in fine style at the club’s 2014 Presentation Night. Popularly known as “The Rhino”, the affable giant won the prized Fred Daly Memorial Shield,…
Read MoreRD25 – Narrow loss to the Knights ends Jets finals run [24-26]
The Newtown Jets have bowed out of their quest for a place in the 2014 NSW Cup finals. The Jets lost 26-24 to the Newcastle Knights at Hunter Stadium on Saturday, but staged a thrilling late rally after having trailed 26-8 with less than ten minutes left to play. Even if the Jets had managed…
Read MoreRD24 – The Jets are still alive in the 2014 NSW Cup [30-28]
Report on the 24th Round VB NSW Cup match between the New Zealand Warriors and Newtown, played at Mt Smart Stadium No 2 (Penrose, Auckland) on Saturday, 23rd August 2014. The amazing Newtown Jets proved once again that they are the great escape artists of the NSW Cup rugby league competition. Five weeks ago they…
Read MoreRD23 – Newtown’s finals chances hanging by a thread [38-18]
Report on the 23rd Round VB NSW Cup match between Manly-Warringah and Newtown, played at Brookvale Oval on Saturday, 16th August 2014. The Newtown Jets hopes of playing in the NSW Cup finals nosedived on Saturday afternoon at Brookvale Oval, when they lost 38-18 to 12th placed Manly-Warringah. The Jets will need to win both…
Read MoreRD21 – Jets stay alive but dependent upon other results [30-14]
Report on the 21st Round VB NSW Cup match between Newtown and Wests Tigers, played at Henson Park on Saturday, 2nd August 2014. The Newtown Jets are still in the hunt for a place in the 2014 NSW Cup finals after defeating third-placed Wests Tigers 30-14 at Henson Park on Saturday. Playing in front of…
Read MoreRD20 – Newtown’s power game proves too much for the Bulldogs [38-22]
Report on the 20th Round VB NSW Cup match between Canterbury-Bankstown and Newtown, played at the Belmore Sports Ground on Friday, 25th July 2014. The Newtown Jets had the relatively rare experience of a floodlit NSW Cup match when they took on neighbouring club Canterbury-Bankstown at Belmore Sports Ground on Friday night. The Dogs were…
Read MoreRD19 – Jets stay in the finals race with a stunning second-half comeback [31-30]
Report on the 19th Round NSWRL VB NSW Cup match between Newtown and the Penrith Panthers, played at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 19th July 2014 and televised live on Fox Sports In one of the most remarkable NSW Cup matches of recent years, the Newtown Jets turned around a 30-6 points deficit with twenty minutes left…
Read MoreRD18 – Jets make the premiership front-runners earn their money [20-36]
Report on the 18th Round NSWRL VB NSW Cup match between Newtown and the Penrith Panthers, played at Sportingbet Stadium on Saturday, 12th July 2014. This match had all the hallmarks of what looked likely to be a blow-out victory to the Penrith Panthers. Coming on the end of a somewhat difficult week for the…
Read MoreRD17 – Sharks firepower and speed proves too much for the Jets [16-36]
Report on the 17th Round NSWRL VB NSW Cup match between Newtown and the Cronulla Sharks, played at Henson Park on Saturday, 12th July 2014. Representative team selections made life difficult for the Newtown Jets in their important home game against the Cronulla Sharks last Saturday. The Sharks are a joint venture between the Cronulla-Sutherland…
Read MoreRD16 – Jets defy wild weather and the Roos challenge [40-26]
Report on the 16th Round NSWRL VB NSW Cup match between Newtown and the Wyong Roos, played at Henson Park on Saturday, 28th June 2014. The two teams fighting for a place in the NSW Cup top eight turned on a high-scoring game at Henson Park last Saturday. Newtown scored eight tries to six in…
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