Virtual Season 2020
Heartbreak for the Jets in 2006 Grand Final
Watch the game on Facebook Watch the game on YouTube The Newtown Jets have retained their unenviable record of not having won a major NSW Rugby League finals match against Parramatta since 1981, having lost 20-19 to the Eels in extra time in the 2006 VB Premier League Grand Final at Telstra Stadium on Sunday.…
Read MoreThe 2012 Newtown Jets ensure their special place in the oldest club’s folklore with a 22-18 victory
Watch the game on Facebook Watch the game on YouTube The Newtown Jets completed one of the most captivating chapters in the club’s 104 year history, by claiming the 2012 VB NSW Cup premiership title with a 22-18 win against fellow 1908 foundation club, the Balmain Tigers. This Grand Final triumph at ANZ Stadium climaxed…
Read MoreJets put depleted Dragons to the sword
Newtown Jets 30 def. St George Dragons 5 NEWTOWN 30 (Kevin Bradstock, Peter Gordon, Steve Kosta, John Floyd, Lionel Williamson, Tom Melville tries, Ken Wilson 6 goals) beat ST GEORGE 5 (Roy Ferguson try, Barry Hulbert goal) Coach: Clarrie Jeffreys (Newtown), Graeme Langlands (St George) Half time: Newtown 12 St George 0 Match URL: www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13326…
Read MoreJets reap the reward of a brave team effort
Report on the ISP NSW Finals Week 2 match between Newtown and NZ Warriors, played at Pepper Stadium, Penrith on Sunday, 11th September 2016 replayed on JETS TV as part of our Virtual Season 2020 on Wednesday 3rd June by Glen ‘Bumper’ Dwyer. Watch it on YouTube. The Newtown Jets have advanced to the preliminary finals…
Read MoreJets take a point but lose the Shield
Match details 7.00 pm, Friday, 10 August 2012 North Sydney Oval, Cnr Miller and Ridge Sts, North Sydney How it played out The Newtown Jets overcame a combination of late team changes, cold and windy playing conditions, and (almost) the full force of the competition leaders, in drawing 16-all with Norths at North Sydney Oval…
Read MoreJets slack 2nd half nearly costs the game
3.00 pm, Saturday, 10 May 2008, Henson Park The Newtown Jets almost paid the ultimate price for “putting the cue in the rack” in their VB NSW Cup match against the Central Newcastle Knights on Saturday. The Jets had been in total control in the first half, going in at the break with a commanding…
Read MoreBluebags Dethrone The King
By Steven Russo People of a certain age fondly remember the Midweek Cup under its various guises, Amco Cup, Tooth Cup, KB Cup, National Panasonic Cup and finally the Panasonic Cup. The midweek competition pitting Sydney Premiership teams against representative sides from all parts of Australasia was a staple of TV programming during the 1970s…
Read More2014 RD19 – 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 by Glen ‘Bumper’ Dwyer. In one of the most remarkable NSW Cup matches of recent years, the Newtown Jets turned around a 30-6 points deficit…
Read MoreBACK ON TOP – THE 1992 METROPOLITAN CUP GRAND FINAL
By Terry Williams Newtown fans had waited a long time for a day like Saturday August 29 1992. Supposedly dead and buried a few years before, the club had made a comeback of biblical proportions to rise again and secure a place in the premiership decider. As minor premiers and club champions the Jets went…
Read MoreFrom Out of the Shadows – The Jets in the Metropolitan Cup
This Saturday’s Virtual Season 2020 classic encounter will be the 1992 Metropolitan Cup first grade grand final, played between Newtown and Wentworthville at Parramatta Stadium on the evening of Saturday, 29th August 1992. You can watch this match at 3.00pm, Saturday, 2nd May on Jets TV, www.newtownjets.com, and follow the contemporary match observations on: www.twitter.com/newtownrlfc…
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