Four matches to go and still a chance for the finals

The Newtown Jets have a bye this weekend (29^th/30^th July) and then play away to Canterbury-Bankstown on Saturday, 5^th August.

The Jets then have three games at Henson Park in a row – Penrith (12^th August), Mounties (19^th August) and then Norths in the final round on Saturday, 26^th August. That final match is of course the annual reunion day and also the deciding match in the annual Frank Hyde Shield series.

Let’s get one thing straight – after last Saturday’s huge win against the second-placed New Zealand Warriors, the Jets can still make the Intrust Super Premiership NSW finals. As the experienced Warriors coach Ricky Henry said after last Saturday’s 38-12 win by the Jets, “keep playing like that and you can beat any team in this competition”. So there you have it – it might be a hard road ahead for our boys but as proven in the past, the Newtown Jets are always up for anything!

Next match details:

NSWRL ISP NSW – 22^nd Round

Saturday, 5^th August 2017

Belmore Sports Ground

Canterbury-Bankstown v Newtown

Kick-Off: 3.00pm.

Four Jets made the NSWRL ISP NSW team of the week for Round 20 – they were centre Reubenn Rennie, hooker Adam Clydsdale, front-rower Sam Tagataese and five-eighth Joseph Paulo. Here’s the link from the NSWRL website:

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/07/25/isp_nsw_team_of_the_.html

The Jets led 28-0 at halftime and completed at more than 90% in the first half, whereas the Warriors completed at just on 50%. As their coach Ricky Henry remarked, “our boys walked into a dead-set ambush with the huge Festival crowd and Kurt Kara’s 150^th game. I warned our fellows that the Jets would be fired up for the big occasion”.

Here is the match statistics link: http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/isp-stats-reports-2017/Rd20-JetsWarriors.pdf

And here are the highlights from all the ISP NSW 20^th round games:  http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/07/25/highlights_intrust_s.html

Rugby league journalist Matt Cleary wrote this piece about the Newtown RLFC on the sports website The Roar:  http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/07/21/newtown-jets-coolest-club-rugby-league/

One of the most abiding memories from last Saturday’s amazing day at Henson Park will be the spine-chilling Haka delivered as a tribute to Kurt Kara on the occasion of his 150^th game with the Newtown Jets. Those who saw it performed live will never forget the spectacle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1IvoG4FQlo&feature=youtu.be

Here’s a very good Facebook clip from last Saturday at Henson: https://www.facebook.com/beerfootyfood/videos/220254225165732/?hc_ref=ARR9-1Eia-G1qrCkzVQJ3mVihMtzde07cPKVyJNNlv-_AFyBYEyXz9lrv0y4puAezm0

Many thanks to Philippa and Darrien Potaka from the Bach Eatery at 399 King St, Newtown who generously donated a dinner voucher to Kurt Kara and his wife Nicole on the occasion of his 150^th game with the Jets. The Bach Eatery is a New Zealand-themed restaurant so Kurt and Nicole will feel very much at home there. The website is: www.bacheatery.com.au and the photo number is 8084 4093

Go to this Inside Sport podcast (Episode #15, 27^th July 2017.) There is eight minutes of discussion of the Newtown Jets, the Beer, Food & Footy Festival and the Jets merchandising 28 minutes into the podcast:

https://www.insidesport.com.au/deadingoal