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North Sydney vs. Newtown
Sunday 11th June, 3.00 pm
North Sydney Oval

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Big front-rower and Australian Schoolboy representative Franklin Pele might still be eligible for the Cronulla Sharks Jersey Flegg team, but he made a strong impression in his senior rugby league debut with the Newtown Jets at North Sydney Oval on Sunday. He is pictured here charging into the thick of the North Sydney Bears defence. Photo:
Mario Facchini, mafphotography
April 11, 2021 - North Sydney, NSW, Australia, Franklin Pele of the Newtown Jets during the Round 5 NSW Cup match between the North Sydney Bears and the Newtown Jets North Sydney Oval in North Sydney, NSW. (Mario Facchini/mafphotography)

Metcalf’s Slashing Double the Highlight in Newtown’s Drawn Game

Newtown’s 20-all draw with North Sydney in the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup fifth round match played on Sunday has drawn some comparisons with the Sydney Roosters 26-18 win against the Cronulla Sharks at the SCG on Saturday night.

The Sharks had run up an 18-4 lead midway through the second half at the SCG, while the Jets led the Bears 14-6 at the halftime break and by 20-6 after 48 minutes, before Norths came home strongly to force a draw.

North Sydney scored three tries in the final thirty minutes and missed a couple of other likely scoring opportunities. The Bears levelled the scores with just three minutes left on the clock, with the conversion attempt spraying wide much to the relief of the big contingent of Newtown supporters present at historic North Sydney Oval.

Spring-heeled fullback Luke Metcalf scored two tries for Newtown, emphasising what a potent strike weapon he can be for the Jets.

While Newtown’s performance was most certainly a marked improvement on the previous week’s thrashing at the hands of the Canberra Raiders, this was still a valuable competition point to concede after having run up a fourteen-point lead.

The Newtown club will pay tribute to the late Tom Raudonikis when the Jets host the Newcastle Knights at Henson Park next Saturday, 17th April.

Newtown 20 (Luke Metcalf 2, Jonaiah Lualua, Bronson Garlick tries; Braydon Trindall 2 conversions) drew with North Sydney 20 (Joseph Suuali, Sione Hopoate, Max Bailey, Matt Ikuvalu tries; Ronald Volkman 2 conversions).

Half-Time: Newtown led 14-6.


Referee: Keiren Irons.

Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane and Nathan Loveday.

Playing surface: Excellent.

Weather: 17 degrees, 40% humidity, clear sky, sunny, strong southerly wind.


Newtown’s team was:
Luke Metcalf, Jonaiah Lualua, Jensen Taumoepeau, Kayal Iro, Nene Macdonald, Jack A. Williams, Braydon Trindall, Brock Gray, D’Rhys Miller, Bronson Garlick, Andrew Fifita, Zac Woolford, Daniel Vasquez.

Interchange: Edward Aiono, Kyle Paterson, Ethan Natoli, Franklin Pele.

18th man: Kayleb Milne.

Coach: Greg Matterson.


North Sydney:
Brad Abbey, Matt Ikuvalu, Joseph Suuali, Tony Satini, Sione Hopoate, Ronald Volkman, Josh Ralph, Tukupa-Ke Hau Tapuha, Coby Thomas, Daniel Suluka-Fifita, Harrison Edwards, Egan Butcher, Max Bailey.

Interchange: Jesse Marschke, Jerry Key, Michael Fenn, Ben Thomas.

I8th man; Tom Carr.

Coach: Jason Taylor.


Newtown’s next game:
NSWRL Knock-On Effect NSW Cup – Sixth Round

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Henson Park

Newtown v Newcastle Knights

Kick-Off: 3.00pm.


Highlights from Sunday’s North Sydney v Newtown match (courtesy of the NSWRL): –
Link: https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/04/12/nswrl-tv-highlights-nsw-cup-bears-v-jets-round-5/

May 28, 2023 - Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, Samuel Stonestreet of the Newtown Jets streaks away to score during Round 13 of the 2023 NSWRL The Knock On Effect NSW Cup at Wentworth Park in Glebe, New South Wales. (Mario Facchini/mafphotography)

Newtown Jets Run Down by Determined Sydney Roosters.

Image: mafphotography

Newtown Jets Team List v Roosters Sun 28th May, 2023

Jets five-eighth Braydon Trindall topped off a marvellous performance with a brilliant individual try just prior to fulltime. Photo: Mario Facchini/mafphotography

Virtuoso performance by Braydon Trindall keynote of Newtown’s big win over the Newcastle Knights

Image: Mario Facchini/mafphotography

Newtown Jets Team List v Newcastle Knights Sat 20th May, 2023

Jets halfback Niwhai Puru takes on a powerfully-built Sea Eagles opponent. (NSWRL Facebook)

Jets drop a valuable point after opening up a big lead

Image: MAF Photography

Newtown Jets Team List v Sea Eagles Sun 14th May, 2023

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Newtown Jets respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the Land and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on and that the land area encompassing Henson Park traditionally belonged to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.