Newtown Jets Virtual Team List v Canterbury Bulldogs Sat 25th April, 2020 (ANZAC DAY)

While we might not be able to watch Newtown Jets games live this season we can relive past glories from years gone by. As part of Virtual Season 2020 every Saturday from 3pm JETS TVwill broadcast classic encounters featuring our opponents from the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW draw. Our intrepid social media team will “live tweet” the game as if they had entered a time machine and want you to be part of the action.

This weekend we were supposed to play Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Henson Park at 3pm on ANZAC Day.

So at 3pm on Saturday 25^th April tune in to JETS TV www.newtownjets.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/newtownrlfc as we revisit a fantastic game against the Bulldogs played at The Crest Stadium, Bass Hill on Saturday 21^st May, 2011. Canterbury were vying for their fourth NSW Cup Premiership in a row and were sitting pretty at the top of the table whilst the Jets went into the match with an under strength back line and a young up & coming back rower earmarked for greater things named Boyd Cordner.

Newtown Jets has named its team from the game. Many thanks to our Player Sponsors listed in brackets.

1          Rhys Pritchard (Manoosh Pizzeria)

2          Byron Ford (Golden Barley Hotel)

3          Francis Vaiotu (Charles Bailey Urbane Property Inner West)

19        James Trotter (Mark Dewar)

5          Tom Kerr (Golden Barley Hotel)

6          Johnathon Ford (Adam Whyte)

7          Blake Lazarus (Brasco & Label Plus)

8          Francis Tuigamala (SMI – Sports Medicine Institute)

18        Scott Jones (Biofreeze & Kris Gale)

10        Khalid Deeb © (Wayne Leong & Kim Fuller)

11        Boyd Cordner (Dave Nelson)

12        Brad Takairangi (Steven Helmich)

13        Ahmad Ellaz (Loudon & Vaughan Private Wealth)

Reserves:                                

9          Kurt Kara (Nifty Foods)

15        Sione Taka (The Daaboul Family)     

17        Ryan Verlinden (Goodfellows Sports & Socks)

21        Chris Afamasaga (John Cahill & Jennifer Malone)

Omitted:

4          Byron Fruean (Schofield King Lawyers)

23        James Koloamatangi (Petersham RSL)

Coach: Greg Matterson (Sydney Mutual Bank)

If you’re a 2020 Newtown Jets member and you’d like to request a match for our Virtual Season contact us here.

Again this week we salute everyone that has supported our Keep The Jets Flying fundraiser. Your generosity continues to be overwhelming. One extremely generous Bluebag who wishes to remain anonymous for the time being, signed up as a Member ‘in perpetuity’ for the next ten seasons adding significant and much needed funds to the coffers to help our club stay alive. We acknowledge and thank Member #368 for his outstanding contribution. BRAVO!

We recognize not everyone can afford to help financially during these extremely challenging times but if you can, for details of the fantastic package on offer JOIN HERE.

Your support will help ensure we return in 2021 to defend our 2019 Premiership & NRL State Championship.

Massive thanks to all our loyal members and sponsors that have stuck with us for 2020 regardless of the season being cancelled to help the club through this tumultuous time – YOU ARE 8972.