Newtown Jets Virtual Team List v Penrith Panthers Wed 8th July, 2020

Welcome to Round 17 of Newtown Jets Virtual Season 2020.

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, JETS TV is broadcasting classic matches featuring our opponents from the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW draw in “Amco Cup retro-style” on Wednesday nights at 8.00pm. 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 Wednesday, 8^th July they’re travelling to Leichhardt Oval to bring you a NSWRL ISP Preliminary Final between Newtown and Penrith that was actually played on Saturday, 15^th September, 2018.

Penrith were Minor Premiers and the defending 2017 Premiers whilst the Jets finished in 3^rd place on the competition table. Whilst going down narrowly to the Dragons in week one of the play-offs, Newtown bounced back sweeping aside Mounties 34-16 in the elimination semi-final played at Kogarah Oval the following weekend to set up a mouth watering showdown against the competition favourites from the foot of the mountains who were on a thirteen game winning streak.

So be sure to tune in at 8.00pm, Wednesday, 8^th July to JETS TV www.newtownjets.com or www.facebook.com/newtownrlfc  and follow us on www.twitter.com/newtownrlfc to see what unfolds.

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

1          Will Kennedy (Kris Gale)

2          Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga (Golden Barley Hotel)

3          Aaron Gray (John Cahill & Jennifer Malone)

4          Reubenn Rennie (Mark Dewar)

5          Sione Katoa (Golden Barley Hotel)

18        Jack A Williams (Adam Whyte)

7          Kyle Flanagan (The Daaboul Family)

8          Kurt Dillon (Steven Helmich)

9          Blayke Brailey (Wayne Leong & Kim Fuller)

10        Ava Seumanufagai (Dave Nelson)

11        Briton Nikora (Manoosh Pizzeria)

12        Anthony Moraitis (Loudon & Vaughan Private Wealth)

13        Jaimin Jolliffe (Nifty Foods)

Interchange:   

14        Billy Magoulias (Biofreeze)

16        Braden Uele (Goodfellows Sports & Socks)

17        Wesley Lolo (Schofield King Lawyers)

21        Malakai Houma (Label Plus)

Reserves:

6          Jesse Marschke (Brasco)

20        Addison Demetriou (Deicorp)

Coach: Greg Matterson (Sydney Mutual Bank)

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

Please keep spreading the word for our Keep The Jets Flying Campaign.

The willingness and generosity of our members, supporters and friends to join this critically-needed fund-raising campaign has been awe-inspiring.

We recognize not everyone can afford to help financially during these extremely challenging times but if you can, there is always room to join this mighty crusade to keep the Jets alive in rugby league football.

For an outlay of $100.00 you will be given access to Jets memorabilia that will last a lifetime. It will enable you to relive time and again one of the greatest year’s in our club’s history – 2019. While we have no live games to watch this year, you can relive the majestic glories of last season when you JOIN HERE .

The support from our members and friends will help ensure we return in 2021 to defend our 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW premiership and our NRL State Championship title.

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 the spirit of 8972 personified.

Another way you can Keep The Jets Flying is donating to Laps With Trady. This fundraiser has been set up by a group of members and supporters and features our lovable larrikin John Trad doing laps of Henson Park on his trusty penny farthing every Saturday. Check out https://www.facebook.com/Laps-with-Trady-100545721662756/ for all the details and don’t be afraid to venture down to the ‘eighth wonder of the modern world’ from 11am to cheer Trady on.

Last Saturday, celebrating what would have been Pride and Diversity Day at Henson Park, Trady chalked up another milestone clocking up his 250^th lap for the season to date. Jase Pritchard caught up with the 2 Trevs from Club Trev Podcast who were in attendance to lend their support. Watch the video