The Jets go up against Mounties again as the ISP NSW finals get underway

NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW – First Qualifying Final

Saturday, 3^rd September 2016

Pepper Stadium

Mounties v Newtown

Kick-Off: 1.00pm.

This game is being broadcast live by Steele Sports on:  www.steelesports.com.au

Newtown’s team for Saturday is:

Jaline Graham, Travis Robinson, Keenan Yorston, Matt Evans, Jacob Gagan, Josh Cleeland, Fa’amanu Brown, Junior Roqica, Matt McIlwrick (Capt), Saulala Houma, Malakai Houma, Anthony Moraitis, Jason Schirnack.

Interchange: Kurt Dillon, Kurt Kara, Harrison Muller, Kenny Niko, Corin Smith, Brent Anderson.

Coach: Greg Matterson.

Mounties team is:

Zac Santo, Kato Ottio, Brenko Lee, Brent Naden, Eddie Aiono, Sam Duggan, Maurice Kennedy, Rhys Kennedy, Adam Clydsdale, Jeff Lima, Jarrad Kennedy, Scott Sorenson, Shaun Fensom.

Interchange: Jarrod Brackenhofer, Willie Mataka, Royce Hunt, Pat Mataele, Sonny Bristow, Alofi Mataele.

Coach: Steve Antonelli.

Referee: Adam Devcich.

Touch Judges: Jay Farlow and Mitchell Stone.

The NSWRL ISP NSW competition table after 25 rounds:  http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/197

The NSWRL ISP NSW 25^th Round highlights, including all the tries from last Saturday’s Newtown v Manly-Warringah thriller:  http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/08/31/highlights_intrust_s.af_intrust-super-premiership-nsw_news1.html

Matt Buxton from the NSWRL wrote an interesting piece on Newtown’s win last Saturday. The title of the article is drawn from the words of a club song that some of you might be familiar with:

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/08/30/the_team_that_will_n.af_intrust-super-premiership-nsw_news1.html

How the Cooks River Valley Times reported on last Saturday’s match at Henson Park (on pages 15 and 16):  http://bit.ly/2bZj3HM

News on Newtown Jets alumni:

David Fa’alogo began his Australian rugby league career with Newtown back in 2003 – and he ended his playing days with the Ipswich Jets in the Intrust Super Cup Qld last weekend with a win against Wynnum-Manly, and by kicking a conversion right on fulltime.

Several former Newtown Jets featured in the recent Queensland Rugby League annual awards – Jonathon Reuben was the ISC Qld top try-scorer for 2016; Rhyse Martin was named as a second-rower in the ISC Qld team of the season; and Ryley Jacks finished high up in the voting figures for the ISC Qld player of the year.

There might not be any more Newtown Jets home game occasions at Henson Park for the rest of 2016, but there is still an excellent range of Newtown Jets clothing and merchandise on sale. You can select and buy your new clothing and merchandise directly from Olga by calling 0412 712 612 or emailng: olga@labelplus.com.au . And of course you can also buy Newtown Jets clothing and merchandise online by going to: www.newtownjetsclothing.com.au

Congratulations to David Zorbas who was the winner of last week’s quiz.

Here is the Newtown Jets team that played in the 2006 NSWRL Premier League Grand Final against Parramatta, with the names of those players still playing in the NRL or English Rugby League in 2016 highlighted:

Aidan Kirk, Troy Malcolm, Mitch Aubusson, Vince Mellars, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Josh Lewis, Jamie Soward, Daniel Dumas, Lopini Paea, Mickey Paea, Charlie Tonga, Heath L’Estrange, Glenn Hall (Capt).

Bench: Adam Schubert, Danny Williams, Rory Kostjasyn, Aaron Lai.

Coach: Paul Young.