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Throw Back Thursday – Jets Make The Cut At Kogarah

Each week thanks to Cryo, we bring you a story from our rich history. Today we go back an Elimination Final from another year when we finished the regular season in seventh place.

JETS MAKE THE CUT AT KOGARAH

The 2012 VB NSW Cup top 8 was a bunched affair. Newtown qualified for the finals series in seventh place but were four competition points behind minor-premiers, Canterbury-Bankstown. So close run was the season generally that the Jets only sealed qualification in the second last round following a 25-24 win over the Illawarra Cutters at Henson Park, a result which ultimately came off the back of a long range penalty goal from Jack Littlejohn right on the stroke of full time.

Following a bye in the final premiership round Newtown was drawn to play in an elimination final at Jubilee Oval. Their opposition that afternoon was, for the second straight game, the Illawarra Cutters. Our opponents held a significant advantage with many of their players signed to the St George-Illawarra Dragons, who called Kogarah home.

Newtown started brightly with tries to Daniel Mortimer and Peni Tagive giving them an early 12-0 lead. However, the Cutters fought back to level the scores by half-time. Illawarra then took the lead early in the second stanza shooting out to a 22-12 advantage after 53 minutes.

It was then that the Jets started to take off. Nafe Seluini’s dummy-half try got Newtown back in the game midway through the second half and while the Cutters extended their lead out to a converted try via a penalty goal, man-of-the-match Jack Bosden tied things up once again when he barged over.

Mortimer’s second try allowed to Jets to hit the front once again and when big prop Saulala Houma scored a rampaging try to put the Jets ahead 36-24 with two minutes to play the result of the was beyond doubt. The Cutters managed to score in the final play of the game but by point it was all too late with Newtown advancing to Week 2 of the finals with a 36-30 verdict.

Newtown survived its second straight sudden-death match against the Cutters and to do so away from home made the victory all the more noteworthy.

Newtown Jets 36 (Daniel Mortimer 2, Pene Tagive, Nafe Seluini, Jack Bosden, Saulala Houma tries; Daniel Mortimer 6 goals) defeated Illawarra Cutters 30 (Michael Lett 3, David Gower, Jarrad Hickey tries; Bronx Goodwin 5 goals) at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah.

The referee was Matt Noyen. The touch judges were Nathan Smith and David Ryan. The In-goal Judges were Brendan Lucas and Ryan Jackson. 

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Mose Masoe breaking the line v the Illawarra Cutters in the 2012 Elimination Final. (Credit: Newell Media)
Hard-running centre Nene Macdonald played on numerous occasions for the Newtown Jets in 2021.  Last Sunday Nene was playing for Papua-New Guinea against the Cook Islands in the 2023 Pacific Championships - Pacific Bowl and he scored four tries. (Photo: Mike Magee).

Information about 2024 Newtown RLFC memberships; Newtown Jets playing in the 2023 Pacific Championship Series; and a reminder about Newtown RLFC merchandise.

Kyle Pickering and Daniel Atkinson, Italian rugby league representative team, 7th October 2023 (NSWRL Twitter) crop

These Newtown Jets players have gained selection in various end of season representative rugby league teams

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The Newtown Jets RLFC held its Annual Presentation Dinner on the evening of Friday, 29th September 2023 at the Petersham RSL Club.

Newtown Jets left-edge backrower Kyle Pickering (in possession) about to score at Henson Park on Saturday, 22nd July 2023. Jets fullback Manaia Waitere salutes the crowd after playing a clever role in setting up the try. (Photo: Mario Facchini, mafphotography)

Newtown RLFC 2023 Presentation Dinner Details

July 22, 2023 - Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, Kyle Pickering of the Newtown Jets scores his second try of the game during Round 21 of the NSWRL Knock On Effect NSW Cup at Henson Park in Marrickville, New South Wales. (Mario Facchini/mafphotography)

Newtown RLFC 2023 Presentation Night Details

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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.