Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west.
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15 Facts About Newtown Jets
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Newtown Jets was the second rugby league football club to be founded in Australia and is the oldest in existence.
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Newtown Jets played in the NSWRFL Premiership from 1908 to 1983.
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In 1988, Newtown Jets were able to sell their clubhouse, now the Cyprus Community Club of NSW, but by then time had elapsed and readmission to the top competition was not considered.
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Newtown Jets Junior League was a tough, uncompromising competition so the referees quickly learned to manage difficult players and provide a controlled game.
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Newtown Jets graded referees included: Gary Bennett, David Bowron, Lyle Buckley, Phil Cooley, Jack Danzey, Cyril Dimon, Grant Heaton, Kim Holwell, Mick Howell, Peter Lucas, Don Macdonald, Terry Murphy, Geoff Norberry, Richie Pierce and Peter Pierse.
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In 2000, Newtown Jets entered a team in the NSWRL Premier League, the second-tier NSW competition to the NRL.
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In 2008, Newtown Jets again made the Grand Final of the newly formed New South Wales Cup.
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On 5 February 2011, Newtown Jets played a trial game against long term rivals, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, at a revamped Redfern Oval.
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On 27 August 2016, Newtown Jets played host to Manly at Henson Park in the last regular season fixture of the year.
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On 30 October 2017, it was announced that Newtown Jets would be continuing their partnership with Cronulla for 2018, acting as the feeder club side.
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On 17 May 2018, Newtown Jets announced that they had extended their partnership as Cronulla's feeder team for a further five years.
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At the start of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season, Newtown Jets began badly losing their first four games before recovering to finish the regular season in 7th place on the table and qualify for the finals.
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In later years, Newtown Jets was at home at Erskineville Oval and Marrickville Oval before the club moved to today's venue, Henson Park.
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