NRL TEAMS - 2024 Round 4
3 days ago | LeagueUnlimited Media
Here are the names and playing backgrounds of the Newtown Jets RLFC team that will be playing the Melbourne Storm RLFC at Henson Park on Saturday, March 6th, 2004. Kick Off at 5.00pm. Fullback: Andrew Le Breton (Former Penrith Jersey Flegg representative, with Newtown in 2003) Wingers: Alf Duncan ( ex-Moree, Manly-Warringah, Wests-Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland, with Newtown since 2001); Sioeli Helu (ex-Wellington NZ Bartercard Cup, New Zealand Residents representative; holds three University degrees, a bit of a rarity in Newtown club circles!!) Centres: Nelson Leon (ex-Southport RLFC, Burleigh Bears RLFC, Queensland Schoolboys Representative); Ben Tickle (with Newtown since 2002, Parramatta junior representative player; NSW Catholic Schools rep). Halves: Clayton Sellings (ex-Bulldogs RLFC, Kyogle RLFC); David Hall (ex-Port Kembla RLFC, referred to Newtown by Luke Goodwin) Lock: Thomas Gemmell (ex-Wellington NZ Bartercard Cup; ex-New Zealand Residents captain) Second Rowers: Bill Najjarin (ex-St. George and Bulldogs junior representative player; with Newtown since 2002; Jets Premier League Best and Fairest Winner in 2003); Mathieu Julia (ex-Pia RLFC, France and France "A" representative; recommended to Newtown by Craig Field, currently captain and coach of Pia). Front Rowers: James Stosic (ex-NZ Bartercard Cup and Redcliffe RLFC in the Queensland Cup competition); Daniel Manousso (ex-South Sydney Rabbitohs and Souths Juniors) Hooker: Adam Bennett (ex-Port Kembla, NSW Combined High Schools rep, also recommended to Newtown by Luke Goodwin) Bench: Clifford Manu (ex-Canterbury juniors), Chris Williams (ex-Penrith, ex-Western Suburbs, with Newtown since 1999) Peter Howie (ex-South Sydney Rabbitohs, played with Newtown in 2000); Dane Scott (ex-Kempsey RLFC) Ben Cook (ex-GPS Rugby Union, again a rarity in an impeccably working class club like Newtown!); David Vial (ex-Penrith Jersey Flegg representative) Andrew Kaleopa (ex-Parramatta juniors representative, Samoan representative team); Troy Barnes (ex-South Sydney, Sydney Roosters, with Newtown since 2002) Nelson Lomi (ex-Sydney Roosters). Coach: Colin Murphy (Newtown RLFC First Grade coach 1994-1997; Western Suburbs First Division coach 1998-1999; Newtown RLFC First Grade coach from 2000 to the present. Popularly referred to as the Kevin Sheedy of Rugby League football. One of the thirteen-a-side code's great characters.) Details supplied by: Glen "Bumper" Dwyer Media Officer Newtown RLFC 95572104 0402241982 bumpergd@ozemail.com.au