Newtown Jets December 2006 Newsletter

Newtown RLFC Membership Renewals for 2007 Members will be invited to renew their memberships for 2007 by email or by post after the 22nd January.

There will be a terrific array of new and innovative membership packages available for 2007. We look forward to all of you renewing your own memberships and bringing many of your family members and friends on board for the club?s 100th season in Rugby League football.

Newtown Jets Clothing Company ? opening hours for the holiday season The Newtown Jets Clothing Company shop is located at: Level 3, 52-60 Enmore Road Newtown NSW 2042 (This is the top floor of the @ Newtown RSL building). Phone: 9516 1803 Fax: 9516 1904 Email: growney@newtownjets.com; sobrien@newtownjets.com

The shop will close for the holidays at 6.00pm, Friday, 22nd December.

The Jets Clothing street stall in front of the Newtown Mission Church on King Street, Newtown (opposite the Dendy Cinema) will be operating on Saturday, December 23rd from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

The Jets shop will be re-opening on Tuesday, 2nd January 2007.

There?s still plenty of time to call in and purchase some terrific Xmas presents or you can check out the full range of the highly-acclaimed Newtown Jets merchandise range on www.newtownjets.com

Payments can be made by Eftpos and major credit cards.

Give Genevieve or Steve a call on 9516 1803 or email them to find out where Jets clothing can be purchased at an outlet near you.

The 2007 Rugby League Season is nearly here! The Newtown Jets first trial match will be against North Sydney at Henson Park on Saturday, February 10th 2007. The kick off time is yet to be announced but you will be advised as soon as it has been determined.

The 2007 VB Premier League squad has continued to train impressively at the ES Marks Field and other locations.

Welcome aboard to popular Roosters official Bobby Jones who will be working as a liaison official between the Jets and Roosters camps in 2007. Bobby is a vastly experienced Rugby League team official and has managed NSW Under 19 representative teams as well as having many years experience with the Roosters grade teams. He is an old sparring partner of one of Newtown?s more vocal and high profile sponsors in ?Puffing Billy? Elliott.

Belated congratulations to all of Newtown?s representative players in 2006 Before signing off for 2006, we should take this opportunity to recognise all those players who won representative honours while playing with the Newtown club this year.

The list reads as follows:

Glenn Hall ? captained the NSW Residents representative team against Queensland Sam Perrett ? represented in the NSW Residents team and the New Zealand A team Shaun Kenny-Dowall ? represented NSW Under 19?s and the New Zealand A team Mitch Aubusson ? represented NSW Under 19?s David Vial ? Jim Beam Cup representative team Eddie Leuluai ? Jim Beam Cup representative team Ritchie Parker and Rimini Reweti also gained Jim Beam Cup rep honours but withdrew from the team due to employment commitments The amazing Paea Brothers ? Lelea, Lopini and Mickey ? who all represented Tonga in the recent International Rugby League Federation Shield series played in England and France in October and November Billy Baleilomaloma ? represented Fiji in a World Cup qualifying match in October.

Seasons Greetings to Newtown Jets RLFC Friends and Supporters Everywhere A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Jets members and supporters wherever you may be.

There are Jets fans all over the world and a great many receive these emails in all sorts of astonishing locales. Some will enjoy a White Christmas in the snowy Northern Hemisphere while those of us here in Sydney and the rest of NSW will continue to battle through the heat and the worst drought in a thousand years!

Stay safe and drive carefully over the holiday season and we?ll see you all at Henson Park and at Newtown Jets functions in 2007.

Don?t forget to celebrate when the Newtown RLFC turns 99 years old on the 8th January 2007!