X-Nico

4 unusual facts about Newtown Jets


Greg Hartley

Hartley began his rugby league career as a player and had three first-grade games with Newtown Jets in 1967 before rupturing his spleen in a reserve-grade match in the same year.

Jack Danzey

Danzey commenced his first grade football career with Newtown in 1960, playing seven games.

Lillian May Armfield

Frank FarrellNewtown Rugby League player and police detective - a colleague of Lillian Armfield.

Warren Fellows

Hayward played professional rugby league with the Newtown Jets and had been selected to represent Australia as a boxer at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.


1912 Eastern Suburbs season

Eastern Suburbs 12 ( Frawley, P. White tries; Messenger, Frawley goals ) defeated Newtown 6 (Russell 3 goals ) at the Agricultural ground.


see also