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NPL: At Weston on Sunday

In three games for the young Jets in the NPL Northern NSW so far this season, the results have been superb. Two wins, against Charlestown and Lakes, plus a draw with Edgeworth has Newcastle sitting in third place after five rounds. A bye and a washout have halted the moment

Nikolai Topor-Stanley Perth Glory
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Squad: Taking on the league leaders

Ernie Merrick made good on a promise to play his younger brigade last weekend, and some of the Jets brightest young talent will now test themselves against the league leaders on Sunday. While still leaning on an experienced core of players against the Glory, the likes of Joe C

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Academy: Lakes and Blacktown clashes

There were four washouts for our Academy sides this weekend, with the youth boys denied the chance to take on Lake Macquarie City on Saturday. There were no such problems for the senior boys, who got on the pitch out at Macquarie Park and secured three wins from three matches

potm March
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Academy: Players of the Month for March

Junior football is underway across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley, and New South Wales and there are more than 100 young Jets involved. With sides competing across both the NPL Northern NSW and the NPL NSW Women’s competitions, there have been plenty of wins and a few losses.

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NPL: Tight win over Lakes

Up against a side anchored to the bottom of the ladder with four rounds of the NPL Northern NSW played, the Jets Youth were favourites heading into Saturday night’s clash with Lakes. In the past four matches between these sides, 26 goals had been scored so many thought the bac

Ben Kantarovski Western Sydney Wanderers
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Report: Five-goal thriller ends in Jets win

There were goals aplenty on Saturday night at McDonald Jones Stadium, with back of the net disturbed four times in the second-half alone. Ultimately, it was the Jets who came out on top of the five-goal thriller to make it three from three over the Western Sydney Wanderers thi

Steven Ugarkovic Western Sydney Wanderers
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Preview: Taking on the Wanderers

It’s a return to McDonald Jones Stadium for Ernie Merrick and his Jets following the FIFA international break and a trip across the ditch. They’ll welcome Western Sydney to the Hunter, as the 8th placed Wanderers look to continue their late-season resurgence. NPL: A clash w

Pat Langlois NPL
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NPL: Taking on Lake Macquarie City

Disruption has been the theme of the NPL Northern NSW season so far in 2019 for the young Jets. They’ve played just two games in four weeks, with a Round 2 bye and a Round 4 washout limiting their competitive action on the park. In those two fixtures, the results have been

Lachlan Jackson
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Wanderers: What’s on the in precinct

This weekend’s blockbuster against the Western Sydney Wanderers is the Greater Bank Community Match, and there’s plenty on before the game! It’s all set to kick off in the precinct from 4.30pm, when gates open, with activities for the whole family to enjoy. The first 500 ki

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Squad: Vargas returns for Wanderers clash

It’s a welcome return to the match day squad for Ronald Vargas, with the Venezuelan set to make his return from injury against the Wanderers this Saturday. Vargas has been included in what’s largely an unchanged preliminary squad from Ernie Merrick, however the Jets boss has h

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Merrick set to give youth a chance

Youth will be given a chance to shine across the next four weeks with Ernie Merrick keen to cast an eye toward the future. With a majority of the squad signed and finals football an unlikely prospect at this juncture, the boss wants to see what the younger contingent can do.

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McKinna: Not your average CEO

In most people’s imaginations, the CEO of a football club is typically someone from a business background who spent their formative years developing their corporate skills. That’s where Lawrie McKinna breaks the mould – only four years of his life since his professional footba

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Academy: Boys at Weston and girls at Illawarra

Washouts prevented the senior boys from taking the pitch on Saturday, but nine games featuring Academy sides still took place over the weekend. There were some big wins around the place too, along a pair of hard-fought defeats, and three young Jets sides now sit atop their res

Glen Moss Wellington Phoenix
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Report: Phoenix too strong in Wellington

Billed as a must-win for Newcastle, the assignment is one which has been historically tough: away to Wellington Phoenix. It only got tougher with 33 seconds gone as David Williams burst through to give Wellington a crucial lead with less than a minute played Despite a Jets

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Preview: Tackling the Phoenix on the road

Crunch clash, do or die, all or nothing – there has been plenty of chat around the Jets Round 23 clash with the Phoenix, but for Ernie Merrick the formula is simple. “We’ve just got to win and that’s what we intend to do, and we’ve got the players to do it,” Merrick said. A