Defending premiers the Newtown Jets stand between the One New Zealand Warriors and a club record eighth consecutive win in their round 14 New South Wales Cup clash at Henson Park in Sydney on Saturday (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
Newtown has the distinction of being the only side to beat the table-topping Warriors so far this season, snaring a 28-20 victory when the two teams met in Auckland in round six in April.
That ended the Warriors’ season-opening run of four straight wins but since then they have put together an outstanding seven-match winning sequence in disposing of the Dragons (40-12), Knights (30-18), Bears (56-14), Raiders (46-30), Roosters (24-14), Bulldogs (40-24) and Rabbitohs (24-6).
The Warriors have been involved in the New South Wales Cup on a continuous basis since 2007, initially with the Auckland Lions that year and then the Auckland Vulcans from 2008-2013 before taking over outright ownership of the side in 2014.
Match: Jets v Warriors
Round 14 -
home Team
Jets
away Team
Warriors
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Jets is number 1 Taj FordFullback for Warriors is number 17 Geronimo Doyle
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Winger for Jets is number 2 Kristian DixonWinger for Warriors is number 2 Morgan Harper
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Centre for Jets is number 3 Eli ClarkCentre for Warriors is number 3 Ali Leiataua
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Centre for Jets is number 4 Michael GabraelCentre for Warriors is number 4 Moala Graham-Taufa
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Winger for Jets is number 5 Eparama NavaleWinger for Warriors is number 5 Edward Kosi
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Five-Eighth for Jets is number 6 Riley PollardFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Luke Hanson
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Halfback for Jets is number 7 Niwhai PuruHalfback for Warriors is number 7 Tanah Boyd
Forwards
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Prop for Jets is number 10 Tuku Hau TapuhaProp for Warriors is number 8 Tom Ale
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Hooker for Jets is number 9 Jayden BerrellHooker for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick
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Prop for Jets is number 14 Max BradburyProp for Warriors is number 10 Bunty Afoa
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2nd Row for Jets is number 11 Kyle Pickering2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Kayliss Fatialofa
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2nd Row for Jets is number 12 Blake Hosking2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
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Lock for Jets is number 13 Hohepa PuruLock for Warriors is number 13 Kalani Going
Interchange
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Interchange for Jets is number 8 Lachlan CrouchInterchange for Warriors is number 15 Jason Seu Salalilo
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Interchange for Jets is number 15 Jordin LeiuInterchange for Warriors is number 16 Toby Crosby
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Interchange for Jets is number 16 Jontay-Junior Betham-MisaInterchange for Warriors is number 20 Setu Tu
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Interchange for Jets is number 19 Bradley FearnleyInterchange for Warriors is number 22 Jacob Auloa
Reserves
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Replacement for Jets is number 18 Josh CookReplacement for Warriors is number 18 Daeon Amituanai
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Last Saturday’s win over South Sydney equalled the club’s New South Wales Cup record for most consecutive victories at seven, first achieved in 2016 while in 2017 there was an unbeaten run of eight games (six wins, a draw and then another win).
The Warriors had to work overtime last Sunday to account for a committed South Sydney side which looked anything but the bottom-placed team in the competition.
Despite being down on form lately, the Jets will fancy their chances of halting the visitors’ charge at their beloved Henson Park.
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They have slipped to sixth on the ladder with an 8-5 record compared to the Warriors’ 11-1 output. After winning seven of their first eight matches they’ve had just one win – a 54-0 trouncing of the Roosters – but have lost to the Eels (18-28), Dragons (4-34), Raiders (18-30) and Magpies (22-32) last week.
The Warriors have named a settled side although they’re without impressive NRL rookie prop Tanner Stowers-Smith who has been called into the first-grade squad for Saturday’s match against the Sharks.
In his absence the highly-experienced Bunty Afoa and Tom Ale are named to start in the front row with Kalani Going coming into loose forward after being on the bench last week.
There’s a boost in the backline with centre Ali Leiataua included. He was set to make his return from injury last week but was a late defection.
At this stage the interchange comprises 48-game NRL forward Freddy Lussick, fullback Geronimo Doyle and promising young middle forwards Toby Crosby and Jason Salalilo.
