Round 7

The Nor-West Jets headed up Castlereagh Rd for the local derby with 3^rd placed Penrith Rams at Cranebrook on Sunday, with a fiery encounter all but assured before the first bounce. The Jets, and Hawkesbury Saints before them, and Rams have had a long and proud history as western rivals, dating back to 1980 when Penrith actually competed as Hawkesbury’s reserve grade, and this clash was to be no different. The Jets welcomed back Co-Captain and defensive lynch pin Warwick Smith and Troy Clent to fill the role vacated by Josh Howe, and the game started with a great display of skills by both teams. The Rams got the first goal on the board before the Jets replied with one of their own. Every contest had some added spice, with players from both teams having competed against each other since junior football days, and the scores stayed locked up at the first two breaks.

Spot fires were breaking out all over the ground as tempers flared. Adam Newton & Troy Clent stood tall in the rucks, while David Clinch and Brad Pond turned in some inspiring passages of play across half back, putting their bodies on the line time and again. Owen Butcher left his mark on the game with fearless tackling as the Jets turned the screws on Penrith in the third quarter, adding two goals to the Rams one, and in an intense final quarter, evergreen veteran Michael Gray roved a pack and snapped the impossible goal to seal the win for the Jets, 7.9-51 to 6.9-45.

Penrith Rams	2.2-14	4.3-27	5.8-38	6.9-45
Nor-West Jets	2.2-14	4.3-27	6.6-42	7.9-51

Goal Kickers: P. Kyle 3, M. Gray 2, S. Tibben , L. Veigel
Best Players: D. Clinch, B. Pond, T. Clent, M. Gray, O. Butcher, A. Newton

Nor-West Jets

#	Player	G	BST
2	Peter Kyle	3	0
17	Michael Gray	2	4
9	Stuart Tibben	1	0
34	Liam Veigel	1	0
6	Adam Newton	0	6
70	Owen Butcher	0	5
18	Troy Clent	0	3
69	Bradley Pond	0	2
15	David Clinch	0	1
29	Scott Braid	0	0
10	Daniel Guthridge	0	0
61	Jarryd Smith	0	0
39	Joshua Edwards	0	0
7	Brent Johnston	0	0
5	Ryan Johnston	0	0
55	Benjamin Jennison	0	0
14	Aaron Bayne	0	0
25	Warwick Smith	0	0
20	Leigh Sharpe	0	0
23	Louis Butler	0	0
16	Seb Goldrick	0	0
4	Harry Stever	0	0

Reserve Grade were awarded a win via forfeit due to lack of player numbers at Moorebank, and remain in first place.

Despite winning, the Jets slipped to 2^nd place on percentage behind Randwick City, and face Gosford Wildcats at Bensons Lane this Saturday at midday, followed by the Reserve Grade v Camden at 2pm.

Last Modified on 21/05/2014 13:11

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POS	TEAM	% Won
1	North Shore Bombers	90.00
2	East Coast Eagles	70.00
3	Sydney University	70.00
4	St George Dragons	50.00
5	Newtown Breakaways	50.00
6	Nor-West Jets	50.00
7	Wollondilly Knights	40.00
8	UTS Australian Football Club	40.00
9	North Shore Bombers Red	20.00
10	Pennant Hills Demons	20.00

POS	TEAM	% Won
1	Inner West Magpies	100.00
2	UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs	77.78
3	Newtown Breakaways	61.11
4	Nor-West Jets	55.56
5	Southern Power	55.56
6	Sydney University	50.00
7	Camden Cats	44.44
8	Western Magic	44.44
9	Manly Warringah Wolves	44.44
10	Pennant Hills Demons	44.44
11	North Shore Bombers	40.00
12	Sydney University Gold	33.33
13	Campbelltown Blues	5.00

Round 7

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