Is your under 12 team up for the opportunity of a lifetime?

Thursday, 7 June 2012 12:52 PM

Imagine having your weekend match commentated LIVE on ABC Radio with a Newcastle Jets A-League star coaching your team.

After the massive success of The 1233 Challenge Cup in 2011, 1233 Breakfast presenter Aaron Kearney, accompanied by Phil Dando will once again broadcast an under 12 football (soccer) game LIVE to air on 1233 ABC Newcastle.

Registered under 12 soccer teams from a Northern NSW Football competition will be in the running to win this amazing opportunity, which also includes a sideline eye, interviews with the team and coach AND a Jets A-League player coaching the winning team on the day.

The competition is open to mixed, all boys and all girls teams.

This is the opportunity to have your team immortalised on the radio - Imagine your family and friends from around the country and around the world listening to you in action being a superstar for the day.
How to enter

Nominate a particular match in your current season you would like to have broadcast on 1233 (must be played from Sat 21 July onwards) - You could choose a game against your arch rivals or your favourite "friendly" - and simply answer the following question in 300 words or less: "Why have you nominated that game? Why that team?"

You will also need to include a photo of your team with your entry.

You can submit your entry in any of the following ways:

via email

Via post to The 1233 Challenge Cup, Att: Radio Marketing, PO Box 2205, Dangar NSW 2309.

By person at the 1233 ABC Newcastle studios, Cnr Wood and Parry Streets, Newcastle West.

Entries open Monday 11 June 2012 and close Friday 22 June 2012.

Listen to Aaron Kearney on 1233 Breakfast from 5.30am weekdays for more information.

Please read the Terms and Conditions for full entry details.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Is-your-under-12-team-up-for-the-opportunity-of-a-lifetime/47668

Jets lock in pre-season game in Canberra

Thursday, 7 June 2012 3:47 PM

The Hunter Ports Newcastle Jets have locked in a trial match of the 2012/13 pre-season against the Canberra Rockets in Canberra next month.

The former Hyundai A-League champions will face a difficult test against the ACT representative team at Deakin Stadium on Wednesday, July 11.

Jets head coach Gary van Egmond said the Canberra fixture will form an important part of his side’s preparation during their lengthy pre-season schedule.

“I know we will be in for a good game against the Rockets, having witnessed the standard of football during my time in Canberra,” van Egmond said.

“It is great to get one of our pre-season games locked away and we look forward to getting down to Canberra as we continue our preparations for the new season.”

The match will coincide with the 22nd Kanga Cup youth tournament celebrations that are also taking place in the Australian capital.

Capital Football CEO Heather Reid said Canberra was looking forward to hosting the Jets.

“I am delighted to be able to announce that the Newcastle Jets will be in camp in Canberra for a week in July and, as part of their pre-season preparations, will play the Canberra Rockets,” Reid said.

“This is fantastic news for the men’s game in Canberra and will give our local talent a chance to shine and show just how strong the loop Premier League is.”

Rockets coach Rob Graham echoed the sentiments of Reid, saying the fixture will provide an excellent chance for the Canberra players to showcase their skills.

“I want to show that the players from the ACT can play. I want to play good football and show the people in and outside of the ACT that we have good players and can represent well at the highest level,” Graham said.

Match details:
Newcastle Jets FC v Canberra Rockets
Wednesday, July 11
Deakin Stadium, Deakin
Kick-off 6.30pm

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Jets-lock-in-preseason-game-in-Canberra/47680

Singapore sling for magnate Tinkler

Stuart Washington, Toby Johnstone
June 9, 2012

ONE of Australia's richest entrepreneurs has decided life in Newcastle is no longer for him: Nathan Tinkler and his family are moving to Singapore.

The one-time electrician is swapping the world of lattes in beachside Merewether for the famous "pulled tea" of Singaporean hawker stands as he takes his deal-making nous direct to Asia.

Mr Tinkler's move follows fanfare and controversy about his role as owner of the Newcastle Knights rugby league team and the Newcastle Jets soccer team.

His love of fast cars, the races and an at-times torrid relationship with the media has led to headlines dubbing him a "boganaire".

The move to Singapore means Mr Tinkler will escape some unwanted local attention: his $500,000 Ferrari California was stolen from his Merewether garage and torched last year.

"His principal place of residence would now be described as Singapore," his spokesman, Tim Allerton, said yesterday. "He just wants to be closer to the markets, to Asia."

Mr Allerton said Mr Tinkler's wife, Rebecca, and their four school-age children were also preparing to leave Newcastle.

Last month Mr Tinkler sold one Merewether house, which was bought from league legend Andrew Johns for $4.3 million in 2008. In what appears to be one of Mr Tinkler's less astute deals, the property sold for $2.8 million, or a third less than its initial purchase price.

His planned $13 million development of two other blocks in Merewether has been in limbo since a development application was approved in June last year.

Mr Tinkler, 36, built his fortune with three big coal deals, resulting in the latest estimate of his wealth of $915 million in BRW.

His high-stakes approach involved selling his house and his business in November 2006 to finance a deal that turned $1 million into $441 million.

Mr Tinkler's new home will be a long way from his $200 million horse stud, Patinack Farm, and other business interests.

Mr Allerton said Mr Tinkler would travel frequently to Australia and his business interests would remain unaffected by the move.

''Nathan remains 100 per cent committed to the Knights, and also his Australian operations, and continues to manage them as he has,'' Mr Allerton said.

Personal tax rates in Singapore are among the lowest in the world with a cap of 20 per cent, compared to the top tax rate of 46.5 per cent in Australia.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/singapore-sling-for-magnate-tinkler-20120608-201gv.html#ixzz1xD9MNkJ2

Jets to take on local teams before A-League season

JAMES GARDINER
18 Jun, 2012 02:05 PM

NEWCASTLE Jets will take on Northern NSW State League champions Broadmeadow Magic in the first of four hit outs against local teams in the lead-up to the A-League season.
The clash against Magic will on Wednesday, June 27, at Wanderers Oval.

The Jets travel to Canberra on July 7 for a week long camp at the Australian Inistitute of Sport, the former base of head coach Gary van Egmond, which includes a trial against the ACT representative side.

Following that they meet the Northern NSW Select side at Darling St on July 18, Charlestown City at Lisle Carr Oval (July 25) before a second game against Northern Select on August 8.

“This is a great coup for NBN State League sides to be able to meet the Jets on four occasions and take the opportunity to showcase the depth of talent in the local elite competition,” Northern NSW Football CEO David Eland said.


http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/jets-to-take-on-local-teams-before-aleague-season/2594207.aspx

Northern NSW Select squad named to tackle Jets

CRAIG KERRY
29 Jun, 2012 04:00 AM

NORTHERN NSW State League Select coaches Damien Smith and Steve Piggott have gone for speed and a mix of youth and experience in the squad to take on the Jets A-League squad in two trial games.

Northern yesterday announced a 19-man squad for matches on Wednesday, July 18, at Darling Street Oval and Wednesday, August 8, at Jack McLaughlan Oval.

Broadmeadow coach Smith guided the representative side last year, but South Cardiff mentor Piggott is new to the role and takes over from Magic assistant Rob Virgili.

Smith saw the Jets perform firsthand on Wednesday night when they defeated his Magic side 3-1 at Wanderers Park in the A-League club’s opening pre-season match.

He believed the key to being competitive against the city’s elite team was having players with speed, saying the likes of Charlestown’s Daniel Bird, South Cardiff’s Bray Smith and Nick Russell and Broadmeadow’s Scott Pettit fitted the bill.

‘‘Going on last night’s game, the Jets are pretty sharp and they’ve got pace all over the park, so pace is a key factor,’’ Smith said.

‘‘We’ve tried to bring some into the squad but also a little bit of experience and top-class players like Johnny Majurovski who have been in top form for their club.

‘‘We asked every coach to nominate who they think would fit into the system we want to play and who deserved selection on form.’’

All state league clubs except the Jets Youth team are represented in the select side.

The team will train for the first time on Monday week and meet again on July 16 and August 6.

Full squad in details on page 79.

? The two state league catch-up games scheduled for last night were postponed yesterday because of rain-sodden pitches.

Charlestown were to play South Cardiff at Lisle Carr Oval and Hamilton were to take on Edgeworth at Darling Street Oval.


http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/northern-nsw-select-squad-named-to-tackle-jets/2607228.aspx

So is there much of a difference in the game plan from last year?

trialing an unnamed scottish bloke currently.

they want griff.

the others i don't know - possibly reigniting their interest in michael owen?