LEAGUE THREE MEN’S

The Football NSW League Three Men’s campaign ended in a double victory for Newcastle Jets, as the Novocastrian side took home the Premiership and Championship after a stellar season.

The campaign began with some emphatic results, as three teams remained unbeaten after five rounds. The Jets had scored 14 goals by round three and were yet to lose a match, with Hawkesbury City and Prospect United also remaining unbeaten.

Hawkesbury’s run came to an end in round six after losing 2-1 to Newcastle, with Prospect’s ending one round later thanks to Hurstville FC. Newcastle remained unbeaten until round 15, where a defeat to UNSW FC brought the scintillating streak to an end.

The second half of the season saw a change in form with Western Rage showing their quality with four wins in five matches, while Parramatta FC lost just one match in six and Fraser Park went on an unbeaten run of six matches.

Camden Tigers concluded their season with a four-game unbeaten run, while South Coast Flame showed their quality with some impressive matches throughout the campaign.

Hurstville was the side who were just edged out of the top six, losing out on goal difference to Prospect, while UNSW, Hawkesbury, Nepean and Newcastle made up the top five, with the Jets becoming Premiers.

UNSW was the first side to exit the finals series in a narrow defeat to Prospect before Prospect knocked out Hawkesbury the next week, before eventually bowing out to Nepean in the Preliminary Final.

The Grand Final saw the Jets take on Nepean FC in a thrilling, intense affair, where a Ben Van Dorssen header in the 90th minute meant Newcastle completed a double in a fantastic campaign.

Newcastle Jets emerged victorious in both the league and finals series, with Nepean FC close by as the runners-up in both competitions.