Old foes: Foundation clubs Norths and Newtown square off…Read more….

More than a century of rivalry will come to a head this Sunday afternoon when foundation clubs Newtown and North Sydney go head-to-head in the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup grand final.

For the last two decades, supporters of both clubs have claimed that their respective team is the cream of the crop when it comes to the NSW-based second-tier comp – and now they finally have the chance to prove it in the biggest game of the season.

While Norths haven’t featured in the top-level footy for 25 years, and Newtown’s exile has been even longer at 41, both legacy clubs possess extremely dedicated fan bases, and you can guarantee that CommBank Stadium will be rocking once the players take to the field.

On the park, it will be a battle of contrasting styles.

George Ndaira’s Jets, who act as a feeder side to the Sharks, tend to play a free-flowing brand of football, which sees big forwards like Tuku Hau-Tapuha and Braden Hamlin-Uele try to win quick play-the-balls, so speedsters Liam Ison and Sam Stonestreet can weave their magic out wide.