Pittwater Online News

May 1 - 31, 2026: Issue 654

Mona Vale Raiders Mother's Day 2026 Rounds at Newport Oval: Round 4

Try! + Raiders U21's team, May 10

Mona Vale Raiders JRLFC hosted a Mother's Day round on Sunday May 10 with games being played between their U18’s vs Greenacre; U21’s vs Chester Hill and the Raiders Opens A Grade vs Belrose Eagles, and wins for Mona Vale in each game.

The afternoon of rugby league in brilliant sunshine saw Raiders Members and Supporters from the knee to grandparents gathering around the perimeter of the ground to celebrate family, the Raiders and mums.

The Raiders families have building great human beings and a great community at the core of all they do.

Fundraiser for Jason

At present a GoFundMe campaign has been launched for former Warriors and Raiders NRL player Jason Death, who is in intensive care with a fractured skull after a serious fall in early May 2026.

He’s currently in ICU, facing more surgeries and a long road to recovery.

''Jason and his family are the kindest most generous people you would know and now they need our support more than ever. Any donation, big or small, would be greatly appreciated.

Jason and the family have a long road ahead, and we’d love the Raiders family and broader community to support them in any way we can.

We don’t know his full recovery path yet, but with your help and positive thoughts, we know he’ll get through this.

Let’s rally together for Jason and his family.'' organiser Ashlee Green said

You can support Jason at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/chkh8-support-jasons-road-to-recovery

This afternoon, Sunday May 17, the Raiders play the Avalon Bulldogs in the 2026 Barrenjoey Cup - details are:

Barrenjoey Cup 2026: Bulldogs Vs. Raiders

Two proud local clubs. One massive rivalry built on years of competition, community and mutual respect.

The Barrenjoey Cup is more than just a game. it’s about two clubs pushing each other to be better every single season while continuing to grow rugby league on the Barrenjoey Peninsula. Avalon Bulldogs and Mona Vale Raiders share a genuine respect for the people, players, volunteers and families behind both clubs.

These two clubs site at 1 and 2 on the 2026 Northern Open Age Gold ladder as we go into Round 5 this Sunday.

A huge thank you to Johnson Bros Mitre 10 for getting behind the day and supporting local grassroots sport. Community sponsors like this help create opportunities for players, strengthen local clubs and keep weekends like this thriving for the next generation.

Big crowd. Big energy. Local footy at its best.

The Barrenjoey Cup is here and includes Ladies Day at the Bulldogs, from 1.30 pm on.

THIS SUNDAY, MAY 17, GAME STARTS AT 3pm - HITCHY (Hitchcock Park, Avalon)

Below run a few pictures from the Mona Vale Raiders JRLC's Mother's Day games at Newport Oval - an album for club members and their families has been forwarded to Raiders President, Hamish McLean, and is available on the PON Flickr albums page.