- MAR 2
- FREE JACKS WIN
- CHICAGO
MAR 8
24
final score
27
MATCH SUMMARY
Knowing that they were just one road match against Seattle away from their home opener and the unveiling of their 2024 MLR Championship banner, the New England Free Jacks held the lead for 78 minutes before surrendering a late try to fall 27-24 in their Round 5 match up with the Seawolves.
The Free Jacks turned in an impressive first half that saw them build a 24-15 lead behind two Simon-Peter Toleafo scores and a Joe Johnston try. The Seawolves outlasted New England in the second half to pull out the last minute win.
UPDATED HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
UPDATED AS OF MARCH 8 2025
4
FREE JACKS
RED JERSEY
•
3
SEAWOLVES
GREEN & BLUE JERSEY
ALL TIME WIN RECORD
last UPDATEd march 8 2025
55 - 23 - 0
0
%
•
64 - 43 - 1
0
%
2025 SEASON TO DATE
UPDATED AS OF MRCH 7 2025
FREE JACKS
PLAYED 3
WIN - LOSS - TIE
1 - 2 - 0
SEAWOLVES
PLAYED 3
WIN - LOSS - TIE
1 - 2 - 0
TIME LINE OF POINTS SCORED
match kick off
name (#)
type
min
pts
FJ
Toleafo (14)
TRY
6'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
6'
+2
FJ
Johnston (7)
TRY
11'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
11'
+2
SEA
Orr (1)
TRY
15'
+5
SEA
Orr (1)
TRY
22'
+5
SEA
Rossouw (13)
TRY
27'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
PEN
26'
+3
FJ
Toleafo (14)
TRY
29'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
29'
+2
half time score
free jacks
24
15
SEA SEAWOLVES
half restart
SEA
Krusetry (11)
TRY
46'
+5
SEA
Iona (12)
TRY
46'
+5
SEA
Krusetry (11)
TRY
78'
+5
full time score
free jacks
24
27
SEA SEAWOLVES
TOTAL POINTS BY PLAYER
RANK
Tm
NAME (#)
TYPE
PTS
1
FJ
Toleafo (14)
2 TRY
10
1
SEA
Krusetry (11)
2 TRY
10
2
FJ
POTROZ (10)
2 CONV 2 PEN
9
3
SEA
ORR (1)
2 TRY
7
4
FJ
Johnston (7)
1 TRY
5
4
SEA
Rossouw (13)
1 TRY
5
4
SEA
Iona (12)
1 TRY
2
HOW TEAMS SCORED
tries scored
3
5
conversions
3
1
conversions success %
100%
20%
penalty kicks
1
0
total points
24
27
PERFORMANCE HEADLINES
Possession %
Territory %
Time in Attack (mins)
METERS KICKED
Metres Carried
CLEAN BREAKS
Tackles Made
Tackle Success
Penalties Conceded
PASSES MADE
MATCH STATS
3
Try Scored
5
75
Carries
109
352
Metres Made
374
63
Passes
134
2
OFFLOAD
6
29
Defender Beaten
42
6
Clean Break
9
16
Total Turnovers
9
34
Crossed Gainline
57
19
Failed Gainline
38
134
tackles made
82
42
missed tackles
29
70.9
Percent Tackle MaDe %
69.5
6
turnover won
6
2
yellow cards
0
16
penalty conceded
8
7
Visits to 22
12
10
lineout won
19
2
Lineout Throws Lost
4
83
Percent Lineouts Won
82
5
scrums won
7
100
percent scrums won
100
46
Rucks Won
75
5
Rucks LOST
34
2
Mauls Won
6
22
Kicks In Play
26
41.5
% Possession
58.5
38.3
% Territory
61.7
10:56
TIME IN ATTACK
16:43
866
METERS KICKED
821
352
METERS CARRIED
374
6
Clean Breaks
9
45.3
Gainline Success %
52.3
TOP PERFORMERS
TACKLES
Keys (5)
0
Short (7)
0
Defenders Beaten
Toleafoa (14)
0
Futi (14)
0
CARRIES
Potroz (10)
0
Futi (14)
0
Metres Made
Potroz (10)
0
Futi (14)
0
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Jayson Potroz
Wearing: #10
Nickname: “Potty”
Position: Flyhalf
M
Carries: 17
Meters Made: 54
STATS SPOTLIGHT
Conor Keys
Wearing: #5
Nickname: “Keyzer”
Position: Lock
Tackles: 14
MATCH COMMENTARY
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| Time | Team Name | Event Name | Commentary | SEAWOLVES | FREE JACKS |
| 0:11 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 1:25 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 2:32 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Divan Rossouw turnover Intercepted Pass | 0 | 0 |
| 3:50 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Eddie Fouche turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 0 |
| 5:25 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| 5:40 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Kerron van Vuuren Ruck Offence | 0 | 0 |
| 5:56 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Simon-Peter Toleafoa | 0 | 5 |
| 6:37 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 0 | 7 |
| 7:19 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Killian Coghlan turnover Pass Other Error | 0 | 7 |
| 9:24 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Kerron van Vuuren turnover Carried Over | 0 | 7 |
| 10:50 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Joe Johnston | 0 | 12 |
| 11:11 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 0 | 14 |
| 12:50 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Faletol Peni Ruck Offence | 0 | 14 |
| 13:18 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Oscar Lennon Offside | 0 | 14 |
| 14:21 | Seattle Seawolves | Try | Try by Cameron Orr | 5 | 14 |
| 15:16 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Conversion missed by Eddie Fouche | 5 | 14 |
| 17:41 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Brock Webster turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 5 | 14 |
| 18:47 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 5 | 14 |
| 19:49 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Harrison Boyle turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 5 | 14 |
| 19:57 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Killian Coghlan turnover Attempted Intercept | 5 | 14 |
| 20:22 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Faletol Peni Yellow Card | 5 | 14 |
| 22:10 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Offside | 5 | 14 |
| 22:49 | Seattle Seawolves | Try | Try by Cameron Orr | 10 | 14 |
| 23:52 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Conversion missed by Eddie Fouche | 10 | 14 |
| 25:33:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 10 | 14 |
| 26:23:00 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal by Jayson Potroz | 10 | 17 |
| 26:45:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Simon-Peter Toleafoa turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 10 | 17 |
| 26:48:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Try | Try by Divan Rossouw | 15 | 17 |
| 28:09:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Conversion missed by Eddie Fouche | 15 | 17 |
| 28:42:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Divan Rossouw turnover Other Error | 15 | 17 |
| 28:48:00 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Simon-Peter Toleafoa | 15 | 22 |
| 29:42:00 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 15 | 24 |
| 30:53:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 32:43:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Andrew Quattrin Ruck Offence | 15 | 24 |
| 33:32:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jone Koroiduadua turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 15 | 24 |
| 34:15:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 36:10:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 37:09:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Brock Webster Ruck Offence | 15 | 24 |
| 38:07:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Riekert Hattingh turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 15 | 24 |
| 39:36:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 41:08:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Riekert Hattingh turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 15 | 24 |
| 40:08:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 41:02:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Oscar Lennon turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 15 | 24 |
| 41:57:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 15 | 24 |
| 42:50:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Duncan Matthews turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 15 | 24 |
| 42:54:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wian Conradie turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 15 | 24 |
| 43:03:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Harrison Boyle Yellow Card | 15 | 24 |
| 44:57:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Simon-Peter Toleafoa turnover Accidental Knock On | 15 | 24 |
| 45:45:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Wayne van der Bank for Brock Webster (Player off) | 15 | 24 |
| 46:48:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Try | Try by Mika Kruse | 20 | 24 |
| 47:49:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Conversion by Rod Iona | 22 | 24 |
| 48:21:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Mason Pedersen for Juan-Pablo Zeiss (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 49:18:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 49:41:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kyle Baillie for Piers von Dadelszen (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 49:41:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kaleb Geiger for Jone Koroiduadua (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 50:19:00 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal missed by Jayson Potroz | 22 | 24 |
| 51:00:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wayne van der Bank turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 51:51:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 54:07:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | Riekert Hattingh turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 55:17:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Isaia Lotawa for Malembe Mpofu (Tactical) | 22 | 24 |
| 56:30:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 57:42:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal missed by Rod Iona | 22 | 24 |
| 58:33:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Kerron van Vuuren Ruck Offence | 22 | 24 |
| 60:09:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 60:18:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Foster DeWitt for Tevita Sole (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 60:19:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Jack Reeves for Faletol Peni (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 60:20:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Dewald Donald for Cameron Orr (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 60:20:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Dewald Kotze for Kerron van Vuuren (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 61:10:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 63:43:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 65:31:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal missed by Rod Iona | 22 | 24 |
| 66:23:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kaipono Kayoshi for Wian Conradie (Player on) | 22 | 24 |
| 66:58:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Kyle Baillie turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 67:38:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Conor Keys turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 68:55:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | David Busby for Eddie Fouche (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 69:19:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Conor Keys turnover Lost Ball Forced | 22 | 24 |
| 69:55:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 22 | 24 |
| 70:31:00 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jayson Potroz turnover Kick Error Dead Ball | 22 | 24 |
| 71:12:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Cole Keith for Andrew Quattrin (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 72:21:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Turnover | David Busby turnover Lost Ball Forced | 22 | 24 |
| 73:31:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Wayne van der Bank Offside | 22 | 24 |
| 74:36:00 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Cam Nordli-Kelemeti for Oscar Lennon (Tactical) | 22 | 24 |
| 75:34:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 77:28:00 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 22 | 24 |
| 78:10:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Malacchi Esdale for Duncan Matthews (Player off) | 22 | 24 |
| 78:53:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Try | Try by Malacchi Esdale | 27 | 24 |
| 80:11:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Goal Kick | Conversion missed by Rod Iona | 27 | 24 |
| 80:21:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Brock Gallagher for JP Smith (Player on) | 27 | 24 |
| 80:23:00 | Seattle Seawolves | Substitution | Siaosi Mahoni for Devin Short (Player off) | 27 | 24 |
