- MAR 2
- FREE JACKS WIN
- CHICAGO
MAR 15
35
final score
31
MATCH SUMMARY
The New England Free Jacks secured a dramatic 35-31 victory over NOLA Gold in their sold-out home opener at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
After a back-and-forth battle, NOLA took a late 31-28 lead with a penalty kick. But in stoppage time, the Free Jacks powered over the try line with a maul, sealing the win with Jed Melvin’s second try of the match.
New England now sits tied for second in the standings and heads to DC to face Old Glory on March 22.
HEAD TO HEAD HISTORY
UPDATED AS OF MARCH 16 2025
5
FREE JACKS
GREEN HERITAGE JERSEY
•
1
NOLA GOLD
GOLD & WHITE
ALL TIME WIN RECORD
UPDATED AS OF MARCH 16 2025
55 - 23 - 0
0
%
•
47 - 50 - 1
0
%
2025 SEASON TO DATE
UPDATED AS OF MRCH 7 2025
FREE JACKS
PLAYED 4
WIN - LOSS - TIE
2 - 2 - 0
NOLA GOLD
PLAYED 4
WIN - LOSS - TIE
1 - 3 - 0
TIME LINE OF POINTS SCORED
match kick off
name (#)
type
min
pts
nola
Fidow (11)
TRY
10'
+5
nola
Carty (10)
conv
11'
+2
FJ
Conradie (8)
TRY
16'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
16'
+2
FJ
MALAN (12)
TRY
18'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
19'
+2
nola
Lopeti (2)
TRY
21'
+5
nola
Carty (10)
CONV
22'
+2
FJ
Melvin (6)
TRY
36'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
37'
+2
half time score
free jacks
21
14
SEA SEAWOLVES
half restart
FJ
Gomez Vara (4)
TRY
44'
+5
FJ
POTROZ (10)
CONV
44'
+2
nola
Mau'u (7)
TRY
48'
+5
nola
Carty (10)
CONV
49'
+2
nola
Taufete'e (16)
TRY
58'
+5
nola
Carty (10)
CONV
59'
+2
nola
Carty (10)
PEN
75'
+3
FJ
Melvin (6)
TRY
82'
+5
FJ
PENI (23)
CONV
82'
+2
full time score
free jacks
35
31
SEA SEAWOLVES
TOTAL POINTS BY PLAYER
RANK
Tm
NAME (#)
TYPE
PTS
1
NOLA
CARTY (10)
4 CONV 1 PEN
11
2
FJ
MELVIN (6)
2 TRY
10
3
FJ
POTROZ (10)
4 CONV
8
4
NOLA
Fidow (11)
1 TRY
5
4
FJ
CONRADIE (8)
1 TRY
5
4
FJ
MALAN (12)
1 TRY
5
4
NOLA
Lopeti (2)
1 TRY
5
4
FJ
Gomez Vara (8)
1 TRY
5
4
NOLA
Mau'u (7)
1 TRY
5
4
NOLA
Taufete'e (16)
1 TRY
5
5
FJ
PENI (23)
1 CONV
2
HOW TEAMS SCORED
tries scored
5
4
conversions
5
4
conversions success %
100
100
penalty kicks
0
1
total points
35
31
PERFORMANCE HEADLINES
Possession %
Territory %
Time in Attack (mins)
Meters Kicked (m)
Meters Carried (m)
Clean Breaks
Tackles Made
Tackles Success
Penalties Conceded
Gainline Success %
MATCH STATS
5
Try Scored
4
140
Carries
76
410
Metres Made
228
136
Passes
88
8
OFFLOAD
7
23
Defender Beaten
8
4
Clean Break
7
7
Total Turnovers
14
14
neutral gainline
12
50
Failed Gainline
33
87
tackles made
166
8
missed tackles
24
82.9
Percent Tackle MaDe %
80.2
5
turnover won
7
0
yellow cards
3
15
total penalty conceded
9
6
Defense Penalty Conceded
8
9
Offense Penalty Conceded
1
44
times in posession
33
12
Visits to 22
8
98
Rucks Won
49
8
Rucks LOST
34
5
Mauls Won
4
22
Kicks In Play
23
13
lineout won
10
2
Lineout Lost
2
86.7
Percent Lineouts Won
83
9
scrums won
6
1
scrums lost
0
90
percent scrums won
100
63.4
% Possession
36.6
63.1
% Territory
36.9
18:01
TIME IN ATTACK
10:33
585
METERS KICKED
668
410
METERS CARRIED
228
4
Clean Breaks
7
54.3
Gainline Success %
40.8
TOP PERFORMERS
TACKLES
Conradie (8)
0
Jones (4)
0
Defenders Beaten
Malan (12)
0
Coats (15)
0
CARRIES
Conradie (8)
0
Coats (15)
0
Metres Made
Malan (12)
0
Tamaki (13)
0
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Le Roux Malan
Wearing: #12
Nickname: “Le Roux”
Position: Center
Try Scored: 1
Carries: 10
Meters Made: 81
Defenders Beaten: 6
Carries: 10
Meters Made: 81
Defenders Beaten: 6
STATS SPOTLIGHT
Wain Conradie
Wearing: #8
Nickname: “The Bus”
Position: Backrow
Try Scored: 1
Tackles: 12
Carries: 21
Defenders Beaten: 2
MATCH COMMENTARY
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| Period | Time | Team Name | Event Name | Commentary | FJ Score | NOLA Score |
| First Half | 0:10 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Ed Fidow turnover Lost Ball Forced | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 1:47 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 2:03 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Luke Carty turnover Kick Error Failure To Find Touch | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 4:41 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Isaac Te Tamaki turnover Intercepted Pass | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 5:29 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wian Conradie turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 7:02 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 10:04 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Jeronimo Gomez Vara Offside | 0 | 0 |
| First Half | 10:09 | NOLA Gold | Try | Try by Ed Fidow | 0 | 5 |
| First Half | 11:04 | NOLA Gold | Goal Kick | Conversion by Luke Carty | 0 | 7 |
| First Half | 12:24 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 0 | 7 |
| First Half | 12:32 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 7 |
| First Half | 13:35 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 7 |
| First Half | 14:41 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 0 | 7 |
| First Half | 16:15 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Wian Conradie | 5 | 7 |
| First Half | 16:51 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 7 | 7 |
| First Half | 17:24 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Luke Carty turnover Kick Error Out On The Full | 7 | 7 |
| First Half | 18:36 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Le-Roux Malan | 12 | 7 |
| First Half | 19:21 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 14 | 7 |
| First Half | 19:45 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Isaac Te Tamaki turnover Carried In Touch | 14 | 7 |
| First Half | 20:27 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 14 | 7 |
| First Half | 21:06 | NOLA Gold | Try | Try by Ale Lopeti | 14 | 12 |
| First Half | 22:04 | NOLA Gold | Goal Kick | Conversion by Luke Carty | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 23:30 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 26:30 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Malakai Hala-Ngatai Scrum Offence | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 27:54 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Luke Carty turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 29:33 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 32:06 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Isaac Te Tamaki turnover Attempted Intercept | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 36:27 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Tupou Ma’afu-Afungia Maul Offence | 14 | 14 |
| First Half | 36:44 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Jed Melvin | 19 | 14 |
| First Half | 37:01 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 21 | 14 |
| First Half | 37:48 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jeronimo Gomez Vara turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 21 | 14 |
| First Half | 38:28 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Xavier Mignot turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 21 | 14 |
| First Half | 39:38 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Matt Harmon Scrum Offence | 21 | 14 |
| Second Half | 40:47 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Wian Conradie turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 21 | 14 |
| Second Half | 44:04 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Jeronimo Gomez Vara | 26 | 14 |
| Second Half | 44:45 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Jayson Potroz | 28 | 14 |
| Second Half | 45:45 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Aidan King for Malcolm May (Player off) | 28 | 14 |
| Second Half | 45:51 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Tupou Ma’afu-Afungia Yellow Card | 28 | 14 |
| Second Half | 45:52 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 14 |
| Second Half | 46:54 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Isaac Olson Ruck Offence | 28 | 14 |
| Second Half | 48:38 | NOLA Gold | Try | Try by Jonah Mau’u | 28 | 19 |
| Second Half | 49:34 | NOLA Gold | Goal Kick | Conversion by Luke Carty | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 49:47 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kaleb Geiger for Jone Koroiduadua (Player off) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 49:53 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Luke Campbell for Ruben de Haas (Tactical) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 50:34 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Matt Harmon Ruck Offence | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 51:20 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 52:22 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 53:49 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Luke Carty turnover Forward Pass | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 54:37 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 55:12 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Jarred Adams for Matt Harmon (Player off) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 55:25 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Joe Taufete’e for Ale Lopeti (Player off) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 55:33 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Paul Mullen for Isaac Salmon (Player off) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 56:59 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 57:48 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Kaden Duguid for Will Waguespack (Player off) | 28 | 21 |
| Second Half | 58:40 | NOLA Gold | Try | Try by Joe Taufete’e | 28 | 26 |
| Second Half | 59:43 | NOLA Gold | Goal Kick | Conversion by Luke Carty | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 59:45 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Foster DeWitt for Malakai Hala-Ngatai (Player on) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 60:35 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jayson Potroz turnover Kick Error Dead Ball | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 61:11 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Faletol Peni for Killian Coghlan (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 61:39 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 61:49 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Isaac Te Tamaki turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 62:31 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Conor Keys for Jeronimo Gomez Vara (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 63:04 | New England Free Jacks | Turnover | Jed Melvin turnover Lost Ball Forced | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 63:29 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 64:16 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Cole Keith for Andrew Quattrin (Tactical) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 64:32 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Ed Fidow Yellow Card | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 65:46 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Joe Taufete’e turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 66:30 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Cam Nordli-Kelemeti for Oscar Lennon (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 67:01 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 69:02 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 71:17 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Cooper Coats turnover Lost In Ruck Or Maul | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 72:24 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Kyle Baillie for Sam Caird (Tactical) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 72:24 | New England Free Jacks | Substitution | Harrison Boyle for Jayson Potroz (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 72:48 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Cooper Coats turnover Dropped Ball Unforced | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 74:03 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Osaiasi Tonga’uiha for Tupou Ma’afu-Afungia (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 74:34 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Foster DeWitt Scrum Offence | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 75:11 | NOLA Gold | Substitution | Reece Botha for Ed Fidow (Player off) | 28 | 28 |
| Second Half | 75:36 | NOLA Gold | Goal Kick | Penalty Goal by Luke Carty | 28 | 31 |
| Second Half | 77:31 | New England Free Jacks | Penalty Conceded | Full Penalty | 28 | 31 |
| Second Half | 78:09 | NOLA Gold | Turnover | Luke Carty turnover Kick Error Dead Ball | 28 | 31 |
| Second Half | 79:47 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Isaac Te Tamaki Yellow Card | 28 | 31 |
| Second Half | 81:50 | NOLA Gold | Penalty Conceded | Xavier Mignot Maul Offence | 28 | 31 |
| Second Half | 82:11 | New England Free Jacks | Try | Try by Jed Melvin | 33 | 31 |
| Second Half | 82:47 | New England Free Jacks | Goal Kick | Conversion by Faletol Peni | 35 | 31 |
