NRL great keeps Southwell's career kicking along nicely

Newcastle's Jesse Southwell has kicked 21 goals straight from six matches this season. Photo: HANDOUT/NRL PHOTOS

Jesse Southwell, 20, boasts a perfect 21-goal streak, benefiting from Daryl Halligan's kicking expertise.

The Canberra Times

The great North Sydney Bears and Canterbury Bulldogs goal-kicker Daryl Halligan retired five years before Jesse Southwell was born, but the young Newcastle Knights NRLW star is reaping the benefits of his knowledge right now.

The 20-year-old Southwell is on a season streak of 21 goals straight from six matches - a 100 per cent kicking record.

Even in the wind and wet of the NRLW Magic Round at her home ground McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday, she landed all three conversions in the 18-0 win over the Raiders.

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