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Renee Valentine

Jets sign Renee Pountney and Emily Roach for rest of A-League Women's season

Jets Western United Newcastle Jets
The Jets have signed midfielder Emily Roach from Canberra. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

The Newcastle Jets have signed striker Renee Pountney and midfielder Emily Roach for the remainder of the 2022-23 A-League Women's season.

The club made the announcements on Friday afternoon and the Newcastle Herald understands both with be available for selection when the Jets host league leaders Western United at No.2 Sportsground on Sunday.

Renee Pountney previously had two seasons with the Newcastle Jets. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

One comes in as a replacement for Chicago Red Stars forward Sarah Griffith, who has returned to the United States to prepare for the upcoming National Women's Soccer League, and the Herald believes the other has taken Adriana Konjarski's place.

Pountney, 22, previously had two campaigns with the Jets.

The Emerging Jets product made her debut in 2018 and made nine appearances, scoring once, before heading to the United States to take up an opportunity to play with Creighton University.

Roach joins the Jets from Canberra United, where she has made two appearances for the club this season.

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