July 2016 – Page 3

Coach Arthur says missing out on Jarryd Hayne no big deal

22 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Coach Brad Arthur says Parramatta doesn’t care if Jarryd Hayne wants to play rugby union instead of returning to his former club. The besieged mentor insisted he was content with the players he already has

Thursday Night Football

21 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

North Queensland Cowboys 36 (Antonio Winterstein 3, Justin O’Neill 2, Javid Bowen, Ethan Lowe tries; Johnathan Thurston 2 goals, Ethan Lowe 2 goals) def Canterbury Bulldogs 0 at 1300SMILES Stadium. Handyman Magazine

Hall of Fame #29: Frank Hyde

21 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Commentator, captain, referee, singer. Frank Hyde’s famous line, “It’s long enough, it’s high enough.. it’s straight between the posts!”, still resonates with rugby league people today. Long after a successful career on-field as a player,

COMMENT: Wests fans and Jarryd Hayne need to show some respect

20 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Before Wests Tigers fans lynch coach Jason Taylor for dropping Robbie Farah, try to remember that Wayne Bennett sacked Immortal Wally Lewis from the Brisbane Broncos at the end of the 1989 season. The

Hall of Fame #28: Jack Gibson

20 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

There will never be another rugby league identity quite like the original supercoach Jack Gibson. A representative prop in his own right, Gibson would cement his place in football history as an innovative coach way

Benji Marshall 250: Remember the greatness and the toughness

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Laurie Daley once said that after two he was never the player he once was. Now consider Benji Marshall has had five shoulder reconstructions and will still line up for his 250th NRL match this

2017 World Cup the last hurrah for Australian skipper Smith

19 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Legendary Australian dummy half Cameron Smith has all but ruled out another World Cup with the ageing rake laughing off questions about being in the Kangaroo jumper at the 2021 World Cup. “I think so

Nobody is guaranteed a spot in my team: McFadden

19 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Andrew McFadden says his dumping of rising star Tui Lolohea is a “bump in the road” and the utility isn’t going to a rival NRL club. Lolohea has been scarcely used in recent weeks and

World Cup draw announced: Aussies to play England in opener

19 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The 2017 Rugby League World Cup draw has been announced with Australia and England to clash in the opening match at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host both a semi-final and the final

Cartwright isn’t a five-eight: Peter Wallace

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Veteran Penrith Panther Peter Wallace says Te Maire Martin could be back within weeks and end the five-eight experiment of Bryce Cartwright. Wallace praised Cartwright but said he was better suited to the forward pack.

Month: July 2016