August 2016 – Page 3

Did Jarryd Hayne just compare himself to Jesus Christ?

24 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Did Jarryd Hayne just compare himself to Jesus? Speaking ahead of his first starting match at fullback for the Gold Coast against Penrith, Hayne commented on the media and how he thought it had treated

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SKD wants JWH back in Kiwi Test team after three year hiatus

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Kiwi flyer Shaun Kenny-Dowall has backed Sydney Roosters teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for a return to the New Zealand Test team after a three hiatus. The hulking prop, one of the premier bookends in the NRL,

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Greenberg says golden point is here to stay despite resistance

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has laughed off suggestions by Canterbury coach Des Hasler to golden point is headed for the scrap heap at season’s end. Instead, Greenberg said golden point was here to stay but

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A sad end: NRL players who were forced to retire due to injury

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Not all rugby league players get to finish their careers the way they want. A high percentage of players are squeezed out of the game after only a few seasons. Some are forced out due

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Handyman Medal goes behind closed doors

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The Handyman Magazine Medal will now go behind closed doors for the remaining two rounds of the NRL season with Shaun Johnson just ahead of a chasing pack that includes Cooper Cronk,

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Desperate Sharks looking for a win against inform Roosters

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says his team are desperate to get out of their form slump ahead of the playoffs but will need to do it against the inform Sydney Roosters. “It’s not going to

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Sharks, Raiders, Titans: The fairy tale NRL Grand Final we really want to see

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

It was once unthinkable, once unspeakable and only the bravest diehards dared dream it. But for once, the underdogs are making the big wigs at NRL HQ nervous. Conspiracy theorists will have you believe that

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Mondays Night Football

22 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 (Cody Walker, Joe Burgess tries; Damien Cook 2 goals) defeated Cronulla Sharks 6 (Wade Graham try; James Maloney goal) at ANZ Stadium. Handyman Magazine Medal 3: Sam Burgess

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Gasnier says it’s time the Dragons sacked Marshall

22 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

St George Illawarra Dragons legend Mark Gasnier says it’s time for coach Paul McGregor to tap Benji Marshall on the shoulder. The Dragons were flogged on Sunday 42-6 at the hands of the lowly placed

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Ferguson isn’t our long term fullback: Robinson

22 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has hosed down speculation Blake Ferguson could become the team’s long term fullback despite a return to form at the back for the tricolours. Ferguson starred for the Roosters on

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