October 2017 – Page 3

Roosters will probably have to axe stars for Cooper: Slater

23 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Billy Slater says the Sydney Roosters will have to shift players out of their preferred positions or axe them completely if Cooper Cronk joins the Bondi club for a swansong. “All the noise is he’s

Gold Coast Titans announce new head coach

19 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The Gold Coast Titans have officially announced Garth Brennan as their coach for the next three years. Brennan has been impressive in lowers grades recently leading the Penrith NSW Cup team to the National Championship

5 out of 13: A tribute to the great man ‘Fatty’ Vautin and the legendary Footy Show

18 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis I am one of the thousands who grew up watching Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin – the loveable fool of the once much-loved Footy Show. Too young to remember the player, Fatty became

Remembering The Footy Show (when it didn’t suck)

17 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON It is the end of an era with Channel Nine sacking Footy Show host and original member Paul Vautin and replacing him with a revamped format. The show may have been a

How the Nazis helped destroy French rugby league

17 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It has been a long, long time since France defeated Australia in back-to-back Test matches in 1978 – longer still since they last appeared in a World Cup Final. The history

WATCH: Australia v France – 1968 Final

17 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYxstPPkmEQ

Tongan coach hits back at critics, Wales not scared of trip to PNG

17 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Tongan coach Kristian Kristian Woolf has hit back at critics of Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita’s defections ahead of the World Cup saying that his side was used to players going the other weay. “We

New York set to unleash their own professional rugby league team

16 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

A New York rugby league franchise says they have already secured $10 million in funding and have set their sights on English Championship competition in 2019. The NY consortium has submitted their proposal to the

Daniel Vidot one step closer to becoming a WWE superstar

16 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, John Cena… Daniel Vidot? That’s right – former Brisbane, St George Illawarra, Gold Coast and Canberra winger Daniel Vidot has taken another step towards his dream of

Opening of Harbour Bridge began slow death of once mighty North Sydney Bears

13 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

@woodward_curtis There is no doubt almost everybody in rugby league has a soft spot for the North Sydney Bears – a foundation club chewed up and spat out by a game that was meant to

Month: October 2017