October 2017 – Page 4

Roosters Fly: Cooper Cronk will never play against the Melbourne Storm

12 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Nothing boils quicker in rugby league than a rumour. Media types – let us call them mogwai – get a sniff and then it’s on like Donkey Kong. The mogwai repeat

Thurston up for prestigious ‘The Don’ award at tonight’s Sports Hall of Fame

12 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Injured North Queensland Cowboys legend Johnathan Thurston won’t be at the World Cup due to injury but the mercurial halfback could finish the year with an award from the prestigious Sport

Former Roossster ssset to ssstar in ‘Snakes in a Jail’

11 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Former Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy will learn his fate in November after the courts adjourned his case on Wednesday. The hulking front rower is up on 41 cases of wildlife smuggling

Is the World Club Challenge headed to Melbourne?

11 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The World Club Challenge clash between Melbourne Storm and Leeds Rhinos could be headed to AAMI Park with League Express in England reporting that the Super League Champions are considering an agreement to play the

Hoffman to end career with third stint at Storm

10 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Ryan Hoffman will finish his career at the NRL club where it all began after signing a one-year deal with the Melbourne Storm. The 33-year-old returns to the Storm for his third stint setting up

Future Australian Immortal defends Taumalolo and Fifita’s Tongan defections

10 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Injured Australian playmaker Johnathan Thurston has come out in support of Tongan defectors Jason Taumalolo and former Kangaroo Andrew Fifita going against recent comments made by fellow Aussie Cooper Cronk. Speaking on Triple M Brisbane,

Two more North American clubs set for top flight English rugby league

9 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The BBC’s Dave Woods is reporting that Toronto Wolfpack’s owner Eric Perez is set to continue rugby league’s push into North America. Woods has revealed on the BBC website that Perez is in talks with

Four teams confirmed for NRL double header at Perth Stadium

9 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The four combatants for the opening round double header to be played at the new Perth Stadium have been confirmed with the defending premiers Melbourne and New Zealand Warriors headed to Western Australia to face

Diary of a traitor and why a defeated Australia is best for business

6 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos have had a mortgage on top spot in the rugby league world for an eternity. Okay sure, they did lose the 2008 World Cup, a series or two

8 legends of other sports that represented two nations

6 October, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Diego Costa – Football: Spain/Brazil https://twitter.com/KuteKante/status/911599503907721216 Lennox Lewis – Boxing: Canada/Great Britain #PlateauNews: #OnThisDay 1993, @LennoxLewis stops Frank Bruno in the 7th Round to retain the WBC belt. Record 24-0 pic.twitter.com/lzw2wFkjpe —

Month: October 2017