2021 – Page 4

Blake Ferguson on cusp of final NRL appearance as rugby union looms as future option

14 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

This weekend’s clash against Penrith could be Blake Ferguson’s last NRL appearance in the NRL with the Parramatta veteran revealing he is eager to test himself in rugby union. Ferguson is off contract at the

Penrith Panthers finals campaign all but dead in the water: Cameron Smith

14 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league legend Cameron Smith has ruled out the Penrith Panthers of making the NRL grand final after falling to the other side of the playoffs draw and a potential preliminary final against the Melbourne

‘Tough titties’: Part-time Storm fans want the NRL to move their preliminary final so they can watch the AFL – it ain’t going to happen

12 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The mighty Melburnians pride themselves on being the sporting capital of Australia. They are highly educated on all sports, so they say. Their reaction to the National Rugby League’s announcement of

‘Little boys against finals assassins’: Business-like Storm buckle hopeless Sea Eagles in one-sided avalanche

10 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Hours before kick-off, the Manly Sea Eagles’ social media team uploaded a video of their team riding the bus on the way to Sunshine Coast Stadium. It was the quietest thing

Ten of the best NRL qualifying finals of the last decade

9 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

2014: ROOSTERS VERSUS PANTHERS 2020: PANTHERS VERSUS ROOSTERS 2013: ROOSTERS VERSUS SEA EAGLES 2010: ROOSTERS VERSUS WESTS TIGERS 2017: SHARKS VERSUS COWBOYS 2018: STORM VERSUS RABBITOHS 2010: PANTHERS VERSUS RAIDERS 2013: SHARKS VERSUS COWBOYS 2019:

‘No one knows the club as well as we do’: Wests Tigers chairman confirms club will ‘rely’ on current CEO and GM of football to help in-house review

8 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has thrown up more questions than answers giving several confusing responses to an interview with Andrew Voss on SEN on Wednesday morning. The club struggled yet again in 2021 –

California Rugby League ‘World Championship’ game opponents to be decided by vital clash in San Francisco on September 18

8 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Things are heating up in the California Rugby League with three clubs battling it out to make it to the championship game at Boxer Stadium in San Francisco on September 25 with

Tom Trbojevic destroys the field to win 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal on mammoth 41 votes – 14 clear of closest challenger

6 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS The 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal is brought to you Barkingham Palace Dog Grooming & Day Care Macarthur Tom Trbojevic has torched the competition to win the 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal by a

Can anyone stop Tom Trbojevic? Beetson Raudonikis Medal announced later today

6 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS The 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal – renamed earlier in the year after the passing of Tom Raudonikis – and subsequent awards will be announced from 4pm today on our Facebook and Twitter

Tales from Tiger Town? Wests Tigers documentary nothing more than an inner-city circle party

31 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY KANE AUSTIN & SCOTT DILLON It has long been said Wests Tigers have a serious identity crisis. An elephant with a high heel fetish in a gay bar full of African poachers. Confusing enough?

Year: 2021