Shoulder Charge Challengers Found Not Guilty

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In a historic night at NRL judiciary, Issac Luke, Aidan Guerra and Jorge Taufua were all found not guilty of committing shoulder charges from round 23. “The game is doing the right thing by trying

The Exiled: 17 Stars Headed Overseas in 2016

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The annual exodus is here again. A pilgrimage of NRL stars on their way out of Australia and over to the European Super League. We here at The81stMinute have put together a squad of 17

Champion and Ridge Retire From NRL

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Two of the most underrated players in the NRL have been forced to retire in the matter of 24 hours with Gold Coast’s Ben Ridge and Parramatta’s Beau Champion calling it quits. Champion, 28, had

Clinical Melbourne Legitimate Premiership Dark Horses

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Superstar St George Illawarra halfback Benji Marshall has praised the Melbourne Storm ahead of the playoffs, potentially the dark horses for the premiership. “I just reckon they’re so clinical,” Marshall said on Fox Sports’ NRL

Parramatta Star Fracture’s Neck, Out for Season

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Media reports this afternoon suggest Parramatta star Nathan Peats played almost a full half of footy last weekend with a fractured neck. Scans on Monday revealed a fracture in his C6 vertebrae. It’s another terrible

The Millennium Falcons: Sharks

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The seventh installment of the legendary Star Wars franchise is on its way and The81stMinute is getting pumped for the late 2015 release with some Jedi tricks of our own. Some of George Lucas’ greatest

Ex-QLD Coach: Brisbane Shouldn’t Get a Second Team

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Former Queensland coach Graham Lowe says putting a second team in Brisbane would be a bad idea. “There is plenty of strong lobbying at the moment for a second Brisbane team and few could argue

Storm Can Win the Comp Says Gallen

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Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen believes Melbourne Storm are a premiership threat if they’re allowed to dominate the ruck the way they did in their 30-2 win over the Sharks on Monday. “We can take leaf

Monday Night Football

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Melbourne Storm 30 (Duffie 2, Bromwich, Finucane, Munster tries, Smith 5 goals) defeated Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 (Gordon goal). Half-time: Melbourne 12-2. Crowd: 10,269. 3: J. Bromwich 2: W. Chambers 1: M. Ennis #NRLSharksStorm #PlayeroftheYear

Titans Sign Tyrone Roberts

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The Gold Coast Titans have bolstered their playmaking depth for 2016 with the signing of unwanted Newcastle half Tyrone Roberts for 2016 and 2017. “Tyrone is an accomplished playmaker and goalkicker who has played nearly