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Beware the wizardry of the Queensland spin doctors and State of Origin madness

5 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The world’s most exciting young rugby league player – Kalyn Ponga – will not make his State of Origin debut for Queensland tomorrow night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. There

The XIII: State of Origin Entertainers

30 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Rugby league is all about entertainment and State of Origin is arguably the pinnacle of our game. So to be the most entertaining at Origin level makes you the cream of the

The 32nd instalment of Brad Fittler versus Kevin Walters next Wednesday at the MCG

29 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis They faced off against each other 31 times during their glittering careers – 16 of those matches at State of Origin level. In just over a week, Brad Fittler and Kevin

Oddball Footy History: Prince Philip’s Kings Cross encounter, Jeff Fenech, Pat Jarvis uses car to straighten injured leg and more Brad Fittler

28 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league is a funny game. It’s also a crazy, strange, wonderful place full of forgotten memories and bizarre events. Welcome to Oddball Footy History – Part Two. PAT JARVIS STORY

Please Freddy! For State of Origin’s sake, do not pick Andrew Fifita

23 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Apparently New South Wales State of Origin coach Brad Fittler is considering a selection shock by picking Tongan World Cup hero Andrew Fifita in his Blues squad for Game I at

The XIII: Rugby league’s weird, strange and a little crazy

22 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Welcome to the greatest show on Earth! Come inside our museum of misfits, the weird, the stranger still and the downright crazy. Check out our Team

Nothing wrong with crackdown on cheating teams but where’s the common sense in our game gone?

22 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Sydney Roosters enforcer Dylan Napa has broken his silence on the tackle that left mate Ashton Sims sidelined with a broken jaw. Napa was sin-binned in Sydney’s loss to the Brisbane

Cameron Smith is the most influential player in rugby league history

15 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis They say a great player can make an average player look a million bucks. An average Joe can be a premiership winner, play for their country or state. A good player

Oddball Footy History: Wests Tigers melt in Townsville, Matt Ridge place kicks for touch, Brad Fittler the halfback?

14 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Four hour round trip? Wests Tigers fans in Macarthur won’t travel to games at Western Sydney Stadium

11 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Inner city Wests Tigers fans are set to be the big winners if the club moves future games to the new Western Sydney Stadium in Parramatta. Fairfax is reporting that the

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