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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

Key match-ups that will decide the 2017 NRL Grand Final

27 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis MORGAN V SLATER Michael Morgan’s kicking game recently has been as impressive as anything we’ve seen from Immortal Andrew Johns, teammate Johnathan Thurston and his opponent on Sunday Cooper Cronk.

Cooper Cronk: The bench utility nobody knew what to do with

25 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Twelve years ago North Queensland and the Melbourne Storm squared up in their first ever finals clash with the Cowboys running out 24-16 winners. Matt Orford was the skipper and halfback

Matt Scott has earned the right to play in the Grand Final

25 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is September 2005 and the North Queensland Cowboys have just been thumped 50-6 by Wests Tigers in week one of the finals. They return to Townsville with their tail between

How would final four teams fare against their club’s last title-winning side?

20 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS It is that time of the year again and only four teams remain in the hunt for the game’s richest prize. It also means countless articles throwing up all sorts of different

Why Sydney’s “Westies” should be supporting the Cowboys – not the Roosters – this weekend

19 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Attention Sydney! The Roosters need you! As the only team left from our dear city in the running for the NRL premiership, the Tricolours need your support. Yeah, nah – let’s

Why Melbourne and Roosters supporters should be shaking in their boots

18 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Oh rugby league you crazy old minx – just when we thought we had the answers, you change the questions. The Brisbane Broncos can’t win without Darius Boyd they said. Messiah

Let’s get serious for a minute: Cleary and Cartwright to blame for Penrith’s loss to Broncos

16 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Brisbane Broncos will face premiership-favourites Melbourne Storm in a preliminary final next weekend after a 13-6 victory over the Penrith Panthers at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. But did the

Why shock loss to the Cowboys twelve years ago can be banished by Parra this weekend

13 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis No team does heartbreak like the Parramatta Eels – just ask their fans. On Saturday they play a sudden death semi against a team they should beat in the North Queensland

Bodene Thompson has done nothing wrong but who wins in Tele’s continued attacks on NRL?

12 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON It is official – rugby league fans have had a gutful of the cheap, tabloid journalism infesting itself into the game. On Tuesday morning, New Zealand Warriors forward Bodene Thompson was thrown

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