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Laurie is a legend but must fall on his sword if Blues lose three straight series

29 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

@woodward_curtis If rugby league coaches live and die by results, New South Wales State of Origin Coach Laurie Daley is hanging from a cliff by nothing more than a couple of fingers. The Canberra legend

Remember coopercronk.com? 20 weird, wonderful and downright odd quotes from the man himself

29 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY KANE AUSTIN Cooper Cronk is a different kind of cat. He is one of the best halfbacks to play the modern game but he’s also out there and isn’t afraid to be himself. Leading

Laurie Daley must pick his State of Origin Blues for the future and to save his own job

16 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Someone far more important once said, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. The question is, has the New South Wales Coach Laurie Daley ever heard

Banjo Paterson and John O’Gready make HOF

11 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Who is John O’Gready you say? Well consider this. There would be no Provan-Summons Trophy on Grand Final Day without Norm Provan and Arthur Summons but if there wasn’t someone there on that special day

My Blues 17: Maloney, Moylan, Tedesco and Peats to lead Blues to the promise land

8 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis You know State of Origin is getting closer when every Tom, Dick and Harry start throwing around their preferred New South Wales and Queensland lineups. While the Maroons team generally always

Nine games the NRL must schedule in 2018

4 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Wests Tigers vs Bulldogs @ Leichhardt If Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods thinks it’s bad playing in front of his own fans now imagine what it would be like next year

Lidcombe Oval: Where old Magpies fly forever

3 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Close your eyes for a moment and take a trip back in time. It is a sunny, winter afternoon, you and the boys have just knocked back one last schooner at

Why a strong NRL representative season is so important in fight against AFL

1 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis How about comedian Tom Gleeson’s form last week when he spoke up for the inferior “East Coast Rugby League” against the mighty AFL? “For my New South Wales friends, I want

A Kiwi amongst the pigeons: Why New Zealand must beat Kangaroos in Canberra

28 April, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The team came through as expected and all the regulars were there: Smith, Cronk, Thurston, Boyd. Coach Mal Meninga even picked Blake Ferguson and Trent Merrin. Now that’s loyalty! What Meninga’s

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