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Code Wars: Why proposed rule changes in AFL can only help the NRL in ongoing battle

18 July, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Anyone that says there isn’t a code war between the NRL and AFL can keep their heads in the sand. That’s their prerogative. Anyone with half a brain however will acknowledge

Uncle Rupert, #CodeWars and double agents: The revolution and why rugby league is fighting back

2 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis “What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that

Doomsayers think again as NRL smash AFL in TV ratings

3 April, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY A.J NASH The ongoing campaign against the NRL from doomsayers might have to be re-written with the NRL enjoying an early season domination against their biggest winter rival – the AFL. When it comes

Bankwest cops social media backlash for discriminating against rugby league

27 March, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY A.J NASH Bankwest is copping a pasting from people on social media over their apparent discrimination against rugby league. An e-mail is doing the rounds which has been posted to Twitter countless times showing

Potential new Titans owner wants to crush the AFL on Gold Coast

6 November, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The man behind the latest bid to buy out the Gold Coast Titans from the NRL has been revealed to be John Bridgeman managing director Stuart McAuliffe according to The Australian. And McAuliffe isn’t mincing

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

COMMENT: Media to blame for constant NRL/AFL crowd comparisons

11 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

COMMENT BY SCOTT DILLON Week One of the NRL Finals had everything, four heart-stopping games with more drama than a Jerry Bruckheimer television series. There’s the usual referee bashing but that comes with the territory

19 Questions Every NRL Fan Has For The AFL

30 August, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis 1. Why do you get a point for missing a goal? giphy.com 2. What’s with all the fisting? Teaching the Chinese media how to handball… @AFL #china #AFLSunsPower pic.twitter.com/CPvX0EjklZ

Hey Twitter! AFL-loving porn bots are taking over Sydney and we want action

25 July, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON Noticed lately all those official AFL match hashtags popping up in your trending topics on Twitter? All well and good if you live in Victoria, South or West Australia. That’s normal. AFL

NRL is winning the PR battle against the AFL as “king hits” and “dog acts” plague Aussie Rules

4 July, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis On Sunday afternoon at ANZ Stadium, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Penrith Panthers players came together for a slap fest that wouldn’t have knocked a pea off a chop. The aftermath saw

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