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Newcastle cult hero admits to almost walking away from the Knights

17 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD He has become of those Newcastle Knights cult heroes like Billy Peden or Akuila Uate but winger Nathan Ross has admitted to almost walking away from the club before being offered a

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2017 Predictions: Manly Sea Eagles

16 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Coach: Trent Barrett Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v South Sydney February 11th, v Roosters February 18th What they’ll get right: Jake and Tom Trbojevic are

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Melbourne Storm invade Geelong for two week camp ahead of the Auckland Nines

16 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS They train as hard as any team in the NRL and some of the pre-season stories out of Melbourne have become the thing of legend under master coach Craig Bellamy. That’s why

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2017 Predictions: New Zealand Warriors

16 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD New Zealand Warriors Coach: Stephen Kearney Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Melbourne February 11th, v Titans February 19th What they’ll get right: They must, must, must, absolutely must

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Walker lining up South Sydney five-eigth role long-term as Bunnies ramp up pre-season training

16 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The South Sydney Rabbitohs did not have much to cheer about in a frustrating 2016 campaign but one of their shining lights was the rise of five-eigth Cody Walker who became one of their most

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Australian representative says it’s wrong Todd Carney’s NRL exile continues

16 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Representative Sydney Roosters forward Boyd Cordner says “it’s wrong” that his former teammate and close friend Todd Carney isn’t back in the NRL. Carney is still in the wilderness with the NRL yet to rubber

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Hindmarsh wants Parramatta to offer Radradra new contract after French rugby stint

13 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Legendary Parramatta forward Nathan Hindmarsh wants the Eels to offer outgoing star Semi Radradra another contract once his deal with Toulon is completed. Radradra will see out 2017 with Parramatta before linking with the French

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Dymock says Bulldogs going all-out attack in pre-season training

13 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY RICHARD HOGAN Canterbury Bulldogs legend and current assistant coach Jim Dymock says the Belmore club will spend the rest of pre-season working on their much-maligned attack. The Bulldogs failed to fire at the backend

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2017 Predictions: St George Illawarra Dragons

12 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD St George Illawarra Dragons Coach: Paul McGregor Pre-season: Auckland Nines February 4th and 5th, v Wests Tigers February 11th, v South Sydney February 19th What they’ll get right: The Dragons have

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Luke Bailey and other retired stars hammer NRL Ambassador Program as a clique

12 January, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY KANE AUSTIN St George Illawarra and Gold Coast legend Luke Bailey has slammed the NRL’s Ambassador program. Posting to his Facebook account, the retired Australian prop says he applied for a position within the

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