March 2017 – Page 5

Paul Gallen wants an immediate ban for NRL players caught using cocaine

14 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Paul Gallen wants an immediate ban from the game for players who test positive to cocaine. Speaking on Sky Sports Radio on Thursday morning, the Cronulla legend wanted the NRL to abolish its three strike

Arthur credits Michael Gordon for Parramatta’s French resistance

14 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Coach Brad Arthur credits former Parramatta veteran Michael Gordon for the accelerated improvement in young gun Bevan French. Gordon has since moved across to Bondi and the Sydney Roosters while French’s star continues to rise

Simona cost Wests Tigers a spot in the playoffs: Coach Taylor

14 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Embattled Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has told Fairfax that banned centre Tim Simona cost the club a spot in the playoffs. Wests missed the finals by one competition point before being hammered by Canberra

Jarryd Hayne gone for a month

13 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Gold Coast Titans fullback Jarryd Hayne won’t need surgery after leaving the field during the team’s round two loss against Newcastle. “Jarryd has significant ligament damage. It doesn’t require surgery. He’ll be out for at

Steele Sports Medal

13 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The @SteeleSports Medal 3: C. Norman 2: S. Radradra 1: M. Jennings #NRLDragonsEels #SteeleSportsMedal Hat-trick +1! Semi is the first Eel to score 4 Tries in one game since Hayne in 2006!#NRLDragonsEels #NRL

All bets are off: Tim Simona’s career is over

10 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Tim Simona’s NRL career is over after the National Rugby League deregistered the Wests Tigers centre’s contract after they found he had been betting on Wests Tigers to lose. The NRL has confirmed

Cowboys blowout wishful thinking from Scott as another Queensland classic looms

10 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Veteran North Queensland prop Matt Scott doesn’t want a close contest tonight against Brisbane after an enthralling golden point win over Canberra in round one. But it may be wishful thinking from Scott as the

Kearney won’t be using short turnaround as an excuse ahead of Storm showdown

10 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney won’t be using a short turnaround if his team goes down to the Melbourne Storm tonight in Auckland. The Warriors scratched to a tight win over wooden spooners Newcastle

Wests Tigers fans, sponsors, coaches deserve to be angry at Tim Simona but why aren’t his teammates and his captain?

9 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Ryan Tandy and best mate Hassan Saleh walk into The Edinburgh Castle in Sydney on a Friday night and order a case of Corona to go. Behind them a mass of drunken

Gold Coast shouldn’t have signed Jarryd: Ennis rips Hayne to shreds

9 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Premiership-winning Cronulla legend Michael Ennis has ripped Jarryd Hayne to shreds saying the Gold Coast Titans made a mistake in signing the superstar. Speaking on Triple M’s Dead Set Legends, Ennis said the club had

Month: March 2017