June 2017 – Page 6

Blues smell blood: ‘Scourges of God’s fury’ coming for the broken Maroons in Game II

13 June, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Bishop Isidore of Seville once called the Huns – the “scourges of God’s fury”. For centuries these nomadic warriors, made up of different tribes, became one of the most feared peoples

Mitchell Pearce the new outright leader of Steele Sports Medal

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New South Wales and Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce is the new outright leader of the Steele Sports Medal after scoring one vote in his team’s victory over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Sunday. Matt

Kimmorley says Broncos can’t win the premiership without Ben Hunt

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Former Australian halfback Brett Kimmorley says the Brisbane Broncos can’t win the NRL Title without Ben Hunt in the side. Coach Wayne Bennett recently dropped Hunt to the QLD Cup in favour of Anthony Milford,

‘Plan B’ Maroons can win Game II in Sydney: Walters

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Kevin Walters says his ‘Plan B’ Queensland team was a necessity and that they couldn’t wait any longer to begin the transition period after being flogged by the Blues in Game I. That plan B

McGregor happy enough with Dragons after shock 16-2 loss

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St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor was happy with the Dragons despite their 16-2 loss to the struggling Canterbury Bulldogs saying that they simply had too much work to do. “I thought our try line

Blues name unchanged squad

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Unsurprisingly, New South Wales has made no changes to their side for State of Origin II as they shoot for their first series win since 2014 at ANZ Stadium next Wednesday. NSW Blues 1. James

Maroons make plenty of changes for must-win State of Origin II

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Queensland has made a big list of changes for their must-win State of Origin II clash in Sydney next week with the shock omission being winger Corey Oates. Oates was one of the Maroons’ best

10 bands that would tear the house down at the NRL Grand Final

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BY KANE AUSTIN Rumours are abound that the NRL are close to securing legendary rock band Pearl Jam for the 2017 Grand Final to be played at ANZ Stadium on October 1st. With that in

Hoffman to bring up 300 games

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Former Australian and New South Wales forward Ryan Hoffman will become just the 27th player to bring up 300 first grade games when the New Zealand Warriors battle the Gold Coast tomorrow. A veteran who

Wayne Bennett drops Ben Hunt? Paul McGregor says ‘no sweat’

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St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor isn’t concerned incoming half Ben Hunt has been dropped from the Brisbane Broncos side in favour of Kodi Nikorima. Hunt will link with the Dragons in 2018 on a

Month: June 2017