April 2019 – Page 4

Mounties versus Wests Magpies player ratings: Magpies annihilated

7 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

This was meant to be a top four blockbuster but it ended up a flogging of massive proportions as Mounties destroyed the visiting Magpies 52-6. The Magpies never looked in it as Mounties flexed their

Wests Tigers are allowed to be angry at loss but nobody beat them but themselves

5 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league you beautiful, heartless bastard – you have done it again. Just when we thought we had the answers, you change the questions. For you see, at Penrith Park on

Sold! Why the Sydney Roosters can destroy history and win back-to-back premierships

4 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It took the Brisbane Broncos 31 long years to make their first appearance on the hallowed turf of the Sydney Cricket Ground. After their horrid performance against the Sydney Roosters on

‘I’ve signed with the Roosters’: TPJ gets Broncos CEO with an all-time April Fool’s rib

4 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Fox Sports journalist James Hooper has revealed one of the all-time April Fool’s jokes on The Matty Johns Podcast. With the Brisbane Broncos desperate to re-sign boom forward Tevita Pangai Junior, Hooper

‘No dramas for Friday’: Panther Isaah Yeo to return for Wests clash after concussion scares

3 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Isaah Yeo will return for the Penrith Panthers against Wests Tigers after several concussions kept him out of last weekend’s loss to Melbourne in Bathurst. The forward was knocked out in round one against Parramatta

Fans react to Bunnings Warehouse airing AFL-themed ads during NRL coverage on Fox League

2 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON Eagle-eyed rugby league fans are asking why hardware giant Bunnings aired AFL-branded commercials during coverage of NRL matches over the weekend. The NRL is, of course, sponsored by Bunnings competitor, Home Timber

Maroons gun joins Robbie Farah in Arthur Beetson Medal lead

2 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

2019 LEADERBOARD 6 Robbie Farah 6 Cameron Munster 5 Sam Burgess 5 John Bateman 5 Adam Reynolds 4 Blake Ferguson 4 Clint Gutherson 4 Andew Fifita 4 Dale Finucane 3 Edrick Lee 3 Blake Green

Knights cult hero Nathan Ross forced to retire

2 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Newcastle Knights cult hero Nathan Ross has been forced to retire with on going complications after groin surgery last year. A beloved member of the Newcastle community, Ross played 60 games for the Knights and

Ivan Cleary should be worried about Panthers: Lazarus

2 April, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary should be worried – that’s according to legend Glenn Lazarus after the Panthers slumped to a heavy defeat against Melbourne on the weekend. “Coaches, I think, are guilty of making the

Month: April 2019