Month: March 2020
Legends back Warriors for the dreaded wooden spoon
Things aren’t looking good for you New Zealand Warriors fans if Fox League’s experts opinions are anything to go by. Asked to give who they think will win the dreaded wooden spoon in 2020 on
Newtown Jets cult hero and Super Bowl winner Manfred Moore dead at 69
Former Newtown Jets cult hero Manfred Moore passed away in January aged 69. Moore, from California, also played NFL for San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Oakland and Minnesota. Moore won a Super Bowl while at the
Warriors sign wrecking ball from Super League heavyweights
BY STAFF WRITERS Arguably the most damaging forward in Europe Ben Murdoch-Masila is returning to the NRL with the New Zealand Warriors in 2021 it was confirmed. The 29-year-old Tongan International hasn’t played in the
Tina Turner goes 1 and 2 in the Rugby League Hottest 100
BY STAFF WRITERS The first ever Rugby League Hottest 100 and has been run and won! From lunchtime today, Curtis Woodward hit you with some of the best, worst and funniest songs rugby league has
Darius Boyd to retire at end of the season
BY ADAM JOE Brisbane Broncos great Darius Boyd has announced 2020 will be his final season in the NRL at a presss conference on Friday. Boyd, who won premierships at the Broncos and St George
Former Kangaroo Carl Webb diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease
Former Australian, Queensland and NRL wrecking ball Carl Webb has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease at the age of 38. The one-time Bronco, Parramatta and Cowboys forward’s condition was confirmed on Thursday. “He was
‘Megastar of growth’: Western Corridor bid chairman takes shot at rivals as expansion talk heats up
BY ADAM JOE Western Corridor NRL bid chairman Steve Johnson has likened the Western Corridor to rugby league heartland region Newcastle as expansion talk heats up. “Back in 2016, Brisbane had 11,355 registered players and
81M to launch ‘Top of the Props’ podcast next week with first guest Shane Webcke
The81stMinute will launch its very own podcast from next week titled ‘Top of the Props’. Host Curtis Woodward will go one-on-one with some of the great front rowers of the past and he kicks it
Simply the best: The NRL’s vision for inclusion will outlive cranky old white men yelling at clouds
BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis There is nothing wrong with the NRL’s brand new promotional video featuring Tina Turner and anybody writing otherwise is simply chasing clicks. Apparently the NRL has got it all