March 2021 – Page 2

A first in the NRL era: The alarming statistic that proves the gap between the best and worst sides has never been bigger

22 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The National Rugby League prides itself on being the toughest, “closest” sporting competition on the planet but if the first two weeks of the new season proves anything it is that

Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault

22 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Former NRL superstar and Dally M Medal winner Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her home in Newcastle in 2018. The decision was handed down on Monday where the

Paul Gallen rips into Broncos after ‘game’s richest and most powerful club’ start season 0-2

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Former Australian forward Paul Gallen has ripped into the Brisbane Broncos after the struggling club fell to 0-2 to start the season. The Broncos drifted out of Friday night’s Queensland derby against Gold Coast and

‘Not NRL standard’: Wests Tigers couldn’t possibly pick Leilua brothers on the same side of the field ever again

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BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Sydney Roosters did not need any extra help on Sunday as they traveled down the M5 for a round two clash with Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium. Despite several stars

Arthur Beetson Medal – Round 2

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ARTHUR BEETSON MEDALAfter Round 2, 2021 George Williams 5Hudson Young 5James Tedesco 5Will Kennedy 4Isaiah Papali’i 4Ryan Papenhuyzen 3Mitch Barnett 3Addin Fonua-Blake 3Dylan Edwards 3Reed Mahoney 3Luke Keary 3Brett Morris 3Ben Hunt 3Damien Cook 3Latrell

Wests Tigers have a history of woeful showings at Campbelltown but Sunday’s effort against Roosters was right up there

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BY STAFF WRITERS Wests Tigers have pulled out some pretty woeful performances at Campbelltown Stadium over the years but there weren’t many as disappointing as yesterday’s showing against the Sydney Roosters. Coming off the back

We would be naive to believe there isn’t someone running around this weekend on performance-enhancing drugs

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BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Bronson Xerri should be lining up for the Cronulla Sharks against the Canberra Raiders this Sunday. The 20-year-old should be in the mix for State of Origin selection later in the

‘I have to pay the consequences’: Bronson Xerri faces up to four-year ban for using performance-enhancing drugs

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Former Cronulla Sharks centre Bronson Xerri admits his impending four-year ban from the sport for using performance-enhancing drugs is ‘all on myself’. At just 20, Xerri will have plenty of rugby league ahead of him

‘Simply the best’: No final romance between rugby league and Tina Turner as legend calls it quits

17 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

There will no final romance between rugby league the legendary voice behind two of Australian sport’s greatest anthems with 81-year-old Tina Turner announcing she is officially stepping out of the limelight. Many fans within the

Doug Parkinson dies aged 74

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Aussie rock legend Doug Parkinson died in his home on Monday night aged 74. A singer of more than five decades – Parkinson may have been best known in rugby league circles for his Sydney

Month: March 2021