“We got a reality check”: Manly veteran open to positional switch as boom rookie puts pressure on starters
The81stMinute Manly-Warringah’s veteran playmaker Luke Brooks says he would be open to the idea of changes to the first…
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“It hurt me”: Blake Lawrie reveals reality check from Shane Flanagan as prop struggled with weight and speed of the game
Tradesman-like St George Illawarra prop Blake Lawrie has revealed how close he was to the chopping block with…
WATCH: ‘Fatty’ Vautin’s classic Christmas Cameo
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Kangaroos Quick Tap: A Kiwi postal clerk, the sacked Catholic captain, 100-metre sprint fix and the Wolfpack match that never happened
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Welcome back to Curtis Woodward and the81stminute.com’s long-running Quick Tap column. A fantastic NRL…
Truth tougher than fiction: Pointy end of rugby league has never been stronger but participation numbers are a different story
BY ALBY TALARICO @steele_sports Recently I came across an article from a 1975 issue of the NSWRL’s official…
Ashes to Ashes: The ten greatest rugby league matches ever played at the iconic Wembley Stadium
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos and new head coach Kevin Walters are in the air and…
The Kangaroos are headed back to England: Here’s the all-time, greatest 28-man touring squad that would destroy any rugby league side in any era
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos are headed back to England for the 2025 Ashes series! Yes,…
A Super Grand Final: Sunday at Accor Stadium is the house that Ribot and Johns built for one night only
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis On a chilly winter’s evening in Melbourne, a hum of expectation filled ‘The Graveyard’…
Melbourne and the Broncos first clashed in a grand final nineteen years ago: Where are they now?
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis For the second time in their respective existences – the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne…
What’s in a number: A grand final trend that could spell the end for the Storm and premiership glory for the Broncos
BY ALBY TALARICO It is Grand Final Week 2025, and every yarn, quote and angle is being pulled…