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Nathan Cleary’s golden point comeback was GOAT but Dragons should see cracks in rusty halfback’s defensive game

23 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Three-time premiership-winning Penrith Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary is back and back with a bang after helping his side to victory over the Dolphins with a booming field-goal in golden point. It

Last night God hit Suncorp Stadium with an adrenaline shot to the heart that sent us on a schizophrenic ride through time and space and 80 minutes of rugby league debauchery

18 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis You could be forgiven for New South Wales Blues fans thinking the worst leading into last night’s State of Origin decider at Fortress Suncorp. History was against them. One of the

Countdown: The five greatest ever Game III deciders in State of Origin history

16 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis In the words of the legendary MMA announcer Bruce Buffer, “It’s Time!” Queensland will start on Wednesday night as underdogs after New South Wales punished them in Game II in Melbourne.

Our modern day “never before, never again”: Why neutral fans should want the three-time champion Panthers to keep winning for as long as they can

10 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Us Australians are quite a selective bunch – especially so when it comes to sport and who we idolise as heroes and darlings and who we denounce as froth and riff-raff.

Stars and stripes: Ten of America’s greatest contributions to the greatest game of all

4 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is the 4th of July, well over here in Australia at least, America’s Independence Day. We aren’t exactly sure what they do to celebrate – eat turkey and let off

Federal Government’s changes to anti-siphoning laws could see millions of rugby league fans locked out of biggest games of the year

3 July, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Potential changes to Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s federal anti-siphoning laws could see millions of rugby league fans that only use digital streaming apps like 9now and Kayo Sports locked out

“If it bleeds, we can kill it”: Blues dragged QLD by their nose and scorched the earth with their limp carcass in Game II at MCG

27 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis New South Wales Blues fans across the great state woke up on Thursday morning blurry-eyed and maybe just a slightly bit confused. What the hell happened? On one of the craziest

Beetson Raudonikis Medal 2024 – Round 16

25 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

Beetson Raudonokis Medal 2024 After Round 16 21 Dylan Edwards20 Daly Cherry-Evans15 Scott Drinkwater15 Jahrome Hughes14 Reece Walsh14 Zac Lomax14 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow12 James Tedesco11 AJ Brimson11 Sam Walker10 Nicho Hynes10 Matt Burton10 Eli Katoa10 Isaiya

NRL WA boss says Perth franchise with Bears in the box seat and big meeting on Wednesday in Melbourne will reveal all

20 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis General Manager of NRL WA John Sackson has revealed we could have confirmation of expansion within the next fortnight and that it may include a partnership between the Perth-based bid and

“Money for old rope”: Send NRL-ravaged Origin season to the bush, or Auckland, and create ‘mini’ magic rounds

19 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Like clockwork this time of the year – two warring factions position themselves each side of a battered down, weary old fence. It’s State of Origin season and so it goes

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