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‘Little boys against finals assassins’: Business-like Storm buckle hopeless Sea Eagles in one-sided avalanche

10 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Hours before kick-off, the Manly Sea Eagles’ social media team uploaded a video of their team riding the bus on the way to Sunshine Coast Stadium. It was the quietest thing

Tom Trbojevic destroys the field to win 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal on mammoth 41 votes – 14 clear of closest challenger

6 September, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS The 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal is brought to you Barkingham Palace Dog Grooming & Day Care Macarthur Tom Trbojevic has torched the competition to win the 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal by a

Tales from Tiger Town? Wests Tigers documentary nothing more than an inner-city circle party

31 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY KANE AUSTIN & SCOTT DILLON It has long been said Wests Tigers have a serious identity crisis. An elephant with a high heel fetish in a gay bar full of African poachers. Confusing enough?

‘Beware the dead rabbits’: Why South Sydney are still the top contender to topple the Storm for this year’s premiership

20 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis When September football begins, Penrith’s 25-12 win over South Sydney in Round 23 at Suncorp Stadium will be completely forgotten. The Panthers scratched their way back from 12-0 down to get

Heavyweight Battleground: Panthers and the Rabbitohs set to become the next big Western Sydney rivalry

20 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs have never really had much to blue about. An afterthought in Sydney’s heaving rugby league landscape. That is all set to change in the

‘Sticks and stones’: If you’re arrested at gunpoint for home invasion and assault you’re going to cop a few nicely-placed on-field sledges

12 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Will Chambers is not everyone’s cup of tea – you’d be hard pressed to find many that enjoy his flavour. The veteran Cronulla centre has been hammered across social media for

Round 21: Ten of the best individual battles coming up this weekend in the National Rugby League

4 August, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis DALY CHERRY-EVANS VS JAHROME HUGHES The Manly captain’s input into this one all depends on his forward pack matching the Storm and controlling the tempo of the ruck. His lethal combination

Phil Gould doesn’t just hate you for wanting the 2021 World Cup to go ahead – now he wants the NRL to replace the International Rugby League board

30 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis “Nothing will survive or grow in International rugby league until the NRL leads the way and determines the schedule.” This was Phil Gould on Twitter on Friday night as he continued

“F* me you dumb c*!”: Gutho’s haircuts and funny post-try dances are cool until we start getting toward the finals and the Eels need real leaders

29 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis These are the games that the Parramatta Eels lose. A clash against a Sydney Roosters savaged by injury and retirement. The Eels should have made a statement tonight after a shock

It took the legendary Bill Harrigan 14 years to amass 21 Origin caps… It’s taken Gerard Sutton just 8 years to surpass him

15 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Hindsight is a wonderful thing – many good experts and all fans in New South Wales believed their team was unbeatable and on the way to a series whitewash in Game

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