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An underdog story: It may not last long but the rugby league world was cheering for the once-mighty Brisbane Broncos on Friday night

30 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is a lifetime from the days of the imperious Brisbane Broncos of the 1990’s and 2000’s under Wayne Bennett and a cavalcade of superstars but on Friday night at Suncorp

Road to the Cup: Benji Marshall set to wear black jersey for the first time at a World Cup since the 2008 final victory over Australia

29 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis You could almost forget there is a World Cup happening over in the United Kingdom at the end of the season such is the way the NRL news cycle spins here

Somebody needs to tell Pete: Six of the games best rivalries in recent history didn’t just include Sydney clubs

28 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

So the ARL Commission and the NRL want to bring in a conference system which will shun teams outside of Sydney? Rivalries are much more than what you think they are when it comes to

‘It’s madness, mania’: Conference split is one of the worst ideas rugby league could come up with and its current minders need to take a hard look at themselves

28 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Some people in rugby league need a big fat reality check – a slap across the face and a bucket of cold water over the head. Let’s clear this up right

Anyone want to talk about Josh Curran and the Warriors or are we all too worried about Latrell Mitchell and James Tedesco?

26 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis On Sunday night at AAMI Park in Melbourne, New Zealand Warriors forward Josh Curran charged down field after a kick and timed his running perfectly – smashing Storm winger George Jennings

‘You’re a bum if you don’t want to see Marshall win a comp with Souths’: Let’s all get serious – who really hates Benji?

23 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis When the Wests Tigers announced at the end of the 2020 season that they were not going to offer club legend Benji Marshall a new contract – most believed the icon’s

Miracle of miles: The war hero who debuted for the Kangaroos as skipper and was then sacked for being Catholic

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BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The famous story goes that the Wallabies departed Sydney on the 21st of July, 1939, setting sail for their tour of the United Kingdom. It took them 44 days to reach

The evil European Super League soccer monsters remind us just how far away the NRL’s strongest and weakest clubs are

20 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The shitstorm that has hit European football is a monumental thing. To put it in perspective, it could be the biggest story in the long history of the sport. Rugby league

Whether you side with the Panthers or the Raiders – it doesn’t really matter – the game needs blood feuds like this

14 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Ladies and gentlemen – we have a new contender for best rivalry in rugby league – and it kind of came from nowhere. Lick your lips and buckle yourself in, the

Someone has been telling big fat fibs but why wouldn’t the Sharks let Morris finish out 2021 and give club best chance of another finals appearance?

14 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis On Tuesday afternoon, rugby league’s worst kept secret came to fruition. The Cronulla Sharks had punted head coach John Morris with immediate effect in preparation for Craig Fitzgibbon’s arrival in 2022.

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