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

22 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

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

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

18 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

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

‘Welcome back to the Broncos’: Rugby league confirms itself again as the undisputed king of Brisbane.. like it was ever in doubt

12 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The full-time score at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night was always going to be elementary. What Brisbane Broncos fans wanted – even more than their new coach Kevin Walters – was

‘Win three or four more titles in the next ten years’: Why should Craig Bellamy ever leave the Melbourne Storm?

11 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Legendary Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has recently been linked to moves to the new Brisbane franchise, the Broncos and even the Cronulla Sharks as a coaching director. For years we

‘Exploding out of a cannon from the first minute’: Round 1 teams and previews with 2021 predicted ladder

10 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Can you believe we are on the eve of another NRL season? After the craziest year on record in 2020, hopefully we can come back to some sort of normality this

If recent trial form means anything – which it might – your team might be in for a win in round one

5 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS What is trial form anyway? That is the old argument when it comes to pre-season rugby league compared to when the real stuff starts. It doesn’t usually mean much but perhaps recent

Schooners, a rodeo cowboy with a plane and Eric Simms: The crazy idea that landed a Souths legend in Forbes for a 1976 footy carnival

5 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is 1976 in the New South Wales country town of Forbes. As they had done in the years prior – a convoy of buses began to roll in. Inside were

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