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Parramatta gave everything but the Panthers proved they are simply the best and favourites for the title

11 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis If the Parramatta Eels think they can go on to win the 2020 premiership, they will look back at the 11th of September at Penrith Park against their arch rivals as

The fact Wests Tigers are still relying on Benji Marshall in 2020 speaks volumes for how little the club has grown

10 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Wests Tigers defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs in a mighty comeback in Thursday night football. That should be the opening paragraph of this story – but instead – another season, more

When journalists turn on each other: Why rugby league’s latest feud should have our players laughing their arses off

8 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Just when you thought the NRL news cycle couldn’t be dumbed-down and whored any further – rugby league gave us a new spin. For all the game’s heroes, villains, superstars and

‘Disappointing outcome for our community’: Campbelltown Council have had no dialogue from Wests Tigers about final round switch

4 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS Campbelltown City Council has moved quickly to quash the belief that Wests Tigers wouldn’t have been able to host the club’s final home game against the Eels at Campbelltown Stadium which has

Everyone thinks North Queensland’s golden run began with Thurston but it actually started with a coach called ‘Muz’

25 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Our rose-coloured glasses remember the North Queensland Cowboys rising from the cellar once Johnathan Thurston got to the club in 2005. But that isn’t quite how it happened. Real history says

One million reasons why Broncos CEO Paul White should be joining Anthony Seibold in the line at Centrelink

24 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Brisbane Broncos CEO Paul White stood in front of the world in December of 2018 and proudly confirmed the signing of Anthony Seibold as head coach on a four-year deal. The

Cameron Smith has always loved the speculation about his future but now is the time to take the money and leave Melbourne

19 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Why hasn’t the legendary Cameron Smith made a decision on his future? It is simple. Smith has always enjoyed watching the circus around his contracts and what he was or wasn’t

Wests Tigers great Chris Lawrence announced his retirement so we took a look at some of his career highlights

18 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY KURT IRVINE Wests Tigers club great Chris Lawrence on Tuesday announced his retirement from the game with the 31-year-old calling time on a career that began way back in 2006. Earmarked as a future

Armchair Saints fans can say what they want about Paul McGregor but the Dragons showed tonight why you play for your mate

14 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There is still a lingering question whether Paul McGregor is a good coach. He spent a long time at St George Illawarra. Maybe he needs some time in the Super League

Are we in Sydney allowed to talk about what Craig Bellamy’s Melbourne Storm just did to the Roosters?

13 August, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis For years we have been programmed to believe that the Sydney Roosters will always find a way. For so long they have backed it up. On Thursday night, the Melbourne Storm

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