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From the Vault: An NRL match report from the year 2035

27 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

FROM THE VAULT First published Jun 9, 2015 The Southern Sydney Rooster Sharks have kept top place on the National Rugby League ladder after an epic 8-4 victory over last place NT Rangers in front

You’re only successful at the NRL if you follow the status quo…otherwise it’s a shank in the back with a well-used shiv

22 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Todd Greenberg has been smoked out of rugby league – no longer the CEO of the NRL. You could say he fell on his sword or more to the point, he

Lost in the limelight: Forgotten players of rugby league grand finals

17 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Grand final day can be the stuff of legend. For a lucky few, all their wildest dreams come true. Whether it’s Johnathan Thurston’s field goal, Benji Marshall’s flick pass or Andrew

Lord giveth and lord taketh away: Will rugby league learn anything from the COVID-19 shutdown?

14 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The rugby league lord giveth and the rugby league lord taketh away. And here we sit – begging for the mighty game back. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the modern world

Who Remembers? Random memories of a footy tragic in rugby league isolation

31 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Breaking, breaking – news flash!! Rugby league is in lockdown. The worst part is we have no idea how long this thing is going to last. We’re already scratching

‘NRL won’t rate in spring or summer’: Channel Nine’s weird flex isn’t fooling anyone

27 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Oh dear… Channel Nine doesn’t think rugby league will rate in spring or summer? Are we sure power brokers at the network understand NRL fans at all? So there

Why Jason Taumalolo is simply the best and guaranteed to be Tonga’s first rugby league Immortal

20 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Forget the 345 run metres, the 26 carries or the 120 post-contact metres. Disregard his on-field presence or his ability to draw three and four defenders out of the line at

COVID-19 and a ‘historic Collective Bargaining Agreement’: Why the NRL should enforce pay cuts on players

18 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Three years ago the NRL and the RLPA signed a historic Collective Bargaining Agreement which made the players partners in the game. The NRL didn’t swing the doors of

Simply the best: The NRL’s vision for inclusion will outlive cranky old white men yelling at clouds

3 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis There is nothing wrong with the NRL’s brand new promotional video featuring Tina Turner and anybody writing otherwise is simply chasing clicks. Apparently the NRL has got it all

Frequent flyers and stay-at-home football clubs: The big winners and losers that could shape your team’s season

25 February, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Canterbury-Bankstown and the Cronulla Sharks will begin their respective 2020 NRL campaigns without having to leave Sydney in the first four rounds while rivals Parramatta and Wests Tigers will

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