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Surely there is enough money for the common people of rugby league if the NRL can afford a $15,000 diamond ring for Cameron Smith’s wife

16 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Ignore what you think you know about Cameron Smith and the Melbourne Storm. Remember what rugby league was in Victoria before Smith came along. It was The Lion King’s

What we know: Sea Eagles could be the dark horse to win it all while Wests Tigers simply don’t have the cattle

15 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis Manly-Warringah has put another nail in the Wests Tigers coffin in Thursday night football running out dominant 32-12 winners in front of just under 9000 fans. It was a

From Annie Messenger to a 15-year-old trailblazer: We celebrate four amazing ladies in NRL Women in League round

15 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD – EDITOR @woodward_curtis This week we celebrate the achievements and the role women play in the greatest game of all. It’s the Women in League round and to show our support –

The Quick Tap: Sinful sin-bins ‘judgment calls made by the on-field referees’? Put them in NSW Cup for the rest of their lives!

13 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD EDITOR @woodward_curtis WHERE DID THIS CENTRAL COAST THING COME FROM AGAIN? Who doesn’t love the North Sydney Bears? They are a great old club, steeped in tradition. But the ‘Central Coast Bears’

An ode to the mighty James Graham: Thanks for being my favourite player in the whole wide world

8 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis When a 25-year-old James Graham announced his was leaving St Helens in 2011, Super League lost some of its soul. He was already the captain of his country and a Man

Twelve stars of the 1970’s announced for The81stMinute Hall of Fame

6 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS Fox League is going retro this week so we thought we’d jump on their hefty coattails and go along for the ride. And hey, we haven’t updated our Hall of Fame for

The Quick Tap: Officials ripping fabric of the game apart, roster management embarrassing the sport while Raiders magic continues in Canberra

5 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis FABRIC OF THE GAME SLIPPING THROUGH OUR HANDS Parramatta giant Kane Evans shot out of the defensive line late in Sunday’s win over St George Illawarra at Kogarah and put a

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