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Who is the blame for recent forward pass controversies? Bill Harrigan has his say

4 July, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league’s greatest ever referee Bill Harrigan says the recent forward pass controversies that most notably cost the New Zealand Warriors two premiership points in Auckland last weekend falls on the

Hoodoo Gurus ‘That’s My Team’ or Billy Thorpe’s Friday Night Football theme?

29 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS The81stminute.com’s Scott Dillon and A.J Nash have almost come to blows over a debate set to polarise the entire country! In one corner, Scott believes ‘That’s my Team’ by the Hoodoo Gurus

Ghosts of 2005: Farah and Marshall reunion set for round 18 blockbuster against Dragons

27 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Wests Tigers legend Robbie Farah will make his triumphant club return this Sunday at a packed Leichhardt Oval after two years in the National Rugby League wilderness. We all know the

The final act 16 years in the making: The epic saga of Cooper Cronk and the Melbourne Storm

26 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Not long ago, in a galaxy far away, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Billy Slater wear the same coloured jersey, train in the same gym, devise tactics under the same coach.

Success of last Friday’s Women’s Origin reminds me of early days of World Series Cricket

25 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee stood in front of a crowd of reporters after the very first World Series Cricket match back in 1978. The iconic Lillee, famous moustache hanging

Origins of brotherhood: Why Brad Fittler succeeded and Laurie Daley didn’t

25 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There was a thought at one point that Laurie Daley was only coaching the New South Wales Blues while he waited for the right NRL job to open up. And there

‘Built for State of Origin’: Tweets that haven’t aged well

20 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

30 minutes too late. Woods built for this. Get him out there before the 72nd Minute! #Origin — Dan Talintyre (@dantalintyre) June 1, 2016 King on Josh Jackson: He's built for #Origin footy. I can't

Why the grumpy old men of rugby league can’t keep baby in the corner any longer

19 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There is so much happening in rugby league it isn’t funny. What a time to be alive. State of Origin II, England versus New Zealand in Denver, Women’s State of Origin

Oddball Footy History: Was Andrew Johns hammered when he hammered the Raiders?

14 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league is a funny game. It’s also a crazy, strange, wonderful place full of forgotten memories and bizarre events. Welcome to Oddball Footy History – Part Three. SNEAKY WARRIORS STEAL

Rugby league and Macarthur region under threat from billionaire backing A-League expansion bid

12 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Wests Tigers and rugby league in the Macarthur region of Sydney has a new threat with momentum building for an A-League soccer franchise to be included in an expanded competition. Campbelltown’s

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