Code Wars: Why proposed rule changes in AFL can only help the NRL in ongoing battle
The81stMinute BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Anyone that says there isn’t a code war between the NRL and AFL can…
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Is there a new crisis gripping rugby league or are the merchants just getting really desperate?
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Outrage! Crisis! The world is ending! Rugby league is dead! There must be an…
Dear New South Wales: If you know anything about history, for the love of God, leave the bullshit at home
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is the year 2000 and Queensland captain Gorden Tallis doesn’t want to play…
State of Origin’s greatest ever 100 players
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Think of all the players that have ever had the chance to stand in…
Who is the blame for recent forward pass controversies? Bill Harrigan has his say
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league’s greatest ever referee Bill Harrigan says the recent forward pass controversies that…
Hoodoo Gurus ‘That’s My Team’ or Billy Thorpe’s Friday Night Football theme?
BY STAFF WRITERS The81stminute.com’s Scott Dillon and A.J Nash have almost come to blows over a debate set…
Ghosts of 2005: Farah and Marshall reunion set for round 18 blockbuster against Dragons
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Wests Tigers legend Robbie Farah will make his triumphant club return this Sunday at…
The final act 16 years in the making: The epic saga of Cooper Cronk and the Melbourne Storm
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Not long ago, in a galaxy far away, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Billy…
Success of last Friday’s Women’s Origin reminds me of early days of World Series Cricket
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee stood in front of a crowd of reporters after…
Origins of brotherhood: Why Brad Fittler succeeded and Laurie Daley didn’t
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There was a thought at one point that Laurie Daley was only coaching the…