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Are the Sharks really going to pick T-Rex over Heighington? Really?

19 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Think of the strangest thing you have heard today. Times it by a thousand and you are probably still not quite halfway when it comes to the Brisbane Broncos and

An NRL Summer League for all the right reasons

14 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Dear Mr. Greenberg, I have been banging on about this since 2013 and I will probably still be banging for the rest of my life. That didn’t come out right. Anyway,

Hall of Fame #30: Ray Stehr

13 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

RAY STEHR Eons before Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen – there was Ray Stehr. While the likes of Williams and Gallen have spent some of their time in the

Crappy parents and the sports advertising war between fast food and alcohol

12 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis McDonald’s, KFC, Milo, Mars bars and Coca-Cola. All unhealthy and all will help eventually kill you. But what else do they in common? They are all major sponsors of Australia’s three

Tail wagging the bulldog: Why Hasler is on borrowed time at Belmore

12 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Canterbury Bulldogs director Steve Mortimer has told Fairfax that the emergency meeting over coach Des Hasler’s future has come from the players themselves. Directors will meet on Friday to decide Hasler’s fate.

QUIZ: Take our ‘Kangaroos on Tour’ quiz!

10 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Australia face New Zealand in Perth this weekend en route to the Four Nations in England. The Kangaroos are back on tour so what better time to test your knowledge of the mighty Aussies! [WpProQuiz

Hall of Fame #29: Peter Sterling

10 October, 2016 The81stMinute 2 Comments 1 category

PETER STERLING When Jack Gibson was asked who the best player he ever coached was, his answer was easy: “Sterlo”. Peter Sterling is arguably Parramatta’s greatest ever player helping the Eels to

World Cup Heroes: 2000 Kangaroos v 2013 Kangaroos

6 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

They destroyed their competition in respective World Cups and dominated all before them. In 2000, Australia demolished New Zealand in the final 40-12 at Old Trafford. Thirteen years later, the Kangaroos were at it again,

World gone mad: When a Kangaroos jersey means less than a coward punch killer

5 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Some things are worth more than gold and as the sun sets on the end of another turbulent, eccentric, beautiful NRL season – attention turns to the international game. There was

Lost in the light: Forgotten figures of grand finals

29 September, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD NRL 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

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