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A sad end: NRL players who were forced to retire due to injury

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Not all rugby league players get to finish their careers the way they want. A high percentage of players are squeezed out of the game after only a few seasons. Some are forced out due

Sharks, Raiders, Titans: The fairy tale NRL Grand Final we really want to see

23 August, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

It was once unthinkable, once unspeakable and only the bravest diehards dared dream it. But for once, the underdogs are making the big wigs at NRL HQ nervous. Conspiracy theorists will have you believe that

The Quick Tap

25 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion despite some in this modern world that believe otherwise. Rugby league fans are no different. If you buy a ticket, you’re allowed to cheer or boo whomever you

COMMENT: Wests fans and Jarryd Hayne need to show some respect

20 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Before Wests Tigers fans lynch coach Jason Taylor for dropping Robbie Farah, try to remember that Wayne Bennett sacked Immortal Wally Lewis from the Brisbane Broncos at the end of the 1989 season. The

Benji Marshall 250: Remember the greatness and the toughness

20 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Laurie Daley once said that after two he was never the player he once was. Now consider Benji Marshall has had five shoulder reconstructions and will still line up for his 250th NRL match this

Bite the bullet: It’s time for a complete overhaul of Dragons squad

5 July, 2016 The81stMinute 9 Comments 1 category

When St George Illawarra won the premiership in 2010 nobody seemed to mind how boring their football was. Who cares? At the end of the day, they were the ones holding the trophy aloft on

Struggling Broncos are in denial and need to take responsibility

4 July, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

No coach in the National Rugby League deflects attention from his players quite like Brisbane Broncos mentor Wayne Bennett. Call it a smokescreen, curveball or a red herring – Bennett is undoubtedly the master. It

From two different worlds: Why Islander kids are driven by money no matter the sport

27 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Semi Radradra is walking out on Parramatta to join a French rugby club. Semi Radradra has flown home to Fiji to discuss his future with family. Semi Radradra’s manager says he’s coming back to see

Save our State: We need Phil Gould to make New South Wales great again

23 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league can be a funny game and it can also hurt like hell. In State of Origin, a match is won and lost throughout the eighty minutes – smaller battles of physicality and tactical

State of Origin and David Bowie: An Origin Odyssey

21 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

It is 1978 and Australian fans of iconic megastar David Bowie go into meltdown when news breaks that Ziggy Stardust himself would be touring the country as part of his Isolar II tour. In November,

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