State of Origin and David Bowie: An Origin Odyssey
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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Here’s the tip: What the NSW Blues must do to win Game II at Suncorp Stadium
State of Origin II is this Wednesday night and the New South Wales Blues are staring down the barrel of yet another series defeat. But it’s not all doom and gloom just yet despite the
The tale of fisherman Ray McGillicutty and his lifelong search for Harold Holt
Somewhere out on the Pacific Ocean, fisherman Ray McGillicutty sits and hopes. Chewing on his tobacco with his feet up over the edge of his old ship ‘Cadmus’, just so named after a mythological Greek
Tony Melrose, Grant Rix, Bruce Walker? Origin’s forgotten one-game wonders
We have all heard the stories of Arthur Beetson, David Peachey, Hazem El Masri and others. For very different reasons each, these and many more only ever donned the Queensland or New South Wales jersey
Time machine stat attack: NRL 2006 v NRL 2016
Let us take a trip back in time – ten years to be exact. Back to 2006 when things weren’t as different as it would seem. With the help of The81stMinute’s monkeys (interns), we’ve compared
9 Players You Didn’t Know
We all remember the legends. Guys like Mal Meninga, Darren Lockyer and Andrew Johns. Stalwarts that become part of the furniture of the Kangaroos. They become engrained into the history of the national side. This
Luke Kelly: The forgotten man of two salary cap scandals
He is the forgotten man of not one, but two salary cap scandals. Perennial backup playmaker Luke Kelly was with the Melbourne Storm in 2010 and is now living it all again six years later
City v Country clash chewed up and spat out by evil coaches and a game that doesn’t care
Just imagine a halves combination of Immortal Andrew Johns and Trent Barrett, Danny Buderus at hooker and a backline boasting Matt Cooper, Jamie Lyon, David Peachey and Shaun Timmins. Not a bad team, hey? It
My 50 favourite players: 40-31
Everyone has their favourite players. They may not be the biggest, strongest or most skillful – your favourites don’t necessarily have to be the superstars of the game either. As you’ll see, some of mine
Handyman Medal
After Round 9: Anthony Milford 13 Johnathan Thurston 12 Ben Barba 11 Jason Taumalolo 11 Gareth Widdop 10 Cameron Munster 10 Cooper Cronk 10 Josh Reynolds 9 Josh Hodgson 9 James Tedesco