Matthew Johns – Page 2

Club legends that should have never played against their first loves

15 November, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Some players become ingrained in a club. Whether as captain, the superstar playmaker or because of the blood, sweat and tears they’ve spilt for the team and their fans. Sometimes, for

Queensland fans won’t show up for a dead rubber in Brisbane: Matthew Johns

6 June, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Veteran forward and former NSW Blue Luke Lewis believes under siege captain Boyd Corner will prove detracter Phil Gould wrong after the one-time Blues coach questioned Cordner’s selection. Lewis went one step further, predicting Cordner will

Legends, stars and heroes: Players that never should have left their first loves

22 February, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Johns says Broncos are on the slide in 2018

21 February, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Premiership-winning five-eigth Matthew Johns believes the Brisbane Broncos are on the slide in 2018. Johns, who won the ARL title in 1997 with Newcastle, has told The Daily Telegraph he also thought Melbourne could be

Matthew Johns names next coach in line to lead the Blues if Daley walks away

15 June, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Former New South Wales Blues five-eigth Matthew Johns believes Dean Pay is next in line to coach the Blues if current mentor Laurie Daley decides to take a position at an NRL club. Speaking on

Sir James Graham: Matthew Johns wants to make big Pom a Knight

2 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Newcastle Knights legend Matt Johns says his former club should chase Canterbury Bulldogs skipper James Graham. Johns compared Graham to Newcastle icon and first premiership captain Paul Harragon saying the Englishman could have a similar

Not Hasler’s fault: Johns says Mbye, Reynolds and Lichaa don’t have the skill to get Bulldogs to finals

27 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Premiership-winning playmaker Matthew Johns has hammered the hapless Canterbury Bulldogs after their 36-0 loss to Manly-Warringah questioning whether the likes of Josh Reynolds and Moses Mbye were the right men to get the job done

Good knight: Legends say pigs will fly before rugby league leaves Newcastle

14 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Newcastle Knights chairman Brian McGuigan has defended the NRL after reports surfaced on Monday that League Central was considering relocating the novacastrians to Ipswich in Brisbane. News Corp believes the NRL is

Matthew Johns wants the NRL to beef up their rivalry round

7 November, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Forget NRL Rivalry Round. Newcastle Knights legend Matthew Johns wants a full-blown ‘Bad Blood’ round after it was announced that Robbie Farah’s South Sydney would face Jason Taylor’s Wests Tigers in round of the 2017

10 players who look plain weird in another team’s strip

4 November, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD Season 2017 is going to be a weird one. Robbie Farah at South Sydney, Benji Marshall at Brisbane, someone else here, someone else there. The National Rugby League stops for no man

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