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Storm hopeful of staying in Melbourne as 12 NRL clubs shifted to Queensland to continue premiership

12 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo admits the 12 clubs moved to Queensland due to the COVID-19 outbreak in NSW will probably play out the season in the Sunshine State. The 12 clubs, which includes the Central

‘Shoot a gorilla in the chest’: Reactions on-field of Tedesco and Cherry-Evans in recent times make total sense

1 July, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis When you make a short-list of the nicest, well-spoken players in the National Rugby League, two of those names are Daly Cherry-Evans James Tedesco. Poster boys. The good guys. Yet in

Forget State of Origin for a minute: Ramifications of results in the NRL this weekend are very, very juicy

29 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Forget State of Origin for a minute, try to ignore what the referees could butcher again this round. NRL Week 16 could start the shifting of some tectonic plates and make

Peter V’landys cops fresh criticism from fans for ‘disrespecting’ Melbourne Storm club

13 May, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

ARLC chair Peter V’landys is copping fresh criticism from fans for seemingly rubbishing the Melbourne Storm. V’landys is in Queensland for Magic Round and continued to spruik additional teams in Queensland to The Courier-Mail but

Somebody needs to tell Pete: Six of the games best rivalries in recent history didn’t just include Sydney clubs

28 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

So the ARL Commission and the NRL want to bring in a conference system which will shun teams outside of Sydney? Rivalries are much more than what you think they are when it comes to

The evil European Super League soccer monsters remind us just how far away the NRL’s strongest and weakest clubs are

20 April, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The shitstorm that has hit European football is a monumental thing. To put it in perspective, it could be the biggest story in the long history of the sport. Rugby league

Storm versus Broncos Good Friday clash to go ahead at AAMI Park in Melbourne

31 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL has confirmed the Good Friday clash between the Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos at AAMI Park will go ahead after the Victorian Government gave the Broncos an exemption to enter the state for

‘Win three or four more titles in the next ten years’: Why should Craig Bellamy ever leave the Melbourne Storm?

11 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Legendary Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has recently been linked to moves to the new Brisbane franchise, the Broncos and even the Cronulla Sharks as a coaching director. For years we

Cameron Smith retires: Fans and experts pay their respects to the man who did everything in the game

10 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS It is all over. Cameron Smith has officially confirmed his retirement from the game. The former Australian, Queensland and Melbourne Storm captain confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday that he would

If recent trial form means anything – which it might – your team might be in for a win in round one

5 March, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY STAFF WRITERS What is trial form anyway? That is the old argument when it comes to pre-season rugby league compared to when the real stuff starts. It doesn’t usually mean much but perhaps recent

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