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‘Everything starts with him’: Panthers admit Cameron Smith is their biggest worry

21 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Penrith Panthers assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo says Sunday’s game plan is simple… stop Cameron Smith. Speaking on SEN, Ciraldo said the 37-year-old was still Melbourne’s most important cog. “We start at Cameron Smith,” Ciraldo said.

A Polynesian ‘New World Order’: The best big men in the NRL look a little different in 2020 and that can only be a good thing

20 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Australian club rugby league has been blessed by the best big men the sport has ever produced since the code’s inception in this country back in 1908. From Glenn Lazarus to

Grand Final Day Teams

20 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

PENRITH PANTHERS VS MELBOURNE STORM SUNDAY 7.30pm, ANZ STADIUM Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Brent Naden 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Apisai Koroisau

Forget the Storm guard of honour… Cameron Smith is still open to playing on at another club in 2021

16 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis This is the riddle that keeps on giving. As the referee blew time on a dominant Melbourne Storm preliminary final victory over Canberra at Suncorp Stadium, all eyes turned to the

Andrew Johns says ‘world class’ Justin Olam will terrorise Canberra’s Jordan Rapana tonight

16 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has labeled unsung Melbourne hero Justin Olam as ‘one of the best strike centres in the world’ and he expects Melbourne to bombard Canberra’s Jordan Rapana in tonight’s preliminary final

Cameron Smith’s opponent on Friday night was just four-years-old when the legendary hooker made his NRL debut

14 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is 1998 and a skinny little kid is running rings around the competition for Logan Brothers in south-eastern Queensland. His name was Cameron Smith and already touted as a future

Storm flyer Papenhuyzen insists team has no idea whether this weekend will be Cameron Smith’s final ever NRL game

14 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Melbourne Storm flyer Ryan Papenhuyzen insists the side is no closer to knowing what legend Cameron Smith’s future holds despite this weekend’s preliminary final possibly being Smith’s final NRL match. Smith is yet to make

Storm legend tips Cameron Smith to retire in 2020 with the Clive Churchill Medal around his neck

1 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Premiership-winning Melbourne Storm halfback Brett Kimmorley is backing his former side to win the 2020 premiership and fellow club legend Cameron Smith to bow out on the back of a Clive Churchill Medal. Speaking on

NRL Finals classics: Some of the best playoff encounters between this weekend’s sides

30 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis One competition finishes and another one begins. Welcome to the NRL Finals for 2020. Only eight teams remain. This is the business end. Where dreams are made and shattered in the

Finals Week One preview: Raiders, Storm and Rabbitohs to win big while Panthers ready to outlast the Chooks

30 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Penrith Panthers vs Sydney RoostersFriday night 7.50pm, Panthers Stadium This will be one of the games of the season as the minor premiers host the defending, back-to-back champions. It will be

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