New South Wales

Why QLD hates NSW so much and how a VFL president helped create State of Origin

29 May, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Long before Arthur Beetson smashed his fist into good mate Mick Cronin’s head, before ‘Cattledog’, ‘Queenslander’, Michael O’Connor’s sideline conversion or Gorden Tallis throwing Brett Hodgson into the 42nd row of

‘Rip straight back through the guts of the Blues’: A NSW tragic picks his Queensland 17

1 May, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It appears the once mighty Queenslanders need all the help they can get putting a side together for State of Origin I on June 5th in Brisbane. The recent retirements of

The people of North Queensland want their own state but what does that mean for Origin?

5 September, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY A.J NASH Some interesting news has been brought to The81stMinute.com’s attention which could change State of Origin rugby league as we know it. Since forever, old foes, New South Wales and Queensland have done

No runs until the 56th minute: Gallen questions Latrell Mitchell selection

29 May, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Former New South Wales captain Paul Gallen says he is worried about rookie centre Latrell Mitchell’s work rate ahead of his State of Origin debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Speaking on Channel Nine’s 100%

10 players that would have played Origin if they were Queenslanders

7 November, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD We have all heard it somewhere before: “If he was a Queenslander, he would have played State of Origin for sure!” New South Wales selectors rarely agree with what the punters think.

Hall of Fame #30: Ray Stehr

13 October, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

RAY STEHR Eons before Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen – there was Ray Stehr. While the likes of Williams and Gallen have spent some of their time in the