NRL GRAND FINAL

The best places around Penrith to watch the 2020 NRL grand final

22 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS The 2020 grand final is just a few days away and the Penrith Panthers are hunting their first premiership in 17 long seasons. With COVID restrictions in place, only 40,000 fans will

Steve Renouf backing Cameron Smith to play game of his life on Sunday retire with Clive Churchill Medal

22 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Three-time premiership-winner Steve Renouf is backing legendary Melbourne captain Cameron Smith to have the game of his life on Sunday and pick up the Clive Churchill Medal in the process. The former Brisbane flyer is

‘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

‘Totally disrespectful’: Ricky Stuart blasts reaction to Jack Wighton’s Dally M win

20 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has blasted reaction to Jack Wighton upsetting Nathan Cleary to win the 2020 Dally M on Monday night. In an embarrassing night for the NRL, Wighton’s win was revealed accidently

Big Viliame Kikau says he almost cried after being suspended and missing Panthers preliminary final

20 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Viliame Kikau has revealed that was more nervous watching his Penrith Panthers against South Sydney in the preliminary final more than any game he has played. Speaking to the Western Weekender, the returning forward who

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

Panthers great Luke Lewis reveals which side he’d like to see play Penrith in the Grand Final

13 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Penrith Panthers great Luke Lewis wants to see his old side against Canberra in this year’s grand final at ANZ Stadium. Speaking to ABC Grandstand, Lewis said while he had his preferences, any side could

Benji, Beaver and the Cowboys: The ten biggest moments of NRL grand finals of the last twenty years

16 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS It is already September but 2020 has been a little bit different. Despite all that COVID stuff, we an already smell finals footy. It makes champions and breaks the rest – who

Croker says several Raiders could have won Clive Churchill Medal despite grand final loss

8 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker believes several of his players could have won the Clive Churchill Medal despite his side’s loss to the Sydney Roosters in the grand final. Raiders five-eigth Jack Wighton was announced

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