NRL GRAND FINAL

From Albert to Hunt to Villasanti: The heroes and villains of grand final day we will never forget

4 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league grand finals have a funny way of catching players in time. For one set of fans, they can be the heroes for all eternity with a miracle tackle or

The grand final we never got: Who wins? Brisbane Broncos 1993 or Canberra Raiders 1994?

3 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is the blockbuster grand final of the 1990’s we never got. Two heavyweights of the highest order. Juggernauts. Super clubs. The Brisbane Broncos against the Canberra Raiders. Stacked with some

‘You remember why you do this’: Ricky Stuart thinks grand final will be won on feeling – not strategy

3 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says he wants to be on the sideline this Sunday alongside his players as they attempt to win the club’s first premiership since 1994. “When you get to this week

Green machine or the Tricolours? Which celebrities proudly call themselves mad Roosters fans or Raiders tragics?

2 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS STEVE SMITH – ROOSTERS The greatest batsmen since Don Bradman is also a keen Roosters supporter and recently showed off his footy skills while training with the Aussie cricket side. PATTY MILLS

‘I’ve got a new agent over here, I’m with Isaac Moses’: John Bateman just killed Bambi in Canberra’s biggest week

2 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis John Bateman, how could you? This is grand final week. Canberra Raiders fans may never get to feel like this for the rest of their lives. The Raiders haven’t been to

Hot dogs, milkshakes and roller coasters: Do we even know what we’re talking about anymore?

14 June, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league can be a punish sometimes. Not the game itself. What a product. The issue is the million things going on around it. It is like slamming a hot dog

Roosters versus Storm kind of sucked but it’s not the end of the rugby league world

8 October, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The 2018 National Rugby League premiership came to a close last weekend with a whimper. The ground sold out, millions watched at home, Cooper Cronk played, as did Billy Slater. Confused?

What my first trip to AAMI Park taught me about Billy Slater and the people of Melbourne

28 September, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There are few modern sports icons that can continuously bring a crowd to their feet. Winx is one, Ricky Ponting coming out to bat at first drop is another. As a

Storm legend Cameron Smith refuses to rule out retirement after grand final

28 September, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

A week after refusing to rule out retiring alongside teammate Billy Slater if the Melbourne Storm win the grand final, Cameron Smith continued the mystery at the NRL grand final press conference. When pressed on

RTS wins maiden Dally M Medal

27 September, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

For the fifth consecutive year, the winner of The81stMinute’s Player of the Year has gone on to claim the Dally M Medal with New Zealand skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck stealing it from Kalyn Ponga in the

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