From Albert to Hunt to Villasanti: The heroes and villains of grand final day we will never forget
The81stMinute BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league grand finals have a funny way of catching players in time. For…
NRL GRAND FINAL
The grand final we never got: Who wins? Brisbane Broncos 1993 or Canberra Raiders 1994?
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is the blockbuster grand final of the 1990’s we never got. Two heavyweights…
‘You remember why you do this’: Ricky Stuart thinks grand final will be won on feeling – not strategy
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says he wants to be on the sideline this Sunday alongside his players…
Green machine or the Tricolours? Which celebrities proudly call themselves mad Roosters fans or Raiders tragics?
BY STAFF WRITERS STEVE SMITH – ROOSTERS The greatest batsmen since Don Bradman is also a keen Roosters…
‘I’ve got a new agent over here, I’m with Isaac Moses’: John Bateman just killed Bambi in Canberra’s biggest week
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis John Bateman, how could you? This is grand final week. Canberra Raiders fans may…
Hot dogs, milkshakes and roller coasters: Do we even know what we’re talking about anymore?
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Rugby league can be a punish sometimes. Not the game itself. What a product.…
Roosters versus Storm kind of sucked but it’s not the end of the rugby league world
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The 2018 National Rugby League premiership came to a close last weekend with a…
What my first trip to AAMI Park taught me about Billy Slater and the people of Melbourne
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis There are few modern sports icons that can continuously bring a crowd to their…
Storm legend Cameron Smith refuses to rule out retirement after grand final
A week after refusing to rule out retiring alongside teammate Billy Slater if the Melbourne Storm win the…
RTS wins maiden Dally M Medal
For the fifth consecutive year, the winner of The81stMinute’s Player of the Year has gone on to claim…