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Justin Hodges Deserves Better from our “Tough” Old Game

28 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

It is the spring of 1989 and the Penrith Panthers’ Chris Mortimer is preparing for a semi-final. Only problem for the classy utility was a broken thumb that threatened to keep him from action. A

Kimmorley: Let Hodges Play

28 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Brett Kimmorley believes Brisbane captain Justin Hodges should be allowed to play in the NRL Grand Final in his final ever rugby league game. “Finals, grand finals and Origin games should not be treated in

Parker: It’s a Great Time in Your Career

27 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

It has been nine years since Brisbane lock Corey Parker won his first and only NRL crown and now the veteran is urging his young team-mates to embrace the week ahead of their all-Queensland showdown

Thurston on Cusp of History and NRL Premiership

27 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Grand final cult hero Scott Sattler says there is one thing standing between Johnathan Thurston and the title as rugby league’s greatest ever player. The 2003 premiership-winning lock believes that if Thurston can win the

Smith, Slater and Cronk Could be NRL Coaches After Retirement

25 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says the ‘Big Three’ could all make it as coaches in the National Rugby League when their respective times in the competition as players comes to an end. “They all could,”

Thaiday and Blair the Davids Against Goliath

24 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Brisbane legend Petero Civoneciva has praised veteran props Sam Thaiday and Adam Blair ahead of the Broncos’ do-or-die preliminary final tonight against the Sydney Roosters. And while they come up against arguably the best pack

Thanks Jackson But Junior is Ready to go

24 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has thanked rookie half Jackson Hastings but says captain Mitchell Pearce is back and raring to go for the preliminary final tomorrow night against Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium. “Mitch is

Former Bulldog Making a Storm in Melbourne

24 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Dale Finucane left Canterbury for Melbourne seeking more game time. Now the forward is one win away from a grand final appearance and is in the thick of it starring in the Storm pack. The

Is This the End of an Era for the Melbourne Storm?

23 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

2015’s finals series could be the end of an era for the Melbourne Storm with coach Craig Bellamy’s future up in the year with his contract expiring at the end of 2016. There is no

Oates Has Chance to Join Illustrious Broncos West Wing

23 September, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The Brisbane Broncos can produce a winger. From Willie Carne to Michael Hancock, Wendell Sailor to Lote Tuqiri and Jharal Yow Yeh. He isn’t quite in that category yet but big winger Corey Oates has

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