St George Illawarra Dragons

‘World War II hadn’t been a thing yet’: A Dragons team could be about to win their first wooden spoon since 1938

4 December, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis St George Illawarra as a joint-venture has never won the dreaded wooden spoon. While the Steelers finished last in 1989, you have to go all the way back to 1938 to

‘We totally understand’: Leeds Rhinos give Trent Merrin permission to find a new club in Australia

2 October, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON Trent Merrin could be back in the National Rugby League within a matter of weeks after his English club Leeds confirmed that they had agreed to allow the former Australian forward to

WATCH: Son of Wendell scores cracking Canterbury Cup try

23 September, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Shane Flanagan could be working as a Dragons assistant coach within a matter of weeks

23 September, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Disgraced former Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan hasn’t ruled out a position at the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2020 after the NRL rubber stamped his return to the game. Flanagan had been banished by

Preliminary final footy comes a weekend early with four teams left standing in the Canterbury Cup

19 September, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY ALBY TALARICO Preliminary finals footy has come a week early with just four teams left in the race to be crowned Canterbury Cup champions for 2019. Both matches will be played at Kogarah Oval

If the Dragons can’t afford to sack their coach how do they have enough to bring in Phil Gould?

6 September, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY SCOTT DILLON Could the mercurial Phil ‘Gus’ Gould save the St George Illawarra Dragons from themselves? That’s the question after a report surfaced on Friday that Gould was considering a role with the Saints.

An ode to the mighty James Graham: Thanks for being my favourite player in the whole wide world

8 August, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis When a 25-year-old James Graham announced his was leaving St Helens in 2011, Super League lost some of its soul. He was already the captain of his country and a Man

To salty rugby league fans: Give the bitchfest a rest, you are wrecking it for the adults

26 July, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis This is a plea to NRL head of football Graham Annesley. Please, please, please, for the love of god, stop apoligising for decisions made by your referees the weekend prior. It

The Quick Tap: Austin powers into England team, Hasler coach of the year, Wests Tigers fans still in denial

23 July, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis HASLER FOR COACH OF THE YEAR This website hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with the Manly Sea Eagles – especially after their media manager blocked @the81stminute from the official Sea Eagles Twitter

Gareth Widdop set to return but it’s too little too late for under-performing Dragons

22 July, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Outgoing St George Illawarra captain Gareth Widdop is set to return from a shoulder injury that has seen him sidelined since April this year. The Dragons season is hanging by a thread

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