State of Origin

‘To be a centre is cool again’: How Trbojevic and Latrell’s class made centre position relevant again

27 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis No more than twelve months ago, the centre position in rugby league was dead. It was an afterthought, filled with second-rowers and seemingly computer-generated machines part of a side’s “system”. God

Ten images of Queensland disrespect far worse than NSW rookie Jarome Luai sledging Felise Kaufusi

24 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS The Queenslanders need all the help they can get after being smashed 50-6 in the opening game of the State of Origin series. They’ll use anything they can find to get themselves

‘Aye aye yippee’: Maroons are angry about one single photo? How about the Queenslanders singing the Maroons team song after a Kangaroos win?

23 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

COMMENT BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis So the Queenslanders are throwing stones – all over an image of a triumphant New South Wales five-eigth Jarome Luai standing above a defeated Felise Kaufusi despite the fact they

Seven-game rookie Reece Walsh to start at fullback for Queensland in Game II of Origin series this Sunday

21 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Warriors rookie Reece Walsh will start for the Queensland Maroons at fullback in Game II of the 2021 series after just 7 first grade games. Queensland have rushed Walsh into the starting side against a

‘Unstoppable’: Blues legend says performance of NSW centres in Game I the best double act he has ever seen

11 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

New South Wales Blues legend Laurie Daley has labelled Tom Trbojevic and Latrell Mitchell’s two-pronged attack against Queensland the best performance by a centre pairing he’s ever seen. The Blues ambushed the Maroons with a

Will Kalyn Ponga ever reach his true potential in rugby league or will he ‘chase his dream’ of running out in an All Blacks jersey?

10 June, 2021 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Newcastle Knights star Kalyn Ponga is racing the clock to play some part in this year’s State of Origin series after watching Queensland’s humiliating 50-6 flogging at the hands of New

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‘To be a centre is cool again’: How Trbojevic and Latrell’s class made centre position relevant again

Ten images of Queensland disrespect far worse than NSW rookie Jarome Luai sledging Felise Kaufusi

‘Aye aye yippee’: Maroons are angry about one single photo? How about the Queenslanders singing the Maroons team song after a Kangaroos win?

Seven-game rookie Reece Walsh to start at fullback for Queensland in Game II of Origin series this Sunday

‘Unstoppable’: Blues legend says performance of NSW centres in Game I the best double act he has ever seen

Will Kalyn Ponga ever reach his true potential in rugby league or will he ‘chase his dream’ of running out in an All Blacks jersey?

“It was terrible”: Maroons legend at a loss as to how Queensland come back from 50-6 demolition

New outright leader in Beetson Raudonikis Medal after State of Origin Game I

20,000 litres of beer and rum, thousand pounds of beef shipped into Townsville for epic State of Origin I event

Ben Hunt rushed into Maroons squad to replace injured hooker Reed Mahoney