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Kangaroos Quick Tap: A Kiwi postal clerk, the sacked Catholic captain, 100-metre sprint fix and the Wolfpack match that never happened - BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Welcome back to Curtis Woodward and the81stminute.com’s long-running Quick Tap column. A fantastic NRL premiership season has come to an end and finally – the inter...

Kangaroos Quick Tap 🦘

A Kiwi postal clerk, the sacked Catholic captain, 100-metre sprint fix and the Wolfpack match that never happened

🖊️ Curtis Woodward

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Truth tougher than fiction: Pointy end of rugby league has never been stronger but participation numbers are a different story - BY ALBY TALARICO @steele_sports Recently I came across an article from a 1975 issue of the NSWRL’s official magazine which provided all the junior player participants for the season – by districts and...

Truth tougher than fiction: Pointy end of rugby league has never been stronger but participation numbers are a different story

🖊️ Alby Talarico

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Ashes to Ashes: The ten greatest rugby league matches ever played at the iconic Wembley Stadium - BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos and new head coach Kevin Walters are in the air and headed to England for the Ashes series after boarding a flight from Sydney Airport at 6...

Ashes to Ashes: The ten greatest rugby league matches ever played at the iconic Wembley Stadium

🖋 Curtis Woodward

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The Kangaroos are headed back to England: Here's the all-time, greatest 28-man touring squad that would destroy any rugby league side in any era - BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The Australian Kangaroos are headed back to England for the 2025 Ashes series! Yes, it’s not quite, an official Kangaroo Tour, but it’s better than nothing. We have...

The Kangaroos are headed back to England

Here’s the all-time, greatest 28-man touring squad that would destroy any rugby league side in any era

🖊️ Curtis Woodward

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A Super Grand Final

Sunday at Accor Stadium is the house that Ribot and Johns built for one night only #NRLGF

🖊️ Curtis Woodward

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 1. Tina Turner: The Best

1. Tina Turner: The Best

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2. Queen: We Will Rock You

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 3. Tina Turner: What You Get is What You See

3. Tina Turner: What You Get is What you See

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 4. Hoodoo Gurus: That's My Team

4. Hoodoo Gurus: That's My Team

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 5. Denis Carnahan: That's in Queensland

5. Denis Carnahan: That's in Queensland

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 6. Thin Lizzy: The Boys are Back in Town

6. Thin Lizzy: The Boys are back in Town

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 7. Survivor: Eye of the Tiger

7. Survivor: Eye of the Tiger

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 8. Reg Reagan & The Knucklemen: Am I Ever Gonna see the Biff Again?

8. Reg Reagan & The Knucklemen: Am I Ever Gonna see the Biff Again?

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 9. Paul Harragon: That's Gold

9. Paul Harragon: That's Gold

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 10. The Cattledogs feat. Tommy Raudonikis: Harden Up

10. The Cattledogs feat. Tommy Raudonikis: Harden Up

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 11. Queen: We are the Champions

11. Queen: We are the Champions

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 12. The Ipswich Connection: Hey Hey We're the Broncos

12. The Ipswich Connection: Hey Hey We're the Broncos

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 13. Bon Jovi: This is Our House

13. Bon Jovi: This is Our House

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 14. Danny McMaster: The Rugby League Song 1981

14. Danny McMaster: The Rugby League Song 1981

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 15. Frank Hyde: Danny Boy

15. Frank Hyde: Danny Boy

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 16. Billy Thorpe: Friday Night Football

16. Billy Thorpe: Friday Night Football

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 17. Danny McMaster: I Love My Game

17. Danny McMaster: I Love My Game

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 18. Raiders: The Mighty Green Machine

18. Raiders: The Mighty Green Machine

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 19. Denis Carnahan: You Were There

19. Denis Carnahan: You Were There

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YouTube video by The81stMinute 20. The Prodigy: Breathe

20. The Prodigy: Breathe

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Melbourne and the Broncos first clashed in a grand final nineteen years ago: Where are they now? - BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis For the second time in their respective existences – the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm come together in the final game of the National Rugby League season. A...

Melbourne and the Broncos first clashed in a grand final nineteen years ago

Where are they now?

🖊️ Curtis Woodward

#NRLGF #NRLFinals #NRL

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