Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield’s Top 50 biggest moments of the 2021 NRL season
There was magic, mayhem and more than a little melodrama, Phil Rothfield reveals the 50 most dramatic moments of the year that was in rugby league.
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Just when you thought you had seen it all in rugby league, along came 2021.
Another NRL season heavily impacted by Covid resulted in the entire competition shifting to Queensland, and the Penrith Panthers ultimately being crowned premiers at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
But along the way there were plenty of highs and lows. From Tom Trbojevic’s hamstring setback, which came off the back of his sprint up the The Corso in Manly ... to his State of Origin heroics and incredible NRL campaign which clinched the Sea Eagles star his first Dally M Medal.
Season-ending injuries, retirements, the rise of rookie stars, incredible try-scoring feats, referee crackdowns, an ill-fated team barbecue and more — Phil Rothfield tracks all the moments that shaped the 2021 NRL campaign from the start of the season all the way through to Penrith’s grand final triumph.
Originally published as Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield’s Top 50 biggest moments of the 2021 NRL season
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