In this episode Andrew and Freaky read your emails, then they put together their messages to NRL players via the NRL’s Penpal initiative! We then look a little at the news, talk a bit of crap, and then Andrew removes part of his body with a knife live on air. You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The…
The New Zealand Warriors are a very difficult problem for the NRL to work out. The club itself wants to participate in the NRL season once everything restarts. Most of the players want to take part in the season too. All the signs are positive from the Warriors point of view. The problem comes with…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Channel 7 has shown interest in taking over Channel 9’s broadcasting rights of the National Rugby League. The news comes just one day after it was revealed that the NRL has secured up to a $250 million loan that shored up the games finances and put Channel 9…
In this episode we look at breaking news as the NRL secures a $250 million loan, securing its income going forward. We look at how Channel 9 is looking to weasel its way out of its broadcasting deal with the NRL. We talk Quade Cooper looking to play in the NRL, and could the NRL…
With the very transparent campaign being waged against the game by the media I thought it was time to provide something that news services don’t value much these days. Facts. There are a lot of questions the media asks of the sport that they never want answered. Things like “Where has the money gone?” and…
In this episode we look at the disgraceful statement made by Channel 9 regarding Rugby League looking to re-start the season. We look at the way Channel 9 employees are running a PR campaign against the game. We give it all a little bit of context, and talk about the negative way the media in…
Channel 9 have shown themselves to be a bunch fo disgusting opportunists, using the conditions created by a global pandemic to try and make financial gain, pressuring the NRL and putting out gross statements across their “network” to try and turn the games current situation their their advantage. As the NRL strives to get Rugby…
In this episode we are joined by the lovely Nadine as we talk about the NRL’s plan to have two Western Sydney Bio-Domes! The NRL is looking to bring back the competition as soon as possible with some pretty reasonable plans. We discuss them and then just have a general chat about footy, the podcast…
Hi! 🙂 Iv’e set up a Patreon account as some of the costs associated with my websites, the podcast and various other things I do have slowly started to rise over the years. I have tried to keep my costs low in the past, but I’ve found that over the last year or two they…
In this episode we look at the crazy, ridiculous, moronic, dopey, ghastly, horrible and funny ideas being tossed about in the media as to how the NRL should be re-started. We also talk a little bit of Rugby League history, we discuss whether or not Andrew has become a soulless journalist, League Freak ruins any…
In this episode we bring a twitter war of words to the podcast! Andrew gives his reasons why Todd Greenberg should continue on as the NRL’s CEO. League Freak grills our favourite Rugby League historian and you know what, the historian delivers. We also talk about some of the “great” players who have represented Great…
Due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, almost all sports events and tournaments came to a shut-down in an attempt to stop the spread. That has put immense pressure on the future of the game, its competitions and clubs. So, how has that affected the competitions? Unlike winter sports such as the rugby…
In this episode we revert back to a quiz format as we see Mumma Sharks go head-to-head with League Freak in a Rugby League quiz! League Freak was a Rugby League expert! Mumma Shark cheated the entire time. Don’t listen to her dirty lies! This was a set up of immense proportions and no….League Freak…
In this interactive episode we celebrate the first birthday of the Fergo and The Freak podcast! We are joined bay special guest Mumma Shark as we run a massive quiz that tests our general knowledge and gives insight into the way our brains store information in the meat inside of our skulls. You can also…
In this episode Andrew Ferguson and League Freak bust out the old favourite as they look through the latest #AskKenty questions and answer them for themselves! They cover many different topics including the grit rating of toilet paper, the viability of NRL clubs, when the season might restart, how the Tests and World Club Challenge…
We are all going through the same, strange experience right now. One that turns the volume down on things in life that use to be very important to us all. When the NRL decided to postpone the season it wasn’t great news, but it was totally understandable. We have seen so many different areas of…
In this episode we run a detailed simulation of the 2020 National Rugby League season. Using a patented algorithm formulated through the detailed analysis provided by Rugby League Project, we provide you with the final ladder for the 2020 NRL season, and then simulate all of the NRL finals matches, coming to one final conclusion….
In this episode we look back at how Rugby League handled the 1919 outbreak of the Spanish Flu in Australia. We then compare it to how Rugby League is looking to handle the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. We talk about how the NRL competition could be restructured and changed to conform with restrictions on…
In this LIVE episode we watch the Sharks and Storm give a terrible advertisement as to what Rugby League can be. The good news is that we tried our best to ignore the match and we went through the Sydney Morning Herald NRL CEO and Chairmens poll. We hope you enjoy this episode! You can…
In this episode League Freak is joined by Katey as they discuss the Bulldogs loss to the Cowboys at an empty ANZ Stadium. This was a pretty good match that told us a lot about both teams. Also, Jason Taumalolo broke the all time record for meters made by a forward in the NRL’s history!…
In this episode Andrew fills us in on his trip to confront the Coronavirus, we then watch the press conference in which Peter V’landys made a fool of himself, we get Andrew reaction, and then talk a little about the pandemic that has struck planet earth. Then we answer your questions, even the ones sent…
In this episode League Freak is joined by regular guest Katey and by SWR Sports commentator Daniel Pettigrew as we all talk about the Coronavirus emergency. We look at the effect of the virus on the NRL and on life in general. This is a bit of a different episode but it had to happen. You…
The 2020 NRL Season is now here! The Sydney Roosters are going for 3 straight titles, the Gold Coast Titans are trying to avoid the wooden spoon, the Wests Tigers are aiming for 9th place, and its all about ti kick off! On the NRL Podcast Fergo And The Freak your favourite Rugby League expert,…
In this episode Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak present their 2020 NRL Season Preview! They give a rundown of all 16 clubs, give their thoughts on their gains and losses, tell you where they will finish on the ladder, and then rate their coaches job security based on a toilet paper scale that…
In this episode we are joined by Katey to discuss the NRL 2020 Simply The Best Advert! League Freak had not seen the advert going into this podcast, so he gives his first impressions and we look at the media’s rotten reaction to it! You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak on their respective twitter…
In this episode we talk about the NRL pre season, James Tedesco and Kalyn Ponga look at contract extensions, a stolen Merc, the captain challenge, Josh Reynolds, betting the games surplus on 27, reading emails and the Toronto Wolfpack. We then look at an NRL.com list of the best rookies of all time and give…
News Limited is reporting that the Sydney Roosters are considering handing Israel Folau a 2 year deal for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Folau’s pathway back to the NRL was halted last season by then ARL Chairman Peter Beattie. Folau was then blocked from playing for Tonga in last years international games. Folau eventually found…
In this episode we talk about the World Club Challenge match between the Sydney Roosters and St Helens. We do a bit of a deep drive into the overall record of teams in the World Club Challenge and come up with some surprising results. We then talk about the NRL All Stars games, some trial…
Ever want to see all the latest Rugby League breaking news all in one place? You can now see all the latest news in Rugby League on a brand new website called NRLBreakingNews.com Complimenting LeagueFreak.com and owned by the same company, NRLBreakingNews.com is a great site to bookmark so that you can bring it up…
Looking to stream NRL games online and for free on your PC, phone or tablet? The NRL will be streaming games live through both the NRL website and NRL app for the 2020 pre season for all NRL website members. This is a great way to check out what the NRL has on offer in…