Are you looking for the biggest winning margin in the history of the Melbourne Storm since they joined the National Rugby League? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On March the 3rd in the year 2000 the Melbourne Storm defeated the St George/Illawarra Dragons 70-10 in front of 23,239 supporters at the Melbourne Cricket…
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Stephen Kearney’s time at the New Zealand Warriors could best be described as a complete and utter failure. In 80 games as the New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney managed to win just 33 games, with a win percentage of 41.3%. That simply is not good enough. Talk that New Zealand Warriors players were “distraught”…
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Are you looking for the biggest win in the Manly Sea Eagles history in the NRL? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On July 29th in 1973 the Manly Sea Eagles defeated the Penrith Panthers 70-7 at Penrith Football Stadium in front of 6,750 supporters. Johnny Mayes scored 4 tries in the Sea Eagles…
So you’re looking for the biggest winning margin by the Canberra Raiders in the NRL? You’ve come to the right place! On August 22nd in 1993 the Canberra Raiders defeated the Parramatta Eels by a scoreline of 68-0 at Canberra Stadium in front of 20,411 supporters. Jason Croker, Laurie Daley, Sean Hoppe and Mal Meninga…
Want to know what the biggest win in the Penrith Panthers history is? You’ve come to the right place! On August the 7th in 2004 the Penrith Panthers defeated the Manly Sea Eagles by 72-12 at Penrith Football Stadium in front of 13,573 supporters. The scoreline was 30-12 at halftime, with the Panthers scoring a…
Nobody likes losing a game of football, and when one loss leads into another a losing streak can gain momentum very quickly. So who has the longest losing streak in the history of the NRL? The University team lost 42 games in a row from April the 28th in 1934 to August the 22nd in…
So you want to know who holds the record for the most tries scored in an NRL season? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In 1935 Dave Brown of Eastern Suburbs scored and incredible 38 tries in just 15 appearances! 38 Tries – Dave Brown of Eastern Suburbs in 1935 34 tries – Raymond…
In this episode we look back on the 1996 Rugby League season, one that we consider to be the worst season of footy in our lifetime. There was so much court action, so much ridiculous spin by the media, so many terrible quotes by players and officials, and the on field action took a…
Struggling Wests Tigers are preparing a shock multi-million-dollar offer to sign North Queensland super forward Jason Taumalolo. It is a deal that would stun Rugby League, nay world sport, possibly even all sport in the entire galaxy. Literally, the entire galaxy, including Kepler-452b. I can exclusively reveal that the offer would span 12 seasons –…
The media love to pile on when times are tough for a club, and they love nothing more than making things sound way worse than they are. Player exodus, the rats are leaving the sinking shit, everybody wants out, there’s problems behind the scenes….you’ve heard it all before. I’ve always wondered how people expect a…
English international James Graham has asked for an immediate release from his contract with the St George/Illawarra Dragons as he looked to return home to the UK and continue his career in Super League. Graham will be a loss for the Dragons but at 34 years old it is probably a good move for both…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on life all over the world, with lockdowns being imposed in many countries and social distancing measures being put in place to ensure the safety of people and giving them the best lottery sites for arab players. In such a situation, it has become almost impossible…
In this episode we talk about how wrong Phil Gould with his whinge about the obstruction rule in the NRL and the use of the bunker. We discuss the top three players in the game, K-Pong and his massive contract extension at the Knights, Beanies For Brain Cancer, we read out a listener email…
With the NRL season back in full swing and the competition finally settling down into some type of rhythm we can finally take a look at where teams sit on the NRL ladder and start to look at where their season is heading. So far the season has proven to be very close. If you…
On Saturday May the 11th in 1935 Canterbury suffered a 91-6 loss to the St George Dragons at Earl Park in Sydney. The 19 tries to 0 thrashing is the biggest losing margin in NSWRL/ARL/NRL first grade history. The following week Canterbury lost 87-7 against Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sportsground. Not a good fortnight…
Manly Sea Eagles back rower Joel Thompson has received an early release from his contract with the Manly Sea Eagles as he looks to join Super League club St Helens from 2021. Thompson will be a good replacement for outgoing St Helens forward Luke Thompson who was released with immediate effect by the club to…
In this episode we broach a wide range of subjects, from the St George/Illawarra Dragons terrible win, talk of them merging with the Cronulla Sharks and rumours that Eddie Jones could be looked at as an NRL coach. We also chat about the Wests Tigers acceptance of of mediocrity. Why young coaches are not…
Some good news for the NRL with the NRL government announcing that they will allow NSW based games to have attendances of up to 10,000 supporters at games from the 1st of July. The move is the next step in the NRL returning to normalcy after round 5 of the competition saw crowds limited to…
The NRL’s Sunday afternoon match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters has been postponed due to a Covid19 case at the school of a player in the Bulldogs lineup. Aiden Tolman informed the Bulldogs last night that the school his children attended has has a Covid19 case, causing the school to be shut down…
In this episode I’m joined by special guest Katey as we discuss the amazing Western Local Derby! Parramatta got the points after a great comeback! You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak on their respective twitter accounts. Check out The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics. Also check out The Official Website…
In this episode we do not prepare anything and we just wing it! We talk about so many different subjects, and go off on so many different tangents, we kinda of need to apologise! You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak on their respective twitter accounts. Check out The Rugby League Project for all…
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While most Americans are familiar with football, the beautiful game of rugby has been played in the country for decades. The game isn’t as revered or well-known as other iconic sports such as basketball, football, or basketball, though there are still several talented players pushing the game forward. Several famous people have also enjoyed playing…
In this episode we speak to the CEO of the Brisbane Bombers NRL expansion bid, Nick Livermore. We talk about the clubs name and logo, co-existing with the Brisbane Broncos, player recruitment, financing at the new club, and the overall vision that the Brisbane Bombers have as they look to become the NRL’s 17th…
In this episode League Freak is joined by Julie from Rugby League Mums! They chat about the Broncos record breaking loss to the Roosters at home, and whether or not Anthony Seibold should be fired! They also go on to chat about the Eels, the Panthers, the upcoming games as well as other crap!…
In this episode we talk about we talk about all the subjects! England vs the Exiles, John Bateman possibly heading to Wigan, Sharks players upset at Valentine Holmes, City vs Country, Brisbane expansion, who are the best available coaches, Spudd giving it to Gallen and the NRL stopping Telstra from streaming live games! …
The structure of the Sydney clubs is another key to maximising the growth of the game. Once the Sharks are relocated to Perth and the new stadium structure in Sydney is complete, quite simply, suburban grounds are dead at NRL level. Sydney crowds have not increased over last 20 odd years because the suburban grounds…
In this episode we talk about the official cancellation of the 2020 Rugby League Ashes series. We then have a chat about British Rugby League, including Super League, as well as French Rugby League. This was going to be a short episode but we can’t help ourselves! You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The…