Ben Barba will join the Brisbane Broncos on a three year deal starting next season. The Bulldogs and Broncos had been in negotiations in regards to the terms of Barba’s release. A press conference will be held shortly to announce the deal. I will update this post with new details as they come to hand.
Twitter is great because it is so easy to use. It allows people to broadcasts the first thing that pops into their head quickly and easily. Sometimes that can cause you problems. If you are not careful you can Tweet things you will later regret. I personally have a policy where I do not delete…
The Australian is reporting that NRL clubs are digging their heels in over a fight for increased funding from the NRL. Clubs want the NRL and ARL Board to boost their funding with money that would be drawn from the games “Future Fund”, and it is expected to end in a showdown between the clubs…
The Burgess brothers will become the first four brothers to line up in the same first grade side for 103 years! Luke, Sam, George and Thomas will run out for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers on Friday night in what is a pretty remarkable achievement for the Burgess family. The Sydney Morning…
A war of words between Paul Gallen, Brian Smith, Rugby League supporters and Paul Gallens Dad has punctuated the aftermath of the Cronulla Sharks 32-22 win over the Sydney Roosters on Monday night. Top players in Rugby League are always going to face criticism on social media but it is rare that players have to…
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that Blake Ferguson caused a few issues at a taxi rank after a night out on the town two in Sydney on Saturday night. Ferguson, who says he has given up the drink, was seen at a pub with Sharks players on the same night the Canberra Raiders were…
It was rotten to see Ray Thompson holding his broken jaw together as he left the field on Saturday night. While the North Queensland Cowboys beat the Newcastle Knights 26-6, all thoughts were with Thompson after suffering the shocking injury that will most likely see him miss the rest of the season. Newcastle Knights forward…
As we head towards the NRL finals series the top teams in the completion will start to weight up the risks versus the rewards of playing their key players in the remaining games of the regular season. With just about every team in the competition one or two key injuries away from being no hope…
With a national audience and playing on one of the biggest stages of them all, Rugby League in Great Britain once again failed to deliver the goods. Rugby League in Great Britain rarely gets a chance to press it’s claims to a national audience. With Super League games being shown on Sky Sports the wider…
In what is easily the worst game of Rugby League I have ever seen, Wigan has beaten Hull FC 16-0 to win the 2013 Challenge Cup Final. You could blame the wet conditions if you like, but the football on display by Hull FC in particular was below the standard of even an amateur side….
Growing up watching footy with my dad and brothers, one fixture each week stood out, the long lost Saturday afternoon game. I remember sitting watching the old non flat screen television (yes they once existed) in the back room watching Channel 2 as the Wests Magpies took on the Illawarra Steelers. Good times. I am…
Interim Parramatta chief executive Matt Phelan is adamant that Ricky Stuart is committed to the Eels despite the recent speculation linking him with a move to Canberra. The Raiders are currently looking for a new boss following the dismissal of David Furner on Tuesday, with Andrew Dunemann set to take charge of the final three…
RL4ALEX Inspiration: Alex Whiteley – About Alex Alex is 10 years old and thoroughly loves life, but as with every child who has any form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder he is however completely unaware of his uniqueness. From being a small child Alex has struggled to communicate his thoughts and opinions and this has presented…
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Deflecting responsibility is the new favourite past time in Rugby League. Whether it is a player wanting more money than the are on now, a playing group getting rid of a coach, a player with an off field issue or a player with an on field issues….it’s always someone else fault. The thing hat pisses…
News that the Penrith Panthers tried to buy the Western Sydney Wanderers came as a shock to me. I am in the unique position of being a supporter of both the Penrith Panthers and the Western Sydney Wanderers. I’ve lived in Western Sydney all of my life and grew up playing both sports. I would…
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Penrith Panthers made an expression of interest to a company charged with finding a buying for A League club the Western Sydney Wanderers, only for the FFA to step in and deny the the move. The move is a curious one when you consider the amount of…
In 1999 Rugby League in Australia wasn’t in a very good position. It was still recovering from the Super League War, it was cutting back on spending, it was looking to kick teams out of the competition…basically it was in damage control. At the same time Rugby Union in Australia was starting to come to…
Centrebet has join the web site as a sponsor and as a result they will be providing odds for NRL matches and representative games for LeagueFreak.com readers. Teams are positioning themselves for their finals run now. This is when its gets interesting! Here are the current head-to-head betting markets for Round 24 of the NRL…
In an exclusive, League Freak’s news department can reveal that the Rugby League Players Association has identified contractual agreements between clubs and their players as the biggest threat to footballer’s rights in the modern era. Whilst acknowledging that player burnout, pharmacological experimentation and wet balls are all definitely on the association’s radar as pertinent issues,…
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Brisbane Broncos negotiations with the Canterbury Bulldogs for the release of fullback Ben Barba is likely to cost the Queensland based club around $300,000. On top of that the Broncos will look to double Barba’s current salary when he joins the club, meaning that Barba’s move north for…
I’ve never really rated David Furner as a coach. I think when you look at the Canberra Raiders talent and depth as well as their erratic performances…something wasn’t working. Having said that, the Raiders find themselves in the finals race. In a few weeks time they could be challenging for the NRL title. I’ve written…
Andrew Webster of the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Wests Tigers need a $1 million cash injection to survive. The good news is that the Western Suburbs side of the joint venture is ready to step in and provide the funding, but only in exchange for the controlling votes on the Wests Tigers…
Benji Marshall is one of my favourite Rugby League players. I’m not a Wests Tigers fan but over the years I have watched nearly every game Marshall has played. His combination of incredible footwork and skill is something you rarely see from a playmaker. Marshall has been the best player on the field in so…
As a life-long die-hard Bulldogs member and fan, it pains me to be sitting here writing this letter. Ben Barba, the Canterbury superstar that the club raised and nurtured from a very young age when no other club wanted a bar of him, has asked for a release to return to Queensland. From a selfish…
The Canberra Raiders are investigating reports that Blake Ferguson was out drinking while injured according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The Raiders, like most team, have rules against players drinking while they are out injured. While Ferguson has admitted being at a pub, but denied drinking while there, you just have to wonder at what…
You know who doesn’t get belted by ground security at Super League games? People that are behaving themselves. There is a rapidly growing problem within British Rugby League. Crowd behaviour issues are becoming more and more common. Almost every club has had to deal with some sort of off field issue caused by their own…
The Newcastle Knights have been caught red handed wetting the ball before kicking off in an effort to make it more slippery for the reviving team to catch. It is a low, cynical move, and one that isn’t even all that original. This is something that started off in Super League not that long ago…
For well over a decade now there has been talk of an exhibition match between the Australian Kangaroos Rugby League team and the Australian Rugby Unions Mustard Disgrace. The money is supposedly being put up by ANZ Stadium and a mystery broadcaster. The money on offer is supposedly huge. It is something that is brought…
Ben Barba’s move back to Queensland for family reasons is set to be a very lucrative one… The Brisbane Sunday Mail is reporting that the Brisbane Broncos are ready to table a four year deal Ben Barba that will also see the club pay compensation to the Canterbury Bulldogs for the right have the 2012…