The ARL has announced the Prime Minister’s XIII against Papua New Guinea at Kalabond Oval in Kokopo on Sunday, September 29: Australian Prime Ministers XIII 1. Jarryd Hayne 2. Brett Morris 3. Brent Tate 4. Josh Morris 5. Kevin Gordon 6. Greg Bird 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Ryan James 9. Robbie Farah 10. James Tamou…
The North Queensland Cowboys season was very strange. Earlier in the season many had them tipped to be one of the premiership heavyweights. As they season progressed though the Cowboys just didn’t look right. I don’t think anyone ever questioned whether the Cowboys had the talent. They are always a dangerous team, they have a…
North Queensland Cowboys halfback Johnathan Thurston has accused the National Rugby League of widespread collusion in an effort to have an all-Sydney Grand Final. Thurstons claims came after the Cowboys had their season finish on the back of a disgraceful refereeing mistake that saw the Cronulla Sharks score a try on the 7th tackle in…
A season that started with so much promise for the Canterbury Bulldogs has ended in a crushing loss to the Newcastle Knights. The Bulldogs came into the 2013 season hoping to return to the Grand Final. They were one of the premiership favourites. They managed to return their Grand Final losing lineup with a couple…
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are ready to make a $1 million play to snare Parramatta Eels fullback Jarryd Hayne. Hayne is the highest profile player on the Eels roster that has been completely decimated over the last 12 months. While Hayne has had struggles of his own this year, particularly…
Below is the official statement from the NRL in regards to the 7 tackle try scored in the Cronulla Sharks win over the North Queensland Cowboys: The NRL has confirmed an error by the Match Officials resulted in Cronulla’s opening try being scored on the seventh tackle. NRL Head of Football, Mr Todd Greenberg, had…
The North Queensland Cowboys have been screwed over by a terrible refereeing decision that saw the Cowboys score a try on the 7th tackle. The Sharks won the match 20-18 so the mistake obviously had a major effect on the overall outcome of the match. The match was a back and forth affair with both…
The Cronulla Sharks have scored a try on the 7th tackle in their finals match against the North Queensland Cowboys. This is the second year in a row that this has occurred to the Cowboys in the finals. The error, which has been confirmed as a referring blunder, can be seen here in a picture…
As we wait for kickoff in the 2013 NRL finals series the defending champion Melbourne Storm have somehow managed to sneak under the radar. At time this season the Storm have looked like clear cut premiership favourites. As always the Storm headed into the State Of Origin series looking a little off kilter as their…
I am sick to death of hearing people within Rugby League saying what a great player and person Sonny Bill Williams is. I am sick of hearing them talk about the way he has boosted the crowds at Sydney Roosters games, how he has helped the club sell more season tickets and merchandise. I’m sick…
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Universal condemnation. That was the response to news that Ricky Stuart has decided to walk out on the Parramatta Eels to take up a lucrative 3 year deal with the Canberra Raiders. Having sold Eels fans a long term vision for the club, having coached them through one of the worse seasons any club has…
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 Week One of the NRL…
The Parramatta Eels have released the rollowing statement regardsing the departure of coach Ricky Stuart: Thu, Sep 12, 2013 – 12:00 AM The Pirtek Parramatta Eels can confirm that Head Coach Ricky Stuart will not see out the final 2 years of his contract with the club. Stuart tonight contacted Chairman Steve Sharp to inform…
Daily Telegraph writer Phil Rothfield is reporting that Ricky Stuart has officially quit the Parramatta Eels this evening and will sign a three year deal to join the Canberra Raiders. The move ends speculation about the Raiders coaching position and will now see the Eels having to find a new coach that is willing to…
26 weeks have passed and the competition has been halved. For the next month we will be entertained by the best 8 teams in the competition, all vying for the Provan-Summons trophy. So, what might be in store for the most competitive competition in the world? On Friday we see the Rabbitohs take on the…
Anthony Watts has been handed an 8 game suspension for biting an opposition player on the penis. Video footage of the incident didn’t show the actually moment of mastication but it did show the opposition player reeling away, checking he still had his frank and beans, and then later taking down his shorts to show…
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been suspended for his forearm to the face of South Sydney forward Chris McQueen and will miss this weeks finals match against the Manly Sea Eagles. The Roosters were going with a “self defense” defense heading into the judiciary hearing. It didn’t go down too well as the judiciary members only took…
Whilst many people would disagree with me I am of the firm opinion that the Under 20′s or the National Youth Competition/Holden Cup has not done the job it was intended for. The major idea of this competition was to have an elite avenue for young rugby league players to progress into the NRL by…
You simply could not have scripted it any better, 2 fierce rivals battling it out in front of a massive crowd for the minor premiership. That is exactly the scene this past Friday night as a crowd of 59,708 witnessed the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Sydney Roosters. The pre match build up was…
The 2013 Super League Dream team has been announced with the minor premiership winning Huddersfield Giants featuring heavily in the lineup. Its hard to argue with the lineup they have announced. They have got it about spot on. The 2013 Super League Dream Team is as follows: Fullback: Sam Tomkins – Wigan Warriors Dream Team…
Finally league fans can focus on the best and forget the rest. All year league analysts have said only the top 4 can win it but this is the NRL not the AFL. Criticism of Ray Warren & Phil Gould has been rampant so I am going to try and do their job for them….
South Sydney Rabbitohs supporters held a banner up on Friday night that said “Scum: Forever In Our Shadow” as they took on the Sydney Roosters. I don’t see anything wrong with it… If one supporter based thinks about club is scum, what is the problem? Did anyone get hurt? No. Did it cause violent clashes…
Ricky Stuart will walk out on the Parramatta Eels after just one season in charge of the club. He leaves the club in a worse position than when he took over. I have already written about the fact that if Stuart leagues to coach the Canberra Raiders it will be a dog act. Many people…
Blake Ferguson has apologised to Canberra Raiders fans in an exclusive interview with the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The interview is basically what you would expect it to be. While there is no way to justify his behaviour or the fact that he just walked away from the Raiders and refuse to talk to them again,…
With the unprecedented success of Sydney teams, 4 finals will be played in the city over next weekend. Due to the fact the AFL have booked ANZ Stadium for the Saturday Night for the Swans home final, the NRL have been ‘forced’ to allocate 2 games to Allianz Stadium on Saturday Night – a finals…
The Denver Broncos swept aside the pain of last year’s playoff defeat against the Baltimore Ravens with a crushing 49-27 victory against the defending Superbowl champions in the NFL season opener. Ravens quarterback and reigning Superbowl MVP Joe Flacco came into the game without his top two receivers from last year as Anquan Bolden (traded…
Wigan Rugby league fullback Sam Tomkins has revealed that he would like to switch codes and play Rugby Union in time to play in the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup. Tomkins told TheTelegraph.co.uk that it would be “amazing” to play in the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup and that he wants to be a part…
This is the moment when the NRL must say that enough is enough. They need to draw a line in the sand right here and make it clear to every single player that there is a point where you destroy your Rugby League career. The Canberra Raiders have officially sacked Blake Ferguson. Ferguson does not…
It has been a very strange season to be a Canterbury Bulldogs supporter. Coming into the start of the year Bulldogs fans had every right to be confident. They club lost the 2012 Grand Final but was expected to take a bit step forward in 2013. Des Hasler’s second season with the club, new signings,…