Anyone that saw Shane Richardson’s embarrassing performance on the Footy Show will remember it for a very long time. Richardson has a history of enjoying the spotlight, he is right there with Matt Adamson as far as getting his head on TV for no apparent reason to do lots of talking, but not really say…
And they reckon they are cutting imports…. In a week where young Bulldogs player Cameron Phelps headed to England, now Queensland and Australian back rower Michael Crocker has announced he will join Hull from next year on a three year deal. Crocker has an amazing winning streak going at the Melbourne Storm but he has…
The Newcastle Knights are the envy of other New South Wales based clubs today after the NSW Government announced a major upgrade to Energy Australia Stadium. After drawing 20,000+ on a regular basis to a grass hill for years, Newcastle can look forward to having an all seater stadium in 2011 with a capacity of…
Luke Lewis has really screwed over the South Sydney Rabbitohs by backing out of a handshake deal to play for the club from next season, deciding to re-sign with the Penrith Panthers instead. Lewis had agreed to join the Rabbitoh’s but had not signed on the dotted line yet. Obviously with the Bunnies poor start…
The mail was spot on and Graham Murray has stepped down as the coach of the North Queensland Cowboys. You knew Murray was gone when there was a betting plunge this week on hyim being the first coach to go. This isn’t new territory for Murray. He has a history of coming into a club,…
Well its just a matter of going from one farce to another when it comes to English Rugby League. This week came news that Hull FC had fielded an ineligible player in their last two Challenge Cup Ties. Forward Jamie Thackery signed with Hull FC, from Leeds on March the 27th, two weeks after the…
Yeah I know, RLFans broke down for a few days and it wiped out my web site as well. I have nothing to do with that side of things, I employ people to manage that. They have all been fired. Now….on to some of the actual Rugby League news….
Australia has beaten New Zealand 28-12 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in a good, entertaining match. Australia looked like they were going to run away with the game after scoring 22 points in the first 22 minutes, but a turn of possession saw the scoring halted as the Kiwi’s floated in and out of the…
Leading into this Fridays on of Test between Australia and New Zealand, we have once again been told by anyone wearing a small, flightless bird on their t-shirt that they ar proud to play for New Zealand and to be a Kiwi’s Test player. Pull the other one! For well over 10 years now the…
Darren Lockyer is one of the greatest players of all time, there is no doubt about that. He could retire today and he would have achieved more in his career than any current Rugby League player. Right now though, his knee is giving him a lot of problems. You find that most great players come…
This week has seen a tug of war between the NZRL and Super League clubs over the availability of two players for the upcoming Test match in Australia next week. Leeds fullback Brent Webb and Wigan halfback Thomas Leuluai were both selected by the NZRL. They were the only two Super League based players selected…