On the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast the boys were joined by Dr Alan Pearce, a Neurophysiologists and Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Alan is the Research Manager at the Australian Sports Brain Bank Victoria. They did two podcasts covering concussion, head trauma, CTE and brain injury in professional sport including…
Gaining a medical retirement, and therefore salary cap relief for an NRL club, use to be a very long, drawn out, and difficult process. However, in 2019 we have seen Greg Inglis, Sam Burgess, Matt Gillett and Ben Matulino all gain medical retirements, with more said to be on the way. So, do you think…
The National Rugby League website is reporting that the Manly Sea Eagles have offered lock Jake Trbojevic fullback Tom Trbojevic a combined deal with $12.5 million over 6 years. The deal would see both bother stay at the club they make their first grade debuts with and it is a deal expected to be signed…
In this episode League Freak opens up about attending the National Rugby League brains trust consultation rules committee meeting. Nothing in this meeting is binding, but the lunch offering is fantastic! At this meeting the rules of the game will be put under a spotlight, including Golden Point, the right of reply, how it all…
Ah the Golden Boot award, the most ridiculed, laughed at award in all of Rugby League. An award that’s credibility has been completely trashed by stupid selections over many years that have no real connection to what is going on in the game. The newly named International Rugby League has shown off the award, one…
The official Super League website has released a list of 2020 Super League club signings so far. The list shows the changing face of a number of Super League clubs, most notably Hull KR, the Salford Red Devils and Wakefield Trinity. Here is the list. Castleford Tigers George Griffin Tyla Hepi Derrell Olpherts Sosaia Feki…
In this episode we run an eye over the 2020 NRL draw, we talk a lot about Sam Burgess, his playing career and the off field scrutiny by the media, we look at an incident in Church, Sonny Bill Williams massive offer to play for the Toronto Wolfpack the Wests Tigers looking at a player…
The complete National Rugby League draw for season 2020 has been announced by the NRL today. Check out the Fergo and The Freak podcast! Rnd D Kick Off Home Away Venue 1 12/3 20:05 Parramatta Eels Canterbury Bulldogs Bankwest Stadium 1 13/3 18:00 Canberra Raiders Gold Coast Titans GIO Stadium 1 13/3 20:05 Nth QLD…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Toronto Wolfpack has offered Sonny Bill Williams and eyewaterinw 2 year, $9 million contract to join the club starting in 2020 as they start their first season in Super League. Under Super League salary cap rules only a small portion of that contract would count towards the…
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In this episode we do a review of all the international Rugby League player over the weekend. Including the Jillaroos vs the Kiwi Ferns, the Kangaroos vs the Kiwis, Australia A’s big win over France, Tonga’s domination of Great Britain, Scotland on fire against Serbia, Spain hosting Ireland and a fiery clash between Malta and…
In this episode we are joined by Greeno from our favourite podcast, The Starting Bloc. We talk about The Starting Bloc podcast, growing up in Mt Druitt, the methadone clinic in St Marys, a brothel in Penrith, eating Alpaca, the Penrith club of choice, the Canberra Raiders, Matthew f***ing Elliott, Matt Moylan, the Wests Tigers,…
Tonga has again proved their strength in International Rugby League with a dominating 14-6 victory over a battered and bruised Great Britain side. Tesi Nui was outstanding for Tonga on debut, looking as cool as you like at fullback. The Tongan forward pack meanwhile tore through the British forwards, leading Great Britain on the back…
Australia has scored an impressive 26 to 4 win over New Zealand at WIN Stadium in Wollongong. New Zealand played well in the first half and it looked like we had a real test match on our hands. In the second half however it was a far different story. The young Kangaroos side ran away…
In this episode we look at the numerous NRL Rumours that are flying about with players supposedly going all over the place to other clubs next year. We then look at all 16 NRL club gains and losses so far as we head into 2020. We talk a little about the weird situation at the…
In round 25 during the 2011 National Rugby League season the Manly Sea Eagles hosted their bitter rivals, the Melbourne Storm at Brookvale Oval on Sydneys Northern Beaches. The match was a continuation of many fiery encounters between these two teams and this one may have been the more fire of all! After a bit…
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Here you will find a complete list of Rugby League World Cup winners dating back to 1954. The Rugby League World Cup is the longest running Rugby World Cup in existence. Since 1954 there have been 15 tournaments that have been held in various formats. Australia has been the most successful nation followed by Great…
In this episode we look at the extraordinary 1909 season which proved to be a pivotal season for Australian Rugby League. From a failed Kangaroo Tour to the famous forfeited NSWRL Final between Balmain and South Sydney, so much happened in 1909 and this is the story of that season! Episode Links: Details Of The…
Rugby League began its second year of existence having survived a busy and financially demanding opening season, culminating in a marathon pioneering Kangaroo tour to Great Britain. With the tour still ongoing at the start of 1909, reports trickling in from England were stating that the Kangaroo’s had run at a considerable financial loss. Several…
Dally Messenger Born: Herbert Henry Messenger on 12/4/1883 at Balmain, New South Wales Died: 24/11/1959 at Gunnedah, New South Wales It was just 20 hours before the first game of professional Rugby was to be played in Australia that Herbert Henry “Dally” Messenger agreed to join, making him the face of what would become Rugby…
Very few people know of the second president of the NSWRL. Largely due to the fact he served for less than a month, however Ernest Clement Vernon Broughton was the very definition of a career politician who very much worked himself into the ground. He was born in Kangaroo Point, Queensland on January 29, 1865….
Edward Rennix Larkin was a man who is most remembered and revered for his leadership qualities in everything he involved himself. He was a constable in the police force, a journalist, a sergeant in the army, a captain of his Rugby Union club Endeavour, a parliamentarian and the first fulltime secretary of the NSWRL. Born…
While the legacy of the great Dally “The Master” Messenger has endured the tests of time, and rightfully so, there was another great pioneering centre who many argue was as good as Dally. Jim Devereux. James Devereux was born in 1887 in the St.Leonard’s. He had 7 siblings – brothers Timothy and Michael and sisters…
Born in Cooks Hill on May 3, 1879, Patrick Bernard Walsh attended Newcastle Superior Public School where he received medals for running and in 1895 he received a medal for the best cricket all-rounder. The following year he left school aged 17, to work as a railway porter. He joined the Norwoods Rugby Union club…
Henry Clement Hoyle’s entire life read as the perfect plan for a man to become a senior member of the Australian Labor Party and as the first presidents of the game for the working class man, Rugby League. He was born on November 20, 1852 in Millers Point and attended a convent in Balmain before…
In this episode the boys give a full review of the 2019 Rugby League World 9’s. They give their thoughts on the tournament and how it can be improved for the future. If you enjoy our podcast make sure you go to your podcasting app and give us a five star rating. Also, give us…
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu could be set to switch to Rugby Union and play for The Australian Wallabies. It has been a bit of a strange week for the Melbourne Storm try scorer, after being king hit in Bali and seeing his team mate Nelson Asofa-Solomona banned…
It turns out Fox Sports was wrong! Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been suspended for three upcoming test matches for New Zealand and fined $15,000 by the NRL for his part in a brawl in Bali in which Asofa-Solomona said he has he was defending team mate Suliasi Vunivalu who had been allegedly king hit. Asofa-Solonona released…
UPDATE: Nelson Asofa-Solomona Suspended For 3 Games, Fined $15,000 For Bali Incident Fox Sports is reporting that Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been cleared by the NRL Integrity Unit over a brawl that was filmed in Bali. This is great news for Asofa-Solomona who still needs to get the all clear by the New Zealand Rugby League…