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Every so often the meed bring up the idea that a draft would be a good thing for the NRL. Taking youngsters away from their family, their friends, their support system and their familiar surrounding and forcing them to play for the worst teams in the competition. On Fergo and The Freak we have discussed…
Get all the latest NRL News, NRL Rumours and NRL opinions on the best NRL podcast in 2022, the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast! Hosted by Andrew Ferguson and League Freak, the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast runs 12 months a year, and has forged a reputation for taking on the tough issues…
It’s finally offical! Wayne Bennett will be the first coat h for the NRL’s newest club the Brisbane based Dolphins after signing a 4 year deal with the club. Bennett gives the club a respected coach, someone who players will want to go and play for, and signals the clout the club expects to have…
The Gold Coast Titans have revealed a new, cleaner looking logo as they look towards the 2022 NRL season. I have to say, I like it! I think the Titans were probably due a new logo and this one is simple and effective. It will look great on their jersey, their merchandise and all of…
Former champion Parramatta Eels halfback Peter Sterling announced that the 2021 NRL season would be his last in the commentary box and during the 2021 NRL Grand Final Channel 9 ran a great tribute to him led by Paul Vautin. Sterling moved into the commentary box towards the tail end of his playing career. He…
The Penrith Panthers came into the 2021 NRL season looking to go one step further. Having lost the 2020 NRL Grand Final, this young Panthers team was hungry to be crowned Champions. Check out aviator game app download! After starting the season with a 12 game winning streak the Panthers squad was decimated by State…
A full 2021 NRL Grand Final review!!! In this episode your heroes look back on a tough 2021 NRL Grand Final won by the Penrith Panthers. They talk about the future of this young side, how this win changes the history of the Panthers club, where South Sydney will be at going into next season,…
The 2021 NRL Grand Final will have a maximum stadium attendance level of 39,000 at Suncorp Stadium after a 75% capacity restriction was put in place after a Covid 19 outbreak in Brisbane. It is a bit of a blow, especially to people who have paid for tickets to the game who will no longer…
Every so often a team gets off to a bad start to the season and you wonder just how bad things can get. On the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast Rugby League statistician Andrew Ferguson and Rugby League expert League Freak go through the 20 worst seasons a club has endured in the NRL’s…
The Melbourne Storm have released the following statement by the clubs CEO Justin Rodski following the release of videos on social media showing Melbourne Storm players in a private venue after their semi final loss against the Penrith Panthers. “The club is taking this matter extremely seriously. We are very disappointed to be in this…
The Penrith Panthers have won an epic defensive batting over the Melbourne Storm with a 10-6 victory at Suncorp Stadium. The win see’s the Panthers join the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2021 NRL Grand Final. The Panthers got off to a great start with a cross field kick by Nathan Cleary taken cleanly by…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs will play in the 2021 NRL Grand Final after a resounding 36-16 win over the Manly Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium. The Rabbitohs has a very steady attacking first half and managed to dodge a few bullet by the Sea Eagles in the first half, taking a 22-0 lead into half…
Queensland Rugby League legend Billy Slater has agreed to coach the Maroons in the 2022 State Of Origin series. Slater takes over from Paul Green who decided to step down a few weeks ago. Slater, who played 31 times for the Maroons, has no head coaching experience at any level, so it will be interesting…
Brent Read of Triple M radio in Sydney has The Rush Hour that the NRL has decided to expand to 17 teams in 2023 and the announcement will be made after the 2021 NRL Grand Final which will be held in Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Redcliffe Dolphins are said to be the front runners…
Get all of the latest news and reviews covering the 2021 NRL Finals with the Fergo and The Freak podcast! With a rundown of each team, the key players and plays, as well as a look at all the key moments, the podcast will keep you up to date with everything going on in the…
Its an age old question in Rugby League. How does the week off effect NRL clubs who win in the first week of the finals series. Is it always a good thing? Does it hurt a clubs momentum? If you have a look at betting sites the best bookies tend to think that teams taking…
Brisbane is set to host its first ever NRL Grand Final after a joint announcement by the NRL and the Queensland Government. It will be the first NRL Grand Final held in Queensland in the games history. The Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers are both short priced favourites to face off again in the Grand…
Danny Weidler of Channel Nine is reporting that the St George/Illawarra Dragons have secured the signature of Manly Sea Eagles centre Moses Suli on a three year deal. LATEST: Dragons three year $1.7m deal done with Moses Suli. Been told no transfer payment. @9NewsSyd @NRLonNine — Danny Weidler (@Danny_Weidler) September 7, 2021 Apparently there was…
Paul Green has stood down from his role as the coach of the Queensland Maroons stating his desire to pursue an NRL coaching position as the reason. After losing the 2021 State Of Origin series 2-1 Green didn’t get too many great reviews about his series as the Maroons coach. He did manage to bring…
It has been a tough couple of years for the NRL. With Covid taking its toll on the competition, fans locked out of stadiums, very team in the competition having to relocate at certain points, and a set of rules that make the game really hard to watch, the NRL competition has been through a…
A horrible scene last night in the Rabbitohs vs Roosters match saw South Sydney Fullback Latrell Mitchell hit Sydney Roosters star Joseph Manu in a head high tackle that resulted in Manu suffering a depressed facial fracture. This is the hit in question. HORRIBLE SCENES. 😳 Joseph Manu's season could be over, suffering a suspected…
The rule change madness at the NRL continues as ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce has told the media that he will put forward ANOTHER potential rule change that would take effect before the 2021 NRL finals series. The rule change would be that when a team kicks the ball into touch the opposition would get a…
The 2005 Wests Tigers run to their maiden NRL Premiership came out of nowhere. Having finish the 2004 season in 9th position on the NRL ladder, the Tigers were a bit of a strange mix of players and no one really had them on their radar heading into the 2005 season. Little did anyone know…
Some bad news for Dragons supporters with confirmation that Ben Hunt suffered a fractured arm on the weekend and is expected to miss a month of football. The news comes just as the Dragons were set to welcome back a humber of players who had been suspended for the most expensive BBQ in Rugby League…
Wests Tigers player James Roberts had been suspended for one game and fined $7,000 after some shithead with a telephoto lense aimed at his hotel balcony window caught Roberts going out onto his balcony to catch some fresh air. The Queensland Government mandated that NRL players under hotel quarantine in Queensland had to stay in…
The NRL has announced that its has fined Warriors Forward Kane Evans $5,000 for writing “Fold some cunt” on his wrist tape in last weekends match. The writing was picked up by Fox Sports cameras as Evans sat on the bench and from there he was always going to be fined. You have to wonder…
A lot of player movement news today as Brisbane Broncos forward Tevita Pangai Junior has switched to the Penrith Panthers for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season before he moves on to join the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2022. The Bulldogs are also close to signing sacked St George/Illawarra Dragons forward Paul Vaughan. Those are…
Peter Badel of The Courier Mail in Brisbane is reporting that if the current Covid 19 restrictions stay in place the NRL is open to playing the 2021 NRL Grand Final in Brisbane for the first time. With all NRL clubs now based in Queensland, and the Covid numbers and restrictions much lower in the…
After games one and two of the 2021 State Of Origin series Queensland looked to be in a pretty bad place. No only had they lost back-to-back games at home, but the series loss hadn’t even been close. The very best oddsmakers in the world such as powerplay Canada had Queensland struggling to see any…
Game three of the State Of Origin series has officially been run and won! In front of a sellout crowd on The Gold Coast, in a year where the Banana Benders hosted all three matches! New South Wales lost the match 20-18 in what was a bit of a downer on the end of a…