News that covers Rugby League in Australia.
This weekends match between the Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs has been moved to Kogarah Oval after the pitch at Campbelltown Stadium looked to be suffering from all the football it has endured over recent weeks. It is a smart move by the NRL and was something that was bound to happen eventually. The…
Are you looking for the biggest winning margin by the Newcastle Knights in the history of the National Rugby League? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On July 2nd in 2023 the Newcastle Knights defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 66-0 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Bradman Best scored a hat-trick of tries while Jackson Hastings…
Are you looking for the biggest winning margin in the history of the Melbourne Storm since they joined the National Rugby League? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On March the 3rd in the year 2000 the Melbourne Storm defeated the St George/Illawarra Dragons 70-10 in front of 23,239 supporters at the Melbourne Cricket…
Stephen Kearney’s time at the New Zealand Warriors could best be described as a complete and utter failure. In 80 games as the New Zealand Warriors coach Stephen Kearney managed to win just 33 games, with a win percentage of 41.3%. That simply is not good enough. Talk that New Zealand Warriors players were “distraught”…
Are you looking for the biggest win in the Manly Sea Eagles history in the NRL? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On July 29th in 1973 the Manly Sea Eagles defeated the Penrith Panthers 70-7 at Penrith Football Stadium in front of 6,750 supporters. Johnny Mayes scored 4 tries in the Sea Eagles…
So you’re looking for the biggest winning margin by the Canberra Raiders in the NRL? You’ve come to the right place! On August 22nd in 1993 the Canberra Raiders defeated the Parramatta Eels by a scoreline of 68-0 at Canberra Stadium in front of 20,411 supporters. Jason Croker, Laurie Daley, Sean Hoppe and Mal Meninga…
Want to know what the biggest win in the Penrith Panthers history is? You’ve come to the right place! On August the 7th in 2004 the Penrith Panthers defeated the Manly Sea Eagles by 72-12 at Penrith Football Stadium in front of 13,573 supporters. The scoreline was 30-12 at halftime, with the Panthers scoring a…
Nobody likes losing a game of football, and when one loss leads into another a losing streak can gain momentum very quickly. So who has the longest losing streak in the history of the NRL? The University team lost 42 games in a row from April the 28th in 1934 to August the 22nd in…
So you want to know who holds the record for the most tries scored in an NRL season? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In 1935 Dave Brown of Eastern Suburbs scored and incredible 38 tries in just 15 appearances! 38 Tries – Dave Brown of Eastern Suburbs in 1935 34 tries – Raymond…
Struggling Wests Tigers are preparing a shock multi-million-dollar offer to sign North Queensland super forward Jason Taumalolo. It is a deal that would stun Rugby League, nay world sport, possibly even all sport in the entire galaxy. Literally, the entire galaxy, including Kepler-452b. I can exclusively reveal that the offer would span 12 seasons –…
The media love to pile on when times are tough for a club, and they love nothing more than making things sound way worse than they are. Player exodus, the rats are leaving the sinking shit, everybody wants out, there’s problems behind the scenes….you’ve heard it all before. I’ve always wondered how people expect a…
English international James Graham has asked for an immediate release from his contract with the St George/Illawarra Dragons as he looked to return home to the UK and continue his career in Super League. Graham will be a loss for the Dragons but at 34 years old it is probably a good move for both…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on life all over the world, with lockdowns being imposed in many countries and social distancing measures being put in place to ensure the safety of people and giving them the best lottery sites for arab players. In such a situation, it has become almost impossible…
With the NRL season back in full swing and the competition finally settling down into some type of rhythm we can finally take a look at where teams sit on the NRL ladder and start to look at where their season is heading. So far the season has proven to be very close. If you…
On Saturday May the 11th in 1935 Canterbury suffered a 91-6 loss to the St George Dragons at Earl Park in Sydney. The 19 tries to 0 thrashing is the biggest losing margin in NSWRL/ARL/NRL first grade history. The following week Canterbury lost 87-7 against Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sportsground. Not a good fortnight…
Some good news for the NRL with the NRL government announcing that they will allow NSW based games to have attendances of up to 10,000 supporters at games from the 1st of July. The move is the next step in the NRL returning to normalcy after round 5 of the competition saw crowds limited to…
The NRL’s Sunday afternoon match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters has been postponed due to a Covid19 case at the school of a player in the Bulldogs lineup. Aiden Tolman informed the Bulldogs last night that the school his children attended has has a Covid19 case, causing the school to be shut down…
Kotoni Staggs has enjoyed a rip-roaring start to the 2020 NRL season and finds himself top of the try-scoring list after only a handful of games. Can the Broncos star keep up this early season momentum and establish a lead over the chasing pack or has he simply been in the right place at the…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are trying to negotiate an early release for St Helens forward Luke Thompson for the remainder of the 2020 NRL season. Thompson has already agreed to a 3 year deal with the Bulldogs starting in 2021, but with the Super League season now closer to…
It is hard for a club to rebuild its reputation after going through a rough time. Just ask the Canterbury Bulldogs. For the Cronulla Sharks, the club has been suffering from a PR hangover that goes back to not only the ASADA scandal, but then a subsequent salary cap scandal that led to their coach…
Breaking news as Bronson Xerri has been stood down after returning a positive drug test. “The Provisional Suspension Notice asserts that Mr Xerri returned a positive A-sample for exogenous Testosterone, Androsterone, Etiocholanolone and 5b-androstane-3a,17b-diol which are prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the NRL’s Anti-Doping Policy. “He was tested by the…
You’ve gotta love Twitter sometimes! After Fox Sport reported news that John Bateman had requested a release from his contract at the Canberra Raiders it became the talk of Rugby League social media. Bateman didn’t let it last for long however, taking aim at James Hooper, the journalist at Fox Sports who reported the news….
Update: John Bateman Gives It To “Bald Headed” Fox Sports Journalist, Denies Asking For A Release For Sports is reporting that Canberra Raiders back rower John Bateman has asked for a release 4 times over the last few months after switching from an English player manager to an Australian one. Batemans new manager would not…
ARL Chairman Peter V’landys has made the extraordinary decision that the NRL will proceed with just a single referee for the rest of the 2020 NRL season in a measure that has been put down to “cost cutting”. Despite the fact the first two rounds of the competition were played under the now familiar two…
Australian Rugby League is so lucky to have such a long, rich history. With so many great players putting in so many fantastic performances. The top point scorers in a single game have hit some amazing heights, and its interesting to not that it has been over a decade since anyone had joined the top…
With the 2020 National Rugby League season about to restart you are no doubt looking for a brand new NRL podcast to listen to! I have the podcast for you! With all the latest NRL news, NRL opinions and NRL history on offer the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast has you covered! Click the…
Remember when Channel 9 and New Limited were attacking the NRL relentlessly over the investment the NRL made in setting up and running NRL Digital? It was a giant waste of money they said. Why is the NRL producing so much content? Why are they paying so many people to write about the sport? Why…
With the season looking to get back underway on May 28th its time to start thinking about where the NRL premiership season stands right now. After two rounds of the 2020 NRL season we have 6 teams that remain unbeaten. So, which of these teams is more met likely to win the 2020 NRL Premiership…
During the Covid19 lockdown the mainstream media has really shown its true colours, looking to tear apart Rugby League at every opportunity. In between spreading misinformation about the game, its financial standing, misquoting officials and using buss words like “chaos” and “confusion” the media has been actively running a campaign to undermine the broadcasting rights…
On the Fergo and The Freak podcast we tackle many difficult subjects. In our latest episode we decided to put together a list of ten people in Rugby League who just really piss us off. This was a last minute decision on our behalf, but we believe we came up with a fantastic list. Take…