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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…
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…
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…
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…
With the 2019 NRL season dusted, focus now shifts to the preseason and the 2020 NRL league. The period between presents an opportunity for clubs to strengthen their squads by bringing new faces, tying down crucial players, and releasing others as well as the great content on 50 darmowych spinów bez depozytu. Players, fans, and…
A video has been circulated on Twitter that allegedly shows Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona fighting in Bali, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting that the NRL Integrity Unit will be investigating the matter. The video can be seen below: Can't escape the off season even if you go to Bali….. pic.twitter.com/jnToGE8F9F — The Roast…
It was a Round 19 game in 2009 between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval. History would record that the game ended in a 34-14 win to the Wests Tigers at home. However this game will be remembered in the hearts and minds of Rugby League supporters for so much…
The Sydney Daily Telegraph is reporting that Issac Luke will join the St George/Illawarra Dragons for the 2020 NRL season. Luke would be a bit of an interesting signing for the club, but it would signal that the club feels that Jack de Belin is unlikely to be available for a large part of the…
Australia’s National Basketball League, the NBL, recently announced they had signed a two year deal with streaming site Twitch to stream every game of the NBL season internationally, and allow allowing other Twitch streamers to stream live games while providing their own commentary. The deal is a massive one for the NBL as it allows…
Here are the player ratings for the 2019 NRL Grand Final between the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters. The Roosters secured back-to-back titles with a 14-8 victory over the Raiders, becoming the first back-to-back champions in the NRL competition since the Brisbane Broncos achieved the feat in 1992 and 1993. The ratings for these…
Brisbane Broncos and Papua New Guinea test hooker James Segeyaro has allegedly tested positive to a performance enhancing drug according to Courier Mail journalist Peter Badel. BREAKING: Brisbane Broncos James Segeyaro has tested positive to a performance enhancing substance after an ASADA drug test. NRL and Broncos advised this evening. More to come — Pete…
After an incredible finals series in the 2019 Canterbury Cup the Newtown Jets will take on the Wentworthville Magpies at 3pm on Sunday afternoon at Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta in a game that has a little bit of everything for the Rugby League enthusiast just like bonus bez depozytu. Both teams have proven to be…
The Brisbane Broncos should look to sign unwanted Australian Rugby Union Star Israel Folau if they want to add some attacking punch to their struggling backline in 2020. Folau, who was sacked by Rugby Australia earlier this year for posts made on his instagram account, was barred from joining the NRL by chairman of the…
Its that time of the year you know the media loves, when teams finish up their season and they look to drink away the blues that hit hard when you’ve toiled away for a year with nothing to show for it….well, apart from all the money. After last years feeding frenzy that saw publications sending…
After a long career in which he has achieved so much, Darius Boyd finds himself close to the point of retirement. No matter how good of a player you are, how long you manage to play the game, and how long you look after yourself, Father Time catches up with you, he is the one…
The Wests Tigers season is all but over after falling to the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval by a scoreline of 32 – 12. The Tigers, who came into the game missing hooker Robbie Farah, were dealt a massive blow early on in the game when replacement hooker Jacob Liddle suffered what looked like…
It is the same time every single season that we see the media focus on a few issues in the game, and it comes around like clockwork. The consistency of refereeing is always a hot topic. Even best USA casinos online could set the odds on what round we would see the media attacking refereeing…
This is the official 2019 NRL Fan Poll for the Fergo and The Freak podcast. Answer all of the questions below as honestly as you can. These are the questions that NRL.com was too afraid to ask you!
Sydney Roosters back rower Angus Crichton has refuted claims he is looking to switch to Rugby Union after a bit of an unhappy season at the Bondi based club. Crichton was a big signing for the Roosters from the Rabbitohs and a lot was expected when he made the switch. There had been talk that…
News Limited is reporting that the management of Newcastle Knights fullback Kalyn Ponga has told the club he is looking for $6 million over 4 years to stay at the club. Ponga has been the Knights best player in 2019 and even over the course of this season has improved from a very talented youngster…
Whether it be the trashy stories, the hyperbolic crisis stories, or the skewed views they put on the game that don’t really line up with reality, the mainstream NRL media has a pretty poor reputation amongst supporters. As the NRL administration, clubs and even players move further away every day from needing to rely on…
As a privately owned club the Gold Coast Titans have a few advantages. One of those advantages is the fact that the owner of the club can give everyone below them one clear focus, one pathways forward, and they can step in and make immediate changes if things start to go pear shaped. When the…
Who are the best Rugby League players in the world right now aged 23 years and under? Rugby League has an amazing capacity for producing young talent. It is one of the great strengths of the game that it can see great players retire and bring through new superstars to replace them every single year….
St George/Illawarra Dragons supporters have started a petition on Change.org to have coach Paul McGregor fired. Titled Sack Paul McGregor as Coach of St. George Illawarra, the petition has a goal of 2,500 and ha got 1,700 signatures at the tile of writing this article. On the Fergo and The Freak podcast we discussed McGregors…
After started off the season looking very good, and with a lineup that should see the St George/Illawarra Dragons challenging for an NRL Premiership, things have fallen apart badly for the Red V. One the Fergo and The Freak Podcast this week we said its time for the Dragons to sack Paul McGregor. His record…
New South Wales has wrapped up a very tight game three State Of Origin victory at home by a scoreline of 26-20 with a last minute try to player of the series James Tedesco. Here are the player ratings from The Glorious League Freak and Andrew Ferguson, your Rugby League experts! 1. Cameron Munster –…
We have seen some pretty interesting Man Of The Match awards handed out at State Of Origin level over the years, and game two of the 2019 series was no exception. After scoring three tries in the Blues 38-6 win over Queensland you would have thought Tom Trbojevic was a lock for the man of…