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A few days ago I wrote an article asking readers Which Sydney Based NRL Club Would You Choose To Relocate and included a poll that allowed readers to have their say. Here are the results of that poll so far: Incredibly, readers chose the Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters and Cronulla Sharks as their favourite options…
Channel 9 has reported that Josh Dugan has instructed his manager to start shopping him around, including to French Rugby Union clubs, after reportedly being unhappy at the latest offer put forward to him to extend his stay at the St George/Illawarra Dragons. At 26 years of age and with a wealth of representative experience,…
If you support a club in Sydney the chances are even you feel like there are too many NRL clubs based in Sydney. Sydney is the most saturated sporting market in Australia, and for good reason. It is the economic powerhouse of the nation, with the biggest corporate base to draw upon along with having…
You want to watch live NRL games streamed online and for free? Not everyone can afford Foxtel, and as we have seen recently, the biggest live sporting events are starting to gather big audiences via illegal online streams on both Facebook, Youtube Live, as well as through any number of traditional illegal streaming services. A…
Talk is cheap, promises mean nothing, and the only team who will claim to have got the job done in season 2017 will be the one that lifts the premiership trophy over their heads on Grand Final day. A few teams should be looking at this season as being a bit of a turning point….
When ever I read about a concept that I initially hate the sound of, I stop reacting. I stop reacting and start to actually think about things from the other side of the argument. News today that the NRL is starting to openly talk about moving the Newcastle Knights, a club they own, to Ipswich…
Over the last number of years social media has become a fantastic platform for clubs to deal directly with their own supporter bases, bypassing the traditional media outlets to speak straight to the paying customers. It took a while for NRL clubs to fully grasp the reach they could have on social media, but now…
After an incredible year that saw the Cronulla Sharks break their long standing premiership drought, the team is back again and looking to become the first true reigning premiers since the Brisbane Broncos of 1992-1993. Ironically, the first opponent of the 2017 season for the Cronulla Sharks will be the Brisbane Broncos. Both teams are…
Channel 9 is reporting that the St George/Illawarra Dragons have signed Brisbane Broncos halfback Ben Hunt to a 6 year deal worth over $1 million per season starting from 2018. If those are the actual figures on his contract, that is an outrageous amount of money. Good luck to Hunt if it is true, but…
Ben Hunt is off contract and is looking to get the best deal he can. If that means moving from the Brisbane Broncos, he will move. Hunt would tell his manager to get the best deal available for him. He would mention clubs he would enjoy playing for, some he would not want to play…
NRL clubs have made a move to oust Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman John Grant after Grant, along with NRL CEO Todd Greenberg, promised clubs a funding bonus, and then backpedaled on that promise due to other areas of the game needed the money more. The clubs not only want Grant removed, they also want…
The Gold Coast Titans joined the NRL in 2007 at a time when Rugby League was still recovering from the Super League War. At the time the game was terribly underfunded with terrible broadcasting deals in place and a lack of corporate infrastructure holding the game back in a big way. As we head into…
I always find it a little strange when I see that Rugby League is called upon once again to right all the wrongs in society. The NRL is a sporting competition that features a narrow band of young men within society between the ages of around 17 to 35, whose financial status varies considerably, but…
Paul Kent of the Daily Telegraph is reporting that Kieran Foran is looking to join the New Zealand Warriors on a one year deal. The move would probably be a good one for Foran when you consider the troubles he has reportedly had this last year or so that led to his eventual release by…
As a huge James Tedesco fan I was really saddened to see him injured on the weekend. He is such an exciting player to watch and to see him taken from the field with a broken jaw was terrible. A broken jaw is one of those extra rotten injuries. Players that have suffered a broken…
Penrith Panthers CEO Corey Payne has parted ways with the club in a move that has come completely out of the blue. Payne was only appointed to the role in April. He barely had enough time to unpack his belongings in his office before he has to pack it all up again! On cue, Panthers…
The NRL has ruled out playing a preliminary final at GIO Stadium in Canberra stating that under the current finals format any teams based in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra MUST play their preliminary finals at their ANZ Stadium at Homebush or Allianz Stadium in Sydney. This ridiculous ruling means that if results go a…
Penrith Panthers fullback Matt Moylan is off contract at the end of the 2017 season, and while media outlets turned a nothing comment from Moylan into the headline “Penrith Panthers’ star Matt Moylan to test NRL free agency in 2017“, it did make me think about the big decision that will need to be made by…
Heading into the 2016 season, I’d take Greg Inglis over any fullback in the world. I consider Inglis to be the best fullback in the game for the last few years, especially since Billy Slater started to suffer injuries and started to lose a step or two. Now, I think James Tedesco is the best…
Jarryd Hayne made his long awaited return to the National Rugby League today with a very good performance in his sides 24-14 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. This was a fantastic game of Rugby League, one of the more exciting games of the season, and the Warriors really turned it on when it mattered…
A 28 year old footballer with no ties at all to any one club, who has absolutely no commitments to anyone at all, decides to play for the Gold Coast Titans on easily the richest deal of his career, on a deal that will see him earn more money than 99% of players in the…
The return of Jarryd Hayne to Rugby League is fantastic news, and some people are already talking about him playing for NSW in next years State Of Origin series. The thing is, there’s a new Number 1 at the NSW Blues, and he looks like he will be one of the games next superstars. So,…
It is official, Jarryd Hayne is now a Gold Coast Titan after signing a very lucrative multi-year deal to play with the club, shunning the Parramatta Eeels, and returning to the game he knows and loves. I am really excited to see Hayne sign with the Titans. It is a massive boost for the club,…
The Cronulla Sharks had their winning streak snapped on Monday Night by the Gold Coast Titans in a game that ended in an 18-all draw after Golden Point extra time. The game will be remembered for a number of controversial incidents including players allegedly lying down to draw penalties, allegations Wade Graham lied at the…
In 1913 French mathematician and politician Émile Borel’s wrote an article titled “Mécanique Statistique et Irréversibilité”. The article was notable because of imagery Borel invoked in the reader that has a basis in mathematical theory that infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters given an infinite amount of time you eventually write all of the books in…
Put yourself in Jason Taylor’s shoes for a moment. Taylor took over a coaching role at the Wests Tigers that was not all that great on paper. He took over an aging side that wasn’t very well put together and one that wasn’t having any success at all. He was going to be working with…
Everybody has been on about why the Newcastle Knights were so bad in the past 12 months. But, the reasons couldn’t be clearer and the Knights need to rebuild their team if they plan to be challengers. We would rather claim a bonus at Casino.com, than bet on the Newcastle Knights anytime soon to make…
NSW State of Origin captain Paul Gallen received criticism from Phil Gould and everything would be great if the criticism hasn’t been on a personal level says Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan. Microgaming Tribune reported this first where Cronulla was reported to believe that Paul Gallen, the Blues skipper, deserves a game three farewell. This criticism…
Who is in charge of Rugby League? Who runs the sport? Whose job is it to stand up and protect the integrity of the game? It doesn’t take much to change things in Rugby League. All you need to do is whinge louder than everyone else. Rugby League was once known as a sport that…