News that covers Rugby League in Australia.
The North Queensland Cowboys season was very strange. Earlier in the season many had them tipped to be one of the premiership heavyweights. As they season progressed though the Cowboys just didn’t look right. I don’t think anyone ever questioned whether the Cowboys had the talent. They are always a dangerous team, they have a…
North Queensland Cowboys halfback Johnathan Thurston has accused the National Rugby League of widespread collusion in an effort to have an all-Sydney Grand Final. Thurstons claims came after the Cowboys had their season finish on the back of a disgraceful refereeing mistake that saw the Cronulla Sharks score a try on the 7th tackle in…
A season that started with so much promise for the Canterbury Bulldogs has ended in a crushing loss to the Newcastle Knights. The Bulldogs came into the 2013 season hoping to return to the Grand Final. They were one of the premiership favourites. They managed to return their Grand Final losing lineup with a couple…
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are ready to make a $1 million play to snare Parramatta Eels fullback Jarryd Hayne. Hayne is the highest profile player on the Eels roster that has been completely decimated over the last 12 months. While Hayne has had struggles of his own this year, particularly…
Below is the official statement from the NRL in regards to the 7 tackle try scored in the Cronulla Sharks win over the North Queensland Cowboys: The NRL has confirmed an error by the Match Officials resulted in Cronulla’s opening try being scored on the seventh tackle. NRL Head of Football, Mr Todd Greenberg, had…
The North Queensland Cowboys have been screwed over by a terrible refereeing decision that saw the Cowboys score a try on the 7th tackle. The Sharks won the match 20-18 so the mistake obviously had a major effect on the overall outcome of the match. The match was a back and forth affair with both…
The Cronulla Sharks have scored a try on the 7th tackle in their finals match against the North Queensland Cowboys. This is the second year in a row that this has occurred to the Cowboys in the finals. The error, which has been confirmed as a referring blunder, can be seen here in a picture…
As we wait for kickoff in the 2013 NRL finals series the defending champion Melbourne Storm have somehow managed to sneak under the radar. At time this season the Storm have looked like clear cut premiership favourites. As always the Storm headed into the State Of Origin series looking a little off kilter as their…
I am sick to death of hearing people within Rugby League saying what a great player and person Sonny Bill Williams is. I am sick of hearing them talk about the way he has boosted the crowds at Sydney Roosters games, how he has helped the club sell more season tickets and merchandise. I’m sick…
Universal condemnation. That was the response to news that Ricky Stuart has decided to walk out on the Parramatta Eels to take up a lucrative 3 year deal with the Canberra Raiders. Having sold Eels fans a long term vision for the club, having coached them through one of the worse seasons any club has…
The Parramatta Eels have released the rollowing statement regardsing the departure of coach Ricky Stuart: Thu, Sep 12, 2013 – 12:00 AM The Pirtek Parramatta Eels can confirm that Head Coach Ricky Stuart will not see out the final 2 years of his contract with the club. Stuart tonight contacted Chairman Steve Sharp to inform…
Daily Telegraph writer Phil Rothfield is reporting that Ricky Stuart has officially quit the Parramatta Eels this evening and will sign a three year deal to join the Canberra Raiders. The move ends speculation about the Raiders coaching position and will now see the Eels having to find a new coach that is willing to…
Anthony Watts has been handed an 8 game suspension for biting an opposition player on the penis. Video footage of the incident didn’t show the actually moment of mastication but it did show the opposition player reeling away, checking he still had his frank and beans, and then later taking down his shorts to show…
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been suspended for his forearm to the face of South Sydney forward Chris McQueen and will miss this weeks finals match against the Manly Sea Eagles. The Roosters were going with a “self defense” defense heading into the judiciary hearing. It didn’t go down too well as the judiciary members only took…
South Sydney Rabbitohs supporters held a banner up on Friday night that said “Scum: Forever In Our Shadow” as they took on the Sydney Roosters. I don’t see anything wrong with it… If one supporter based thinks about club is scum, what is the problem? Did anyone get hurt? No. Did it cause violent clashes…
Ricky Stuart will walk out on the Parramatta Eels after just one season in charge of the club. He leaves the club in a worse position than when he took over. I have already written about the fact that if Stuart leagues to coach the Canberra Raiders it will be a dog act. Many people…
Blake Ferguson has apologised to Canberra Raiders fans in an exclusive interview with the Sydney Daily Telegraph. The interview is basically what you would expect it to be. While there is no way to justify his behaviour or the fact that he just walked away from the Raiders and refuse to talk to them again,…
This is the moment when the NRL must say that enough is enough. They need to draw a line in the sand right here and make it clear to every single player that there is a point where you destroy your Rugby League career. The Canberra Raiders have officially sacked Blake Ferguson. Ferguson does not…
It has been a very strange season to be a Canterbury Bulldogs supporter. Coming into the start of the year Bulldogs fans had every right to be confident. They club lost the 2012 Grand Final but was expected to take a bit step forward in 2013. Des Hasler’s second season with the club, new signings,…
The National Rugby League has officially launched the Auckland 9’s Rugby League tournament. The competition will be played at Eden Park in Auckland on February 15-16 and will include all 16 NRL clubs. There will be a prize pool of $2 million on offer. The tournament has been locked in for five years, which is…
The 2013 season has been nothing short of a disaster for the Parramatta Eels. On the field, off the field, it doesn’t matter. There is not one single positive thing to come out of the entire season for the Eels. The low light of this season came when Ricky Stuart called his squad into a…
Former NRL player Anthony Watts has been accused of biting an opposition player on the penis according to the Gold Coast Bulletin. Watts, who plays for Tugan, is alleged to have bitten a player on the love muscle from Bilambil. While the player refused to make an official complaint it seems his screams were enough…
It wouldn’t take much for the situation at the Cronulla Sharks to go south very quickly. If the Sharks have to deal with players being suspended, a fine, and the aftermath of what would be a very difficult period for the club, the Sharks would need financial support from the NRL to survive. Many within…
The Penrith Panthers have issued a short press release on their web site threatening legal action against the Sydney Daily Telegraph for an article they published today in regards to the ASADA investigation and the the suspension of former Penrith Panthers winger Sandor Earl. It is a shocking turn of events that has really come…
Canberra Raiders winger Sandor Earl has been issued with a breach notice and provisionally suspended by the NRL with regards to the ASADA investigation. NRL CEO David Smith has said there has been an admission of “The use and trafficking of peptides”. Earl now has now will have the ability to review the charges against…
When I saw the proposed Penrith Panthers logo for 2014, I wasn’t all that impressed. Aside from the fact that it will disappear on a black background, they dropped the name “Penrith”, the writing of the word “Panthers” looks shit, and the Panther itself looks a bit off. So what should a militant Penrith Panthers…
The Penrith Panthers have extended the contract of coach Ivan Cleary through to the end of 2016 on the same day they revealed a new logo to club members. Cleary has done a fantastic job at Penrith so far, especially when you look at the players the club has lost and the “quality” of some…
News that Blake Ferguson has been suspended by the Canberra Raiders after basically walking out on the club and not returning their calls comes as no surprise. Ferguson has a long list of issues. For all of his talent he has shown a complete disregard for the game. He has been completely disrespectful to the…
Ben Barba will join the Brisbane Broncos on a three year deal starting next season. The Bulldogs and Broncos had been in negotiations in regards to the terms of Barba’s release. A press conference will be held shortly to announce the deal. I will update this post with new details as they come to hand.
The Australian is reporting that NRL clubs are digging their heels in over a fight for increased funding from the NRL. Clubs want the NRL and ARL Board to boost their funding with money that would be drawn from the games “Future Fund”, and it is expected to end in a showdown between the clubs…