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We are now 6 rounds into the 2024 NRL season and we have been able to get a good look at every single NRL clubs against varied levels of opposition. So, who do you think stands out as the true contenders so far this season? I think it’s fair to say we can put a…
Sydney Roosters centre Michael Jennings will play his 300th NRL game this weekend. After serving a ban for using performance enhancing drugs, and being found guilty of sexually abusing his ex-wife in a civil court case, Jennings was surprisingly signed by the Sydney Roosters over the off season, and even more surprisingly than that, the…
It is considered to be one of the most exciting Grand Finals of all time, and a game in which the little brother of Queensland Rugby League emerged from the shadows of its bigger brother and finally become one of the leagues heavyweights. Since entering the top grade in 1995 the North Queensland Cowboys had…
So you want to know how many games Wally Lewis won over the course of his Rugby League career? Well, you’re come to the right place! Wally Lewis played in 31 State Of Origin games for Queensland between 1980 and 1991. He lost 12 games during his State Of Origin career. During that time Wally…
So you want to know how many Grand Finals the Melbourne Storm have REALLY won during their history in the NRL. Since entering the NRL in 1998, the Melbourne Storm have officially won 4 Grand Finals. 1999 – Melbourne Storm defeated the St George/Illawarra Dragons 20-18 2012 – Melbourne Storm defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 14-4…
Terrible new for South Sydney halfback Lachlan Ilias with the club reporting that he has suffered a suspected fractured tibia while playing in the New South Wales Cup. Ilias was attempting a kick in general play during the match when a charge down attempt went wrong. Fox Sports expert Greg Alexander said he heard the…
So you want to book tickets at Penrith Football Stadium in Sydney to watch the mighty Penrith Panthers play in the NRL? Well, you’ve come to the right place! You can book tickets to events at Penrith Football Stadium including games that involve the Penrith Panthers in the NRL by going to Ticketek Limited free…
So you want to book tickets to Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia) in Sydney, Australia? Well, you’ve come to the right place! There are numerous ways to book tickets to attend events at Accor Stadium in Sydney. To book tickets to various NRL games, A League soccer games or Super Rugby games at Accord Stadium in…
So you want to know how many Rugby League Grand Finals the Parramatta Eels have won over the course of their history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Parramatta Eels have won the Rugby League Grand Final 4 times since entering the NSWRL competition in 1947. All four of their Premierships were won…
The 1996 season was a tumultuous one for the game of Rugby League, with the Super League War finally having an effect on the field as Super League aligned clubs chose to forfeit games in the first round of the season. Despite this many of the best team of the mid 90’s put their best…
People had always wondered how a Grand Final played in Sydney that didn’t feature a team from New South Wales would be received, and in 2006 we go our answer. The minor premiers, the Melbourne Storm fielded one of their strongest teams ever. So much so that it would later be revealed that this Storm…
After some terrible seasons over the last number of years the Canterbury Bulldogs have won 3 of their five games in 2024. There is no doubt they look far better than they have in their recent past, but do you think they’ve really turned a corner and can raise their expectations as to what they…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs have won over the course of their history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Bulldogs have won 8 Premierships since entering the competition in 1935. During their history the teams nickname changed from the Berries to the Bulldogs. 1938 –…
This article was created by Eoin Delaney using Chat GPT based upon a set of parameters laid out in an episode of the Fergo and The Freak podcast. Here is the description by Eoin himself as to the instructions he gave Chat GPT to work with: “Give me a article for a report on a…
The 1994 New South Wales Rugby League season was one of the best season for the sport on the field, and it was the start of one of the biggest upheavals of the sport off it! As the season got underway we had the defending two time premiers in the Brisbane Broncos looking strong, the…
In what would turn into one of the best years in the games history, a lot of big guns lined up in 1994 with red hot teams with some of the games best players in their absolute prime of their careers. The Raiders spent the 1994 season absolutely lighting up the competition with scintillating football…
Scoring In Rugby League Scoring a try is the main aim of the game of Rugby League. When a team crosses the try line they must place the ball on the ground for it to by a try. A try is worth 4 points. When you score a try you then get the option to…
So you want to know what the official size of a Rugby League field is? Well, you’ve come to the right place! A regulation Rugby League field is 100 meters from try line to try line, and 68 meters from sideline to sideline. The in goal area is 6.11 meters in depth and also 68…
The 2024 South Sydney Rabbitohs are a former, perennial contender who all of a sudden finds themselves out of contention. They are a cautionary tale of what happens to a very good team when they find themselves at the end of a good run of success. It is something that happens to all good teams….well,…
With the NRL’s recent commitment to playing games in Las Vegas looking like a reasonable success, some have speculated that we could one day see an NRL team based in the United States on a permanent basis. I have felt that the best step towards that goal is having an NRL team based in Honolulu,…
The NRL has smashed the record for the biggest crowd to attend a Rugby League game in the United States, with 40,746 people attending the NRL season opening double header at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring the Manly Sea Eagles vs the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and the Brisbane Broncos vs the Sydney Roosters….
Rugby League is a contact sport played between 2 teams with 13 players on each side. The came is played on a rectangular field that is 100 meters long and 68 meters wide. The object of the game is to advance the ball up field and place the ball on the ground over the “try…
So you want to know what year the NRL first entered the National Rugby league competition? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Penrith Panthers entered the New South Wales Rugby league competition (The forerunner to the NRL) in 1967. Rugby League had been played in the Penrith District going back as far as…
So you want to know which team won the first NRL Premiership? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The South Sydney Rabbitohs were the first premierships of the News South Wales Rugby League competition, the forerunner of the National Rugby League competition. The Rabbitohs won the 1908 Grand Final 14-12 over Eastern Suburbs in…
So you want to know how many Premierships the Newtown Rugby League club, now known as the Newtown Jets won during their time in the top grade of Australian Rugby League? Well, you’re come to the right place! Newtown Rugby League club won 3 NRL Premierships over the course of their history in the top…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the North Sydney Bears won during their time in the National Rugby League? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The North Sydney Bears were one of the foundation clubs in the Sydney based Rugby League competition (The forerunner to the NRL) and they played their…
So you want to know how many NRL teams have played out of Queensland over the course of the NRL’s entire history? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast-Tweed Heads Giants joined the NSWRL in 1988. The Gold Coast-Tweed Heads Giants would change their name to the Gold Coast…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the Brisbane Broncos have won in the clubs history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Brisbane Broncos joined the NSWRL (The forerunner to the NRL competition) in 1988 and since then they have won 5 NRL Premierships and one Super League title in 2007….
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