Yesterday Fairfax media announced major changed to their newspaper business that will see the media company focus more on digital media. This will see them change the format of their broadsheet paper into a smaller, tabloid style of paper and will see around 1,800 employees made redundant. From a business point of view, this is…
You are a unique and delicate flower. There is no one else quite like you. You are special. So very, very special. You are a Rugby League fan living in the “heartlands”. The game is belongs to you. Who cares about anywhere else, you come first and that is the way that it should always…
Being this good just comes naturally to me. I’m not moving to England! I don’t need to live in Leeds to tell the Rugby Football League how bloody terrible they are. As if I would sell my beast of a car so that I could travel to places like Salford and Warrington in a Vauxhall!…
Over the years I have had many people tell me that I should get involved in the running of Rugby League in some capacity. That I have some good idea’s, that I tend to think outside the box, and that I am not afraid to suggest things even if they are not the most popular…
So I’m watching Rambo 3, which is my favorite of all the Rambo movies, and I’m thinking about which of today’s current action stars match up with the all time list of the very best action heros. I put this question to my Twitter followers and the responses were varied. It also threw up the…
Being an MMA fan and a Gamer, its understandable that when I heard UFC Undisputed 3 was coming out I was pretty excited. I had played UFC Undisputed 2010 and it was a very good game, but felt like it was 85% of the way to being a great game. I knew that the next…
Paul Vautin had hosted The Footy Show every single year since 1994. He is the worst host in Australian television history, and that is what makes him so great! In an industry of talentless try hards who have the personality of a wet cardboard box, Fatty is still a breath of fresh air. There are…
Well its that time of the year again when Santa going on the worlds largest break and enter spree. We don’t mind it because he leaves presents. Now, Santa spends all year making a list. Then, he checks it twice. He want to find out who’s naughty and who is nice. Personally, I think the…
It is a sad day in Rugby League today with news of the passing of Queensland and Australian Rugby League legend Arthur Beetson. I met Beetson once at a function at St Marys Rugby League club. I got a few autographs and he signed off with “Enjoy The Game”. That pretty much summed up the…
Mid way through the 2011 NRL season Chris Sandow signed a massive contract to play for the Parramatta Eels that come under fire by a lot of people who said he simply wasn’t worth it. At the time I wrote an article saying Chris Sandow IS Worth It. On the weekend Brad Fittler was quoted…
It is finals time in the National Rugby League and Super League. This is the business part of the season, where the game and its sponsors get the most attention. Yet here we are, in 2011, and teams on both sides of the world are refusing to talk to the media. They are under self…
Am I the only one getting sick to death with the way the media keeps trying to manufacturer Rugby League stories lately? If you have been on the League Freak Juggernaut for long enough, you know I don’t like to stuff around. I like to get straight to the point and not mess about. I’m…
The rumours being made up in Rugby League at the moment are beyond ridiculous. Being on Twitter, you see them every day. You have to wonder where they come from becomes 95% of them make no sense at all to anyone involved in the rumour! One of my personal favorites was that Darren Lockyer was…
The NRL’s next broadcasting deal will see a huge leap in the amount of money the game makes. By at least 2015, we will have an 18 team competition (With the addition of Perth and most likely a second Brisbane team). The deal after that, which will run between 2018 and 2023, will see further…
So there was a rumour doing the rounds recently that one West Tigers player was doing the sexy time thing with another players girlfriend. When it got back to the West Tigers players, apparently they had a bit of a laugh about it. However, as days passed, things started to grate on them, and as…
Well its a bit of a milestone for The Glorious League Freak today as this is the 1000th article posted to the web site. I’d like to say that I have sat down 1000 times and put forward my opinions on the great game of Rugby League, but the truth is, I have done it…
Last year the AFL made a decision that to them, Israel Folau was worth $1.5 million dollars a year. This made him the richest player in AFL history, and he had never played the game, at any level. Not even as a kid. This week, Kyle Eastmond has made the decision to take a big…
Of all the people I talk to about Rugby League through my web site, forums, Twitter and just general people I know and meet, not a single one of them views the RL Worlds Golden Boot award as anything other than a joke and a complete farce. From the mythical list of “International Journalists”, none…
They are the only awards that really matter. They don’t conform to a points system. They don’t just focus on one part of the season. The King Of Rugby League kick in from the very first trail game of the season and judging ends only after the last major game has been played. Players and…
You know when you wake up the morning after a big night? You lie in bed as long as you can, you finally drag yourself to the toilet and take a wicked piss, and then you spend the next 24 hours trying to feel like your not dying? I reckon its about 3 hours into…
He should never be allowed back. Ban him for life. We don’t want him anyway. He won’t be missed. Ah yes, you know what I’m talking about don’t you? No….not that incident I had at Bra’s N Things, which was blown way out of proportion by the way….I’m talking about players who go to Rugby Union….
The administration in Rugby League on both sides of the world right now is a complete and utter shambles. Stupidity, self interest and ignorance are all getting a work out and the lack of a real leader, someone that can push things forward and make decisions, is there for all to see. Anything thats good…
The International Interactive Rugby League has announced a new competition for 2010-2011, with games to commence in August. The IIRL is the world’s longest running fantasy rugby league community, established in 1997 by Australian Martin Lester and New Zealander Kevin Hare. Unlike fantasy rugby league competitions run by major newspapers, the results of the games are made by a…
Brett Kimmorley has had a fantastic career. A Premiership winner, a State Of Origin veteran, a Test player, there are very few things Kimmorley has not won over the course of his amazing career. There is one thing though that I’m sure he would change if he got the chance. Newcastle Knights, Hunter Mariners, Melbourne…
In the Sydney print media there is basically two different camps. In one corner you have Fairfax, they own the Sydney Morning Herald. In the other corner, you have News Limited. They own the Sydney Daily Telegraph. They have always been at each others throats in a petty game of back and forth snide remarks….
Its a little ironic that a sport founded on the basis of an open market for players and compensating players for the time and effort they put into the game not finds itself in a position where it tightly regulates what players are worth and shouts down any attempts for a player to earn as…
Sometimes it can feel like its a bit of a meat market, and while most players make good, sound decisions, others base their decisions on the wrong factors. I’ve always been a big believer on sticking with something good. When the magic is happening, when everything is going great, don’t leave a club for big…
There is something very special about players who play out their entire career at one club. It feel right. You see them come into first grade as a youngster, follow the highs and lows of their career. You see them reach their peak, playing brilliant football, and then they face the battles that come with…
When the machines take over and our robot overlords nuke the entire planet….two things will remain. Cockroaches and The Glorious King Of Rugby League……League Freak! No I’m not closing my web site. What are you, some kind of idiot? As if I am ever going to give up the great fight. You couldn’t kill me…
I’ve been pretty quiet lately and there is a reason for it. I’ve had other interests in my life take over recently and I just don’t have time to run this web site any more. Its been a good run, but I guess all good things must come to an end. My web site started…