Terrell May has chosen the Wests Tigers as his new home, signing a three year contract with the club which is a huge boost for the wooden spooners. May was told he could leave the Sydney Roosters just a few weeks ago if he could secure a contract with another club. He played every game…
Channel 9’s Danny Weidler is reporting that Clint Gutherson has put pen to paper and will move to the St George/Illawarra Dragons from 2025. BREAKING: The Clint Gutherson Dragons deal has been agreed to. Word out of Dragons is that paperwork still to be finalised but he will at the club for the next three…
Lets have some fun with some of the players who are either off contract, who have been told they can look for another club, or who we just see some rumours swirling about them leaving their current club! We are not worrying too much about the salary cap, and we are having a bit of…
Terrell May had the best season of his career in 2024. He played every game for the Sydney Roosters this year and showed signs that he has a promising future ahead of him. So much so that the Roosters re-signed him to a contract extension, one that warded off the interests of other clubs who…
There are reports that the Parramatta Eels have granted club captain Clint Gutherson and immediate release from his contract. BREAKING Big story out of Parramatta tonight ARTICLE: https://t.co/r5y2a3EtBC pic.twitter.com/tfOrhqDG9J — Michael Chammas (@MichaelChammas) October 30, 2024 This is likely to see him sign with the St George/Illawarra Dragons following the move they made today to…
The Penrith Panthers have announced that they have signed Blaize Talagi from the Parramatta Eels on a 3 year deal. Talagi is just 19 years old, and has been really impressive for the Parramatta Eels in his first season of first grade football. He filled in the for Eels at fullback when Clint Gutherson was…
The Wests Tigers have announced that Stefano Utoikamanu will leave the club at seasons end after giving the forward permission to negotiate with other clubs. While Utoikamanu has not revealed where he will end up, the Melbourne Storm are favourites to sign him followed by the likes of the Canterbury Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters and Penrith…
What are they doing? It is causing player unrest. The coach is under pressure. He has lost the players. Are they getting rid of the fan favourites? We can’t lose THAT player! When a club finds itself in an unfortunate situation where by it has an aging roster, it is sliding down the ladder, a…
Less than a day after it became public knowledge that Isaiah Papali’i had been given permission by the Wests Tigers to look at moving to another club next year, news breaks that he will join the Penrith Panthers in 2025 on a multi year deal. Isaiah Papali’i will be a handy signing for the Panthers….
David Fifita has chosen to sign for the Sydney City Roosters from 2025 onwards. Fifita has a two year player option in his favour to stay at the Gold Coast Titans and chose not to enact that clause so he could move to Sydney. Fifita decided against moving to the Penrith Panthers who offered him…
David Fifita has reportedly told the Gold Coast Titans he will not be taking up the player options he has with the club for the next two years, and he intends to leave at the end of his current deal which runs through to the end of this season. This will see Fifita walk away…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs future at halfback lies at the feet at 22 year old Lewis Dodd from St Helens, after, and questions must now be asked about Lachlan Ilias’ future at the club. Dodd, a halfback with St Helens in Super League, will join South Sydney in 2025 an a yet to be disclosed…
The Wests Tigers have signed Penrith Panthers premiership winning winger Sunia Turuva on a three year deal reported to be worth $1.3 million. Turuva is yet another big loss for the Penrith Panthers, but a pretty handy signing for the Tigers who continue to rebuild their club. Was a winger what they really needed though?…
Loose lips sink ships, and in Rugby League it sometimes feels like everyone is more than willing to tell you the latest NRL rumours or show off photos of “secret negotiations” that are happening out in a very public place. Hi Gus! However, yesterday when the world heard news that the best front rower in…
One some days, things move very quickly in Rugby League! Nine Publishing is reporting that the Penrith Panthers have made an enquiry about the availability of Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu. Stefano Utoikamanu would be a HUGE addition for the Panthers after news comes through earlier today that they would lose prop James Fisher-Harris at…
In a true player movement bombshell which was kept quiet by all sides, three time NRL Premiership winning prop James Fisher-Harris has been granted a release from the final two years of his contract at the Penrith Panthers and has immediately signed a 4 year deal with the New Zealand Warriors. Fisher-Harris was granted a…
It has now been conformed that Sydney Roosters centre Joey Manu will leave the NRL at seasons end, having signed a deal to play rugby union for a Japanese club called Toyota Verblitz. Manu, the best player at the Sydney Roosters, probably would have stayed at the club handed him the fullback role and paid…
The one horse race to sign Zac Lomax is officially over with the Parramatta Eels committed to signing him to a 4 year deal worth a reported $2.6 million. Lomax has been unhappy at the St George/Illawarra Dragons and was given permission to talk to other clubs. The winger reportedly believes he is better suited…
David Nofoaluma has accepted a $300,000 payout to be released from the remaining two years of his contract after an off season os discontent by the fringe quality NRL winger. After a much needed off season clean-out of the clubs management in the off season Nofoaluma had made it known he was unhappy with the…
Disgruntled New Zealand Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake has joined the Cronulla Sharks on a 4 year deal. It comes as a bit of a shock to some as the St George/Illawarra Dragons felt very confident about securing Fonua-Blake’s services after the withdrawal of an offer from the Wests Tigers earlier in the week. Fonua-Blake will…
Kurt Capewell has been released by the Brisbane Broncos with immediate effect so he can join the New Zealand Warriors for the 2024 NRL season. Capewell is a good pick up for the Warriors, a mobile back rower who can cover out wide in the centres if needed, he is just the type of player…
Note: This article has been updated in 2024 to show players that have continued to be lost by the Penrith Panthers. I always find it funny when you hear people whinging that “The salary cap isn’t working” as we watch one of the closest seasons in Australian Rugby League history. You can turn into the…
So you know the story. Ben Hunt signs a contract extension with the St George/Illawarra Dragons, then Anthony Griffin gets fired mid season, and it is the final straw for Hunt who asks for an immediate release from his contract. The Dragons are standing firm, they are saying they will not release him. Behind the…
UPDATE: So this news was broken by Ben Dobbin of Triple M in Brisbane. It turns out he was wrong… Of course no on in the corporate media ever says they are wrong…so this is “drama”… More Drama . Jamayne Isaako is not going to the parramatta eels he has done a deal @GCTitans to…
In the last few years on the Fergo and The Freak podcast we have had the pleasure of chatting with Ben Darwin of Mainline Analytics on the important of cohesion in sport and how it affects winning. Very basically, the statistics suggest that the longer a lineup is stable and plays games together, the better…
In this episode Daddy talks about the latest huge recruit that the Canterbury Bulldogs game signed! A 4 year contract for Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney! Twitter AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Patreon Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon! Websites The Rugby League Project The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak Rugby League Podcasting Network NRL…
In huge news that is sure to please Doggies fans, the club has signed Reed Mahoney to a 4 year contract starting from 2023. The deal is rumoured to be worth around $900,000 a season. This is a huge move for the Bulldogs and one that continues their massive recruitment drive. To be honest, I…
Its official, Mitchell Pearce has been released from the remained of his contract with the Newcastle Knights so he can take up a deal with the Catalan Dragons in Super League for the 2022 season. Pearce’s future had been the subject of speculation all year, with a bit of drama during the off season, injuries…
Brisbane Broncos A big turnover of players at the Broncos, but that was needed. Adam Reynolds will provide direction for a young Broncos team while Kurt Capewell gives the club a lot of extra versatility. Gains Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs), Kurt Capewell (Panthers), Brenko Lee (Storm), Corey Jensen (Cowboys), Logan Bayliss (Souths Logan), Jordan Pereira (Dragons),…
Our mate The Mole is reporting that Luke Brooks is all but locked in to move to the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 NRL season. The Wests Tigers management has been talking up Brooks future at the club a loot in recent weeks, so it would be a bit ironic that he immediately leaves the…