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…
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…
In 2023 we are seeing more and more penalties given against defenders when they pressure kickers in general play. Rules were brought into the NRL to protect kickers from sustaining lower leg injuries. As a kicker is in a vulnerable position, with no change to protect themselves due to the mechanics of kicking a ball,…
In 2018 the NRL referees were given a green light to crack down on ruck infringements as wrestling was slowing down play too much. Several rounds into the season we saw punishing penalty counts and many sin bins, which revealed just how rife the issue was and how the NRL was right to take action…
It has been a tough couple of years for the NRL. With Covid taking its toll on the competition, fans locked out of stadiums, very team in the competition having to relocate at certain points, and a set of rules that make the game really hard to watch, the NRL competition has been through a…
In this episode Andrew and Freaky attack talk of seven tackle sets after a ball is kicked over the sideline with the ferocity of a Latrell Mitchell tackle. We then talk about THAT Latrell Mitchell tackle and how we would change his game. We talk about great players of the past stepping up in front…
In this episode League Freak breaks down the new rule change the NRL is trying to push through before the finals series that is designed to discourage teams from kicking for touch. Theres some news on the NRL Brisbane expansion bids looking to merge, another postponement for the NRLW competition, a couple of huge fines…
The rule change madness at the NRL continues as ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce has told the media that he will put forward ANOTHER potential rule change that would take effect before the 2021 NRL finals series. The rule change would be that when a team kicks the ball into touch the opposition would get a…
In this episode we break down the NRL’s statistics it released to “prove” the rule changes have not been the cause of more injuries, more head knocks. We also read you the RLPA’s response to the NRL’s press release. Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The…
In this episode we have a chat about the ridiculous scenes we saw during Magic Weekend with over a dozen players sin binned or sent off, and even more put on report. We discuss why the NRL’s administrators keep changing the rules, how they have no accountability, and how pigheaded their attitudes have been when…
Cause and effect. It is a really simple concept to understand, and one that is must easier to have a grasp of when you’re dealing with the rules of a sport. Graham Annesley is the head of elite football at the NRL. He is basically supposed to be an overseer of what happens on the…
The NRL changed the rules of the game, again, heading into NRL Magic Round and the result saw 8 players sin binned over 2 games. Both games were scrappy and very hard to watch. We saw players sin binned for slight head contact while others were sent to the sin bin after a number of…
There is something gross about the NRL head of football Graham Annesley streaming a half hour breakdown of referees, touch judges and NRL teams every single week on the NRL’s official website. How many other sporting administrations around the world allow any of their officials to partake in such a self indulgent session that allows…
The captains challenge has been through in for the 2020 season and so far we have seen some mixed results. When it works and a team gets a call overturned it is great. When a team challenges a call and it turns out they are completely wrong and the decision is not overturned, it is…
In this short, sharp episode we have a quick discussion about the decision that ARL Chairman Peter V’landys made to get rid of one of the referees for the rest of the season. As you can imagine….we were not very happy about it! You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak on their respective twitter accounts….
ARL Chairman Peter V’landys has made the extraordinary decision that the NRL will proceed with just a single referee for the rest of the 2020 NRL season in a measure that has been put down to “cost cutting”. Despite the fact the first two rounds of the competition were played under the now familiar two…
In this episode we look at some of the rule changes the NRL is looking to make for the 2020 season that absolutely nobody asked for. We look at making a moving covering Sam Burges’ retirement, check in with God in regards to Israel Folau’s career, Matt Moylan and his sacrifice for the Wests Tigers…
In this episode League Freak opens up about attending the National Rugby League brains trust consultation rules committee meeting. Nothing in this meeting is binding, but the lunch offering is fantastic! At this meeting the rules of the game will be put under a spotlight, including Golden Point, the right of reply, how it all…
From its birth at The George Hotel in Huddersfield to the bright lights of the NRL, Rugby League has undergone an evolution unlike any other sport. In its early days Rugby League had the exact same rules as Rugby Union. The only true difference between the two sports is that Rugby League players could be…
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…
I love Golden Point. Not just The Golden Point Podcast, I also love seeing NRL games decided by a moment of brilliance by one side or the other. One of the reasons I love Rugby League is its unforgiving, uncompromising nature. There are no excuses to be made, you win or lose, and the final…
Rugby League is a sport that is fairly unique in the sense that the games tactics can change organically over time without the need for rule changes or artificial pressures forcing the game in one direction or the other. Rugby League has a set of rules that allows for a variety of attacking and defensive…
I know it’s been about 20 hours since it last happened in Rugby League but….it’s happening again. THE SKY IS FALLING!!! When the Canterbury Bulldogs kicked the ball through the defensive line and it’s hit the referee it enacted what is possibly my favourite rule in the entire game. When the ball hits the referee…
You know, apart from the rules, the time keeping, the referees, the salary cap, the schedule and the venues…..nothing in Rugby League needs changed according to the NRL. No other sport on the planet decides to change it’s rules as often as Rugby League does. In some ways it can be a blessing, after all…
Confusion well and truly reigned today across social media after two seemingly identical 40/20 kicks were treated completely differently. Early in the first half of the Roosters win over the Panthers, Jake Friend landed a beautiful 40/20 kick. His team took the quick tap that is now allowed this season, in a play that resulted…
For 119 years Rugby League games have pretty much ended the same way. The siren sounds and on the next stoppage in play the game is over. Now, because of one mistake that came down to fractions of a second, Brisbane Bronco’s coach Anthony Griffin has made the suggestion that as soon as the siren…
You can’t fart in Rugby League right now without someone suggesting we change the rules of the game. The latest person to toss up a rule change is Matthew Johns who claims that the NRL should scrap the current interchange system, have more players on the bench, and once you’ve been replaced you can not…
Absurd! How is it possible for the NRL not to act on lifting players in the act of tackling. I’m a Bulldogs supporter and was in disbelief that Kristan Inu did not receive a lengthy ban for his tackle on Greg Inglis last season. As a game we are now faced with the real possibility…
Unfortunately this issue has raised it’s ugly head again this weekend and surely it is time for the NRL heavyweights to use their combined IQ’s and implement a solution. Every week we see at least one NRL club being reduced to 16 players (3 subs) and in the case of the West Tigers game against…