Do you remember when the World Club Challenge wasn’t just a pre-season trial match? I do….but more importantly, the famous Wigan Rugby League club remembers as well. In 1994 Wigan flew to Brisbane to take on the 1993 Grand Final winners in the Brisbane Broncos. They beat the Broncos that night 20-14. It was June…
In this episode we start off firing at old hacks in the media who are just a bunch of misrable creatures looking for a reason to hate everyone elses enjoyment. We talk about the first round of games in the Pacific Championship and expand on the Australian and New Zealand womens teams, we chat a…
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In this episode League Freak joined by our very good freind Nadine to talk about Grand Final day, the incredible performance by both the Brisbane Broncos and the Penrith Panthers, all the post match celebrations, including Nadines amazing experience celebrating with the team at the club, and generally what it has beenb like supporting the…
Rugby was developed at the beginning of the 19th century. It has numerous alternative names in the various regions. It is also referred to as American football, Canadian football, and soccer. Rugby is a high-intensity sport. You need physical and mental strength to play rugby There are a lot of health, physical, mental, and social…
Having won two Grand Finals in a row, the Penrith Panthers entered the 2023 season looking to become the first team in the modern era to win three straight Grand Finals, a monumental goal in not only the 10 meter era, but the salary cap era. The Panthers were outstanding in the regular season, never…
So you want to know what the biggest come from behind victory is in an NRL Grand Final? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On October 1st 2023 the Penrith Panthers were down 8-24 against the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Grand Final in the 61st minute of the match. They would go on…
In this episode we review the 2023 NRL Grand Final which saw the Penrith Panthers win their third straight Grand Final after a ridiculous, record breaking come back win against the Brisbane Broncos! League Freak DM’d Andrew at the 60th minute, with Penrith down 8-24, asking if he was good to go for this podcast….
In this episode we watch the Dally M’s for two whole bloody hours and c hat all the way througth it! Its a bit of a different episode, but hopefully you enjoy the chat! 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…
Rugby is a beloved sport known for its physicality, teamwork, and strategic gameplay. While many people are familiar with traditional rugby, there are several variations of the sport that cater to different preferences and skill levels. Keep reading to explore the various types of rugby, including Rugby Union (15-a-side), Rugby Union 7s, Rugby Union 10s,…
In this episode we talk about the Panthers win over the Storm, and the PTSD that League Freak has on behalf of other team. The Panthers are going for history in this years Grand Final, and so we have a chat about that. We talk about the Broncos win again the Warriors, how they’ve managed…
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In this episode we look back on last weeks games as the NRL Finals series kicked off with a huge loss to the Melbourne Storm. We talk about the impressive performances of the Broncos and Panthers, the possibility of the Warriors bouncing back, the dire matchup that saw the Roosters beat the Sharks, and the…
In this episode we preview round one of the 2023 NRL Finals series! We break down each matchup, give you our tips, we even look ahead to how the finals draw is looking for the contenders. We also talk about a weird match result in Super League, how putrid the media has been in finals…
Two years after being excluded from the premiership due to salary cap breaches the Canterbury Bulldogs found themselves rebuilt and facing off the with Minor Premiers in the 2004 NRL Grand Final. The animosity between these two teams was palpable, with the Roosters constantly being linked to Bulldogs players over the previous few seasons. A…
The NRL has released the schedule for week one of the NRL finals series. The Brisbane Broncos will host the Melbourne Storm at Suncorp Stadium at 7:50pm on Friday night. The winner of that match will get week two of the finals series off, moving straight into the preliminary final in week three. The loser…
On Saturday evening, and just after attending the Penrith Panthers match in which they claimed the 2023 Minor Premiership, I appeared on the Ramblings Of A Saint podcast with Johnny Lew. We talked about the NRL, Super League, the broadcasting deal for British Rugby League, expansion, international Rugby League and much more! Have a listen!
The Penrith Panthers have claimed the 2023 Minor Premiership in the last game of the regular season with a dominant 44-12 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. The Panthers finish the season with 18 wins in the 24 games they played. They had an astonishing 333 points difference on for and against. This is the…
There is a big difference between a club having a tough few years and what we are currently seeing the Century Bulldogs going through. The Bulldogs, because of terrible administration, poor coaching and the repercussions of salary cap breaches, hit a point where they had no good juniors coming through the club, their first grade…
Sports betting is becoming increasingly popular in Australia, with more and more people engaging in the activity as an extension of the country’s love of sport. The market for online sports betting in Australia is experiencing a huge surge of growth. This growth has been helped by the strong sports culture that exists in Australia,…
2022 Clive Churchill Medalist Dylan Edwards has re-signed with the Penrith Panthers on a 4 year deal said to be around $3.4 million. Edwards took a long time to cement his spot as the Panthers fullback but boy has it paid off. He joins a long list of Panthers players who have chosen to remain…
In this episode we talk about the meltdown that Ricky Stuart had, again, and his failures as a an NRL coach. Why the Super League TV deals keep getting worse and worse. The media and the way it hounds Latrell Mitchell, the injuries that hit all the contenders last weekend, and then Andrew, the stats…
The Penrith Panthers loss to a Parramatta Eels team sputtering to the end of a disappointing season was, in itself, disappointing. Even accounting for the fact that the Panthers have been trying to cycle their regular starters out of the side in recent weeks to get players a week off here and there leading into…
In this episode we talk about the complete mess the Wests Tigers have turned into, and ask if there is any hope left for this club to turn things around. We chat about the top of the Premiership and the contenders, why Papua New Guinea is looking like it will get the next NRL expansion…
In early 2022 the Wests Tigers brought in former coach Tim Sheens to do a complete review of the club. The result of that review is that Sheens recommended that the club sack then coach Michael Maguire, and install the best man for the job to coach the club going forward. Tim Sheens. Thats right,…
In this episode we have a look at the reaction of the Brazilian Rugby League and their questions about the management of the International Rugby League. We chate about the retirement of Jarrod Croker and Tevita Pangai Jr, as well as the re-sgnings of Payne Hass at the Broncos and David Fifita and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui…
There are reports by various News Ltd journalists suggesting that Tevita Pangai Jr will retire from Rugby League at seasons end to take up boxing, this dispute having a season remaining on his deal at the Bulldogs. This feels like a very strange decision , and call me a cynic, but this feels like a…
Payne Hass has chosen to remain at the Brisbane Broncos through to the end of the 2026 season according to Channel 9 reporter Danny Weidler. Hass had a clause in his contract which allowed him to look at other avenues to continue his career going forward. While the media was outraged by this, and tried…
The NRL and its clubs are all flushed with cash. With ticket sales, merchandise, deals with local governments and the broadcasting deal all bringing hundreds of millions of dollars into the sport every single year. The NRL grant to clubs covers all players payments and then some, so don’t think this is about the business…