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A Four time Grand Finalist, a three time Premiership winner, he has one of the highest winning percentages for a player in the entire history of Australian Rugby League, and he led Samoa to the World Cup Final in 2022. Oh, and he’s only 26 years old… Jarome Luai haș a big decision to make…
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…
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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….
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
The Parramatta Eels extremely slim chances of making the 2023 NRL Finals series have been dealt a major blow with halfback Mitchell Moses suspected up picking up a fractured eye socket in the clubs loss to the Brisbane Broncos. Moses picked up the injury trying to make a cover tackle late in the first half….
Want to know what the biggest losing margin in the Wests Tigers history is? You’ve come to the right place! On July 1st in 2023 the North Queensland Cowboys defeated the Wests Tigers 74-0 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. North Queensland Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes scored 30 points in the match through 2…
The Gold Coast Titans have announced the re-signing of forwards Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and David Fifita to long term deals, with Tino Fa’asuamaleaui signing a ten year deal that is now the biggest contract in the history of Rugby League. The deal will end when Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is 33 years old, and is similar to the…
Coming into the 2022 NRL Grand Final the Penrith Panthers faced their old foe the Parramatta Eels, one of the few teams who could boast that they beat the Panthers during the regular season, and a team that was confident of their chances of preventing the Panthers from joining the very short list of Future…
The standoff between the NRL and the Rugby League players association looked like it may have come to an end according to the Sydney Morning Herald, with talks in recent days resulting in agreement on a number of issues. The RLPA will now take the deal to the players to vote upon. The RLPA has…
There is a push right now for the NRL to have a national reserve grade competition, where each NRL club would have its own reserve grade team that would travel around the country, and to New Zealand, to play games against everyone else’s reserve grade team. A basic look at the concept makes a bit…
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…
Shaun Johnson’s consistent performances have made him a standout player in the New Zealand Warriors’ line-up. With the 2023 National Rugby League (NRL) season unfolding, Johnson’s contributions to the team and the sport have been significant, making him a key player to watch. Shaun Johnson’s journey is a compelling narrative of talent, perseverance, and an…
The State Of Origin series one of the greatest success stories the game of Rugby League has ever created. It is looked upon with envy from the liked of New Zealand and England, as they both either wistfully talk about creating a similar series of their own, or trial and fail miserably as we saw…
In the electrifying world of sports, where adrenaline rushes and emotions run high, one of the most exhilarating events is speculating on the outcomes of National Rugby League (NRL) games. Nonetheless, this activity requires a significant measure of financial prudence and strategic planning. Without these, the enthusiasm of wagering can swiftly morph into a perilous…
In this episode Elliott Richardson from 1Eyed Eel joins us to have a chat about the Parramatta Eels. We talk about the Dylan Brown situation, how the Eels have managed to cope with the player losses they had over the off season, the junior development system that is coming up big, how the Eels will…
In early 2022 the Wests Tigers employed former club coach Tim Sheens to do a full review of the clubs off field football operations in an effort to try and end the clubs decade long absence from the NRL Finals. After careful consideration Sheens came back to the club with a solution… Michael Maguire would…
On May the 20th in 2023 the Wests Tigers beat the North Queensland Cowboys 66-18 at Leichhardt Oval. On July the 1st in 2023 the North Queensland Cowboys beat the Wests Tigers 74-0 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. That is a 122 point turn around between the two results! North Queensland Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes…
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,…