The Penrith Panthers are going for five straight NRL Grand Final victories in 2025. Do you think they can win it? Vote on the poll and lets see what readers think: It will be a tough task, but the Panthers are in a very good position to go for it! The last time we saw…
Finally, the good people of Parramatta will be able to cheer on a Grand Final winning side, as the Penrith Panthers take over Parramatta Stadium as the major tenant of the ground until the completion of their brand new stadium at Penrith in 2027. No longer will people in Parramatta need to deal with terrible…
The 2025 NRL season is about to kick off so it is time to see who are the favourites to win the Grand Final with betting agencies and with punters themselves! Something to note about the NRL is recent years is that it seems to take longer for clubs to build themselves towards a premiership…
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Click here to join our FREE NRL tipping comp in 2025 : https://tipping.nrl.com/comps/join/O20F3PX9 Vote for our podcast here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/fergo-and-the-freak/ Its the start of a new year and we bring you our 2025 NRL season preview! We go through all 17 NRL teams, their additions and losses, and give our thoughts on how teams will go and who…
The second season of the NRL playing regular season games in Las Vegas will build on the back of year one, taking the game of Rugby League to the United States and sparking a Rugby League revolution in the country as they embrace the Greatest Game Of All!!! Except….thats not really the case. In typical…
If the Penrith Panthers don’t make the NRL Finals over the next 5 years, and you put a full stop on everything they have achieved in recent season, they are one of the best 3 teams of all time in the history of Australian Rugby League. Not a bad effort! The thing is, the Panthers…
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The Super League 2025 season is set to deliver an exhilarating blend of athletic prowess and strategic innovation. As the Wigan Warriors prepare to defend their title, rugby league enthusiasts are keenly anticipating how the competition will unfold. With Hull KR hot on their heels from last year’s runner-up position, the battle for supremacy promises…
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The National Rugby League finals hit different. The intensity cranks up, strategies shift, and even the most dominant regular-season teams can crumble under pressure. As the stakes get higher, every match becomes a true test of nerve and skill. To fully appreciate the finals, you need more than just basic knowledge. Here’s your insider’s guide…
Rugby fans rejoice for we have a neat little rundown of everything important regarding your favorite sport. From the latest scores and standings to upcoming odds and fixtures, we talk about it all in this extensive and detailed report on the best that rugby league has to offer. If you consider yourself a fan and…
Vote for our podcast here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/fergo-and-the-freak/ View Andrews blog about a new International Rugby Leaguye ranking system here: https://andrewrlp.blogspot.com/2024/12/building-system-for-international-rugby.html In this episode we talk about John Bateman and his move to the North Queensland Cowboys, the Penrith Panthers and their chance of winning five titles in a row, and Jarome Luai and how, he’s a pretty good…
In late 2003 I established this website, LeagueFreak.com. It was originally set up to post some cool footy photos on, a few players quotes I found interested, and was intended to be somewhere people could find me when weirdos banned me from internet forums. Over time, it has grown to everything you see here. I…
I now have a Bluesky account! You can follow me on Bluesky by clicking here: https://bsky.app/profile/leaguefreak.bsky.social As always I’ll be posting about everything happening in Rugby League and the NRL on Bluesky. You will still mainly find me using my Twitter account however. That is where you can always find me talking about the game!
In this espide we present the 2024 King Of Rugby League Awards. We name the best rookie in the game, the team of the year, representative player of the year, the biggest story of the year, and then we announce the best Rugby League player in the world for 2024! We then talk about all sorts of other…
Picture this….you are the worst team in the NRL. You’re not just bad, you’re historically bad. Not only do you win wooden spoons every year, but you haven’t even played in a finals series in over a decade. It got so bad that your clubs finally saw some major changed being made. A new coach,…
The St George/Illawarra Dragons have pulled off a good signing (FINALLY!) in securing the signature of Cronulla Sharks youngster Daniel Atkinson on a three year deal that kicks off in 2026. Daniel Atkinson was pretty handy for the Sharks in 2024, and he will be a loss to the team. I felt that he might…
Having secured government funding backing both the Papua New Guinea and Perth NRL expansion bids, the National Rugby League is expected to make a formal announcement before the end of 2024 that will give the green light to both teams joining the National Rugby League over the next few years. The Papua New Guinea bid…
