We hit you right in the ears with our NRL two thirds of the way through the season…ah…season review. We review every single team in the NRL in great depth and talk about how we expect each team to finish the NRL season. Give us feedback! Tell us what you think of your team. Rate,…
In this episode we talk about the end of Paul McGregors time as the coach of the St George/Illawarra Dragons. The Dragons are terrible and its time for a change. We also look at the sacking of Garth Brennan and who the candidates are to replace him. We then have a quick talk about the…
This is our LIVE pre-game show leading into State Of Origin 3 for 2019. We talk about a whole range of very interesting subjects that are sure to tickle your fancy…or something else! We would love your feedback on this episode so if you have anything to say just email us at podcast@leaguefreak.com You can…
This is our State Of Origin 3 preview show! We talk about the big decider and then we look at some of the latest news from the NRL and Super League! Remember to catch us in the hour leading up to Origin kickoff when we broadcast our live show on Twitter and Periscope! We would…
New South Wales has wrapped up a very tight game three State Of Origin victory at home by a scoreline of 26-20 with a last minute try to player of the series James Tedesco. Here are the player ratings from The Glorious League Freak and Andrew Ferguson, your Rugby League experts! 1. Cameron Munster –…
In this weirdo episode we watch the the second half of the Wests Tigers vs Sydney Roosters match. We talk a lot of footy and we do a little commentary. Then we just decided to watch TV! We took a look at what was on and had a chat about it all! Its a bit…
In a very special episode we talk with Alan Pearce, a Neurophysiologists and Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Alan is the Research Manager at the Australian Sports Brain Bank Victoria. We talk about Concussion and CTE, the effects on sportspeople who are suffering from brain trauma, the way CTE is diagnosed and…
In this episode we talk about the selection Mitchell Pearce for game 3 in the NSW State Of Origin side, Tim Simona gets the green light for a redemption story, Tariq Sims and his wife’s opinion on the judiciary, George Burgess and his eye gouging ban, the George Hotel in sunny and glorious Huddersfield, the…
On todays episode we talk about retro footy, how the NRL retro rounds should actually look, we list the three best Great Britain player we have ever seen play the game, we talk about Kangaroo Tours, old school referees, old school commentators and much, much more! This was an awesome chat and we are already…
In this episode we look at the Queensland State Of Origin team for game 3 in 2019 in Sydney, then we go through all the mid-season player movement in the NRL and talk about player movement rumours for this season and beyond. Its a packed episode! We would love your feedback on this episode so…
In this episode The Glorious League Freak is named as the NRL CEO. He lays out his grand plan on the very first day in the job. He hires some people. He fires some people. He kicks in a few doors, forces through a few take overs and much, much more! He also does a…
In this fantastic episode Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak sit down and discuss the incredible opinion, analysis and breaking news that was splashed across the Daily Telegraph on this fine day! We talk about concussion in Rugby League, player loyalty, Rugby League’s great demise in Perth, as well as a heap of talk…
In this episode we answer questions from #AskKenty that have been sent in to NRL 360. Paul Kent doesn’t answer too many questions, but we get stuck right into them! We also have a very special question via email, we compare players to cars, and towards the end we do our very first bit of…
Since the introduction of a salary cap first first grade clubs was introduced by the then NSWRL there have been instances of clubs cheating the salary cap. Despite countless penalties, fines, sanctions and even some clubs having premierships taken away from there, there is always an NRL clubs that thinks it can get away with…
It all started with over a million people watching the Womens State Of Origin match on Friday Night and ended with over 3 million watching New South Wales belt Queensland. In between those games we saw an incredible festival of international football that still has the whole game buzzing…and we want more! The stand alone…
In this episode super guru Andrew Ferguson and Rugby League expert League Freak give their unparalleled thoughts and opinions of the incredible win by New South Wales in State Of Origin 2! Who played well, who played poorly, the amazing, recording breaking crowd, and who may not be there for game 3 in Sydney. This…
Former Rugby Union super star Israel Folau’s Go Fund Me Page has been shut down by the crowd funding site. The site put out of media release on Monday morning which said…. Folau was looking to crowd source funding for his legal challenge against Rugby Australia. He wanted $3 million from supports in an effort…
We have seen some pretty interesting Man Of The Match awards handed out at State Of Origin level over the years, and game two of the 2019 series was no exception. After scoring three tries in the Blues 38-6 win over Queensland you would have thought Tom Trbojevic was a lock for the man of…
In the second ever Fergo and The Freak live show we answer questions put forward by Andrews Mum, we look at the #AskKenty on Twitter, we gave a million shout-outs to followers who retweeted the live show and we pushed with all our might to encourage the conception of a child this very evening. We…
You know them, you love them, so here they are! The player ratings for game two of the 2019 State Of Origin series. State of Origin football is one of the biggest sporting events in Australia. Just like Melbourne Cup 2019 the nation stops to witness this incredible sporting spectacle. After a fantastic 38-6 win…
The State Of Origin arena is seen as one of the great proving grounds for talent in all of Rugby League. Since switching from an interstate series where you played for the state you resided in, to playing for the state you are actually from, State Of Origin has given the sport some of its…
Rugby League Project is the number one website when it comes to Rugby League statistics and historical data. It is possibly the most important Rugby League website in the world! The Rugby League Project site is run on a voluntary basis by Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. The immense amount of work needed…
The New Orleans Pelicans have taken Zion Williamson from Duke with the number one pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The 6 ft 7 in forward was a consensus first round pick going into the draft and his highlight reel shows why. It will be interesting to see how the Pelicans use Williamson. There has…
By now you no doubt know about the Israel Folau Go Fund Me page that was set up to fund Folau’s legal battle against Rugby Australia. People online are going crazy about this move. Some call it outrageous, saying they will never donate to Folau, while others are taking their wallets out and donating to…
Israel Folau needs your help! PODCAST: Israel Folau Update And Why Rugby Australia Can Not Win To fund ongoing legal action against Rugby Australia for wrongful dismissal Israel Folau has set up a Go Fund Me fundraising page and is asking for donations from people to help fund the fight! The account page reads… Introduction…
In the first of a three part series we look at the history of the Rugby League State Of Origin series. As we look at the history of interstate football between NSW and QLD from 1908 to 1981 and we talk about the birth of State Of Origin football. We go through each thrilling series,…
James Hooper of Fox Sports is reporting that the Canterbury Bulldogs are considering making a 10 year, $11 million offer to Sydney Roosters center Latrell Mitchell. The deal would be the single largest in Rugby League history. Poor old Latrell can’t stay out of the news cycle for more than a few hours, but my…
In some great news for the game the Parramatta Eels today confirmed that former captain Tim Mannah would remain at the club through the end of the 2019 season according to gry hazardowe na telefon. It was a little over a week ago that Mannah looked set to leave the Eels immediately to join the…
In this episode the boys talks about the international Rugby League matches that are being played over the weekend, what more can be done to promote the international game, the Womens State Of Origin match, lots of talk about the Rugby League State Of Origin in Perth, and so many shout outs that they can…
Here is a list of the Rugby League mid season internationals for 2019. All times listed below are local times for the venues involved. Cook Islands vs South Africa Friday 21st June 2019, 19:00pm Ringrose Park Wentworthville, Sydney New Zealand vs Tonga Saturday 22nd June 2019, 5:40pm (NZ Time) Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand…