Johnathan Thurston will see out the remainder of his career at the North Queensland Cowboys after signing a four year contract extension worth around $5 million. The deal makes him the highest paid player in the game and signals a return of huge contracts to Rugby League, something we haven’t seen since The Super League…
Depression – It is a word that has a different meaning to many different people. To those who suffer from it, it is a daily burden and something to manage in order to prevent further health implications. To those who are ignorant of it, it is a disease for the weak minded and those who…
I have held back from commenting on the investigations by the Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority and Australian Crime Commission because up until now, there were not a lot of facts to go on. I simply didn’t want to say anything about the investigation until we knew more about what was going on. Now, I…
Professional Rugby League does not lend itself to building leadership qualities in the modern day player. Think about it… Rugby League is a team sport with a culture of breaking down the individual. If a player stands out in some way, they are very likely to become a target on the field. If you have…
Within a minute after the full time siren sounds on grand final day, NRL clubs turn their attention to membership drives. Memberships are a good source of revenue for clubs and are used to try and get fans closer to their club with members only features, such as invitations to training days and team functions,…
As always in Rugby League, when bad something happens, its a crisis. We might as well stop playing the game all together and spend the rest of our likes throwing our arms in the air… With the Sharks facing some serious, troubling allegations that some are suggesting could see a number of players banned from…
Well the first game of the season is now in the books and I think there were a few things we got out of the Rabbitohs 28-10 win over the Roosters. While you tend to find that early season games can be a bit messy, this one wasn’t too bad. I have the South Sydney…
It took a long time to get there but the NRL has finally worked out a deal with Sky television in New Zealand that will see a wide range of broadcasting shown across New Zealand. The deal between Sky and the NRL will run for five years and will see New Zealand based fans get just about…
After an off season of hard work, 16 teams line up for a 6 month war that will see only one of them crowned as National Rugby League Premiers. This off season has been one of the longest I can remember. With no international series played after the clubs season, we had to wait a…
People have been asking me for months if I will be joining NRL Super Coach and NRL Dream Team. Well just a few days out from season kick off, I’ve finally done it. I know people want to join competitions I set up so I will be posting all the info on this post and…
As we get closer to a federal election we will see the promises flowing thick and fast from both sides as they try to buy votes. One thing I expect we will see come into focus is the way we manage sports stadiums in Sydney and how much money is being spent to keep older…
Do you remember the first time you heard what had happened? It was a fantastic story. The type of story I’m sure you didn’t believe until you watched the news that night. The Canterbury Bulldogs poster boy and one of the biggest named in the NRL had got on a plane and left for France,…
Another round of Super League and another game in which Hull FC look terrible… It is something that Hull FC fans have become used to in recent years. A club that promises so much and yet delivers so little. As a Hull FC supporter myself, I find it soul destroying when I watch Hull FC…
A few years ago I looked at the English Rugby League team and I saw a problem. For all the talk from coaches and administrators that they were looking to build towards the 2013 World Cup, I saw a side that was being selected with no thought of its future make up in mind. In…
Premier Sports has announced that they will carry every single NRL game in a deal that will run for five years. With just one week to go before the NRL season kicks off, this will be great news for Rugby League fans in Great Britain looking to take in coverage of the worlds best club competition. You can check…
A new area in Rugby League comes with a new marketing campaign and today as the National Rugby League launches the 2013 season the new television advert has been presented to the public. In the past I have been critical of the way the NRL has marketed in the game. You normally only got to see NRL…
The City of Sydney. Much like the other filthy and overpopulated municipalities of this earth, it has always had its fair share of the faceless melancholia and alienated futility that any confined human-squash is famous for. However of late, one locale of ye olde convict hub is bluer than it’s ever been, and to pinpoint…
It was only a few months ago that the Salford Reds looked like their days were numbered. With debt of around £600,000 hanging over their heads and a winding up petition issues, the prospect of the Super League season kicking off with just 13 teams seemed like a very real possibility. In stepped Marwan Koukash,…
With the season almost upon us this is a competition you will want to be a part of. Our friends over at Greg And Billy, the number one web site dedicated to Greg Inglis and Billy Slater, are running a competition in which you can win an official World Club Challenge programme signed by Australian…
Reigning 2012 Dally M player of the year Ben Barba has been stood down by the Canterbury Bulldogs indefinitely because of an undisclosed off field issue. Detail are very sketchy and this has all just happened less than an hour ago. If there are any updates I will post them here. You will be able…
The 2012 season was a season to forget for Penrith Panther fans. A 15th place finish with a plethora of injuries on top of a mass exodus which included club legends Michael Gordon, Luke Lewis and Michael Jennings had many Panther fans asking the question “What is happening to my club?” It is a fair…
You couldn’t make it up. I have become the obsession of an English journo called Nigel. After the Melbourne Storms second trial game of the season against the Leeds Rhino’s I have not been all that surprised to see the angry, upset reaction from the English. With ego’s battered, the insults started flying from northern…
Here at LeagueFreak.com I like to go out of my way to help people in need. This is one of those occasions. There has been a missing persons alert for Leeds Rhinos lock forward Kevin Sinfield. He was last seen warming up for a match against the Melbourne Storm at Headingley in Leeds. Grave concerns…
The Melbourne Storm have won their second trial match in 2013 in what was clearly a much needed hit out against the Leeds Rhinos. I’m not going to go into some huge breakdown of this match because it was only a trial game. The Storm had played one trial game before this match, against the…
With the kickoff to the 2013 National Rugby League season fast approaching all eyes now turn towards each team and how they are lined up as they look to become the Premiers. In this special presentation with bonus senza deposito immediato senza invio documenti, writer Daniel Nichols takes us through a thorough run down of…
In my lifetime the best elite level development competition I have ever seen was the World 7’s. They used to be a way to kick off the season here in Australia and they put Australian clubs up against international teams. They were also a way for emerging nations to dip their toes into the water…
If you look into the eyes of a Huddersfield Giants fan right now, you’re likely to see nothing but a stunned expression complete with slack jaw staring back at you. They do have reason to be a little dazed, however, for the Giants have made the headlines in the rugby league betting news by sitting…
Its the craze that is sweeping the world by storm, and you knew that eventually it would be Rugby Leagues turn to jump on the bandwagon! The Harlem Shake isn’t just a dance. Its a state of mind. It is about going off your head in an insane way and recording that moment for all…
Recent talk that the World Club Challenge will be expanded is interesting to me, simply because the calls to expand it are not coming from Australia. They are all from Great Britain. Because of this, I try to keep up to speed on what people are saying about the concept and looking for some sort…
The Melbourne Storm are the best Rugby League club in the world. That is not in doubt. Yet here we are in 2013 and the best Rugby League club on the planet is having to deal with the amateurs that run Rugby League in Great Britain, all in an effort to put money in their…