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The Melbourne Storm have released the following statement by the clubs CEO Justin Rodski following the release of videos on social media showing Melbourne Storm players in a private venue after their semi final loss against the Penrith Panthers. “The club is taking this matter extremely seriously. We are very disappointed to be in this…
The Penrith Panthers have won an epic defensive batting over the Melbourne Storm with a 10-6 victory at Suncorp Stadium. The win see’s the Panthers join the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2021 NRL Grand Final. The Panthers got off to a great start with a cross field kick by Nathan Cleary taken cleanly by…
The South Sydney Rabbitohs will play in the 2021 NRL Grand Final after a resounding 36-16 win over the Manly Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium. The Rabbitohs has a very steady attacking first half and managed to dodge a few bullet by the Sea Eagles in the first half, taking a 22-0 lead into half…
Queensland Rugby League legend Billy Slater has agreed to coach the Maroons in the 2022 State Of Origin series. Slater takes over from Paul Green who decided to step down a few weeks ago. Slater, who played 31 times for the Maroons, has no head coaching experience at any level, so it will be interesting…
Brent Read of Triple M radio in Sydney has The Rush Hour that the NRL has decided to expand to 17 teams in 2023 and the announcement will be made after the 2021 NRL Grand Final which will be held in Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Redcliffe Dolphins are said to be the front runners…
Get all of the latest news and reviews covering the 2021 NRL Finals with the Fergo and The Freak podcast! With a rundown of each team, the key players and plays, as well as a look at all the key moments, the podcast will keep you up to date with everything going on in the…
Its an age old question in Rugby League. How does the week off effect NRL clubs who win in the first week of the finals series. Is it always a good thing? Does it hurt a clubs momentum? If you have a look at betting sites the best bookies tend to think that teams taking…
Brisbane is set to host its first ever NRL Grand Final after a joint announcement by the NRL and the Queensland Government. It will be the first NRL Grand Final held in Queensland in the games history. The Melbourne Storm and Penrith Panthers are both short priced favourites to face off again in the Grand…
Danny Weidler of Channel Nine is reporting that the St George/Illawarra Dragons have secured the signature of Manly Sea Eagles centre Moses Suli on a three year deal. LATEST: Dragons three year $1.7m deal done with Moses Suli. Been told no transfer payment. @9NewsSyd @NRLonNine — Danny Weidler (@Danny_Weidler) September 7, 2021 Apparently there was…
Paul Green has stood down from his role as the coach of the Queensland Maroons stating his desire to pursue an NRL coaching position as the reason. After losing the 2021 State Of Origin series 2-1 Green didn’t get too many great reviews about his series as the Maroons coach. He did manage to bring…
It has been a tough couple of years for the NRL. With Covid taking its toll on the competition, fans locked out of stadiums, very team in the competition having to relocate at certain points, and a set of rules that make the game really hard to watch, the NRL competition has been through a…
A horrible scene last night in the Rabbitohs vs Roosters match saw South Sydney Fullback Latrell Mitchell hit Sydney Roosters star Joseph Manu in a head high tackle that resulted in Manu suffering a depressed facial fracture. This is the hit in question. HORRIBLE SCENES. 😳 Joseph Manu's season could be over, suffering a suspected…
The rule change madness at the NRL continues as ARL Commissioner Wayne Pearce has told the media that he will put forward ANOTHER potential rule change that would take effect before the 2021 NRL finals series. The rule change would be that when a team kicks the ball into touch the opposition would get a…
The 2005 Wests Tigers run to their maiden NRL Premiership came out of nowhere. Having finish the 2004 season in 9th position on the NRL ladder, the Tigers were a bit of a strange mix of players and no one really had them on their radar heading into the 2005 season. Little did anyone know…
Some bad news for Dragons supporters with confirmation that Ben Hunt suffered a fractured arm on the weekend and is expected to miss a month of football. The news comes just as the Dragons were set to welcome back a humber of players who had been suspended for the most expensive BBQ in Rugby League…
Wests Tigers player James Roberts had been suspended for one game and fined $7,000 after some shithead with a telephoto lense aimed at his hotel balcony window caught Roberts going out onto his balcony to catch some fresh air. The Queensland Government mandated that NRL players under hotel quarantine in Queensland had to stay in…
The NRL has announced that its has fined Warriors Forward Kane Evans $5,000 for writing “Fold some cunt” on his wrist tape in last weekends match. The writing was picked up by Fox Sports cameras as Evans sat on the bench and from there he was always going to be fined. You have to wonder…
A lot of player movement news today as Brisbane Broncos forward Tevita Pangai Junior has switched to the Penrith Panthers for the remainder of the 2021 NRL season before he moves on to join the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2022. The Bulldogs are also close to signing sacked St George/Illawarra Dragons forward Paul Vaughan. Those are…
Peter Badel of The Courier Mail in Brisbane is reporting that if the current Covid 19 restrictions stay in place the NRL is open to playing the 2021 NRL Grand Final in Brisbane for the first time. With all NRL clubs now based in Queensland, and the Covid numbers and restrictions much lower in the…
After games one and two of the 2021 State Of Origin series Queensland looked to be in a pretty bad place. No only had they lost back-to-back games at home, but the series loss hadn’t even been close. The very best oddsmakers in the world such as powerplay Canada had Queensland struggling to see any…
Game three of the State Of Origin series has officially been run and won! In front of a sellout crowd on The Gold Coast, in a year where the Banana Benders hosted all three matches! New South Wales lost the match 20-18 in what was a bit of a downer on the end of a…
Well the 2021 State Of Origin series is finally over, and the Queenslander can feel the loss of the series for the next 12 months. I see no problem with that! Queensland won the match 20-18 in a bit of an underwhelming game at times. It sparked up in the last 20 minutes but the…
In 1997 Rugby League in Australia had been split in two. Years of turmoil within the game had seen Rugby League team itself apart. While all of this was going on, something special was brewing. For a number of years the Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles had developed a rivalry we rarely see in…
James Hooper is reporting on Fox Sports that Matt Dufty has singed a one year deal with the Bulldogs starting in 2022. It will only be a one year deal, which is a little strange, but he will be a handy signing for the Bulldogs who continue to try to buy their way out of…
State Of Origin 3 will now be played on the Gold Coast after the NRL was informed by the NSW Government that it would not allow a major event to be held in New South Wales. State Of Origin 3 was moved from Stadium Australia in Sydney to Newcastle and everything looked set in stone….
The third and final game of the 2021 State Of Origin series will see New South Wales take on Queensland at Newcastles McDonald Jones Stadium. The game was meant top be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney but a venue change was forced due to ongoing Covid 19 restrictions that have been extended across the…
The Queensland Rugby League have named their team for State Of Origin three, with a number of changes right across the park make to the side that lost game two. Queensland will be looking to avoid a series sweep. Queensland Maroons 1. Kalyn Ponga – Newcastle Knights 2. Valentine Holmes – North Queensland Cowboys 3….
The New South Wales Rugby League has named their side for State Of Origin three which is likely to be played in Newcastle. There are a couple of changes to the team from game two due to injuries. We have two debutantes for the Blues heading onto the dead rubber against Queensland. Here is the…
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In a move that in no way is meant to take attention away from the fact the QRL named an ineligible players in their State Of Origin squad, or take attention away from the annihilation that Queensland suffered at the hands of New South Wales in back-to-back State Of Origin games, both of which were…