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Shane Beadman – A Few Ideas To Improve The NRL

League Freak10 years ago10 years ago18 mins

Ok I am a strong believer in not trying to fix things that aren’t broken. But I’m now at the thinking process of why not throw in a few more things that would make our game just that little bit better. I have sat down and brainstormed a few Ideas that the NRL should look…

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  • Sydney Roosters

You Don’t Have To Like David Gyngell, But He Is Right About Sonny Bill Williams

League Freak10 years ago010 mins

Channel 9 CEO and Sydney Roosters supporter David Gyngell has told the Sydney Daily Telegraph that it is imperative that the NRL retains Sonny Bill Williams in the face of the AFL’s move Buddy Franklin to Sydney to play with AFL team the Sydney Swans. Gyngell mentioned the boost to crowds and television ratings that…

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  • International Rugby League News
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Putting The Needs Of NRL Clubs Ahead Of The Rest Of The Game Is Short Sighted

League Freak10 years ago010 mins

When the Australian Rugby League Commission came into power there was a clear message that the new administration would have a “whole of game” approach to the decisions they made. In the past there was something of a disconnect between the NRL competition and the rest of Rugby League. The NRL was basically a company…

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Sam McCulloch – NRL/Super League Alignment

League Freak10 years ago011 mins

The NRL has a responsibility to take over and mentor the Super League whilst clubs could create an alliance or sister club in the UK. Super League is the 2nd biggest market but with the right promotion could be the new golden goose of Rugby League and it really wouldn’t take much of an outlay…

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  • World Cup News

Channel Seven Secures The Rights To Broadcast The 2013 World Cup

League Freak10 years ago13 mins

Channel Seven has sensationally won the rights to broadcast the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, beating out current Free To Air broadcaster Channel Nine. The 2013 Rugby League World Cup, which will be held in Great Britain, is a huge pick up for the Seven Network and breaks the stranglehold that Channel Nine has had…

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  • International Rugby League News

Could You Sell A Tour By The Great Britain Rugby League Team Down Under?

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago18 mins

The British and Irish Lions Rugby Union team is currently touring Australia. While Rugby Union in Australia might be a small sport that struggles to get a share of the spotlight, crowds have been good for their tour matches as Rugby Union fans come out of the woodwork and support the game. Steve Mascord this…

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  • National Rugby League

Welcome To The Big Spending Era In The National Rugby League

League Freak11 years ago06 mins

For over a decade Rugby League in Australia found itself living on a tight budget. The aftermath of the Super League War actually saw salaries shrink considerably. This was followed up by under funding after the game signed off on poor broadcasting deals, and it created a situation in which teams were spending the least amount of…

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  • Cronulla Sharks

Of Course The Cronulla Sharks Will Play All Of Their Games…

League Freak11 years ago06 mins

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…

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  • National Rugby League

Details Of NRL Broadcasting Deal Into New Zealand Finally Announced

League Freak11 years ago02 mins

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…

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  • National Rugby League

Premier Sports To Carry NRL Coverage Across UK

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago01 mins

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…

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  • National Rugby League

Where To Watch The NRL Games Overseas

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago03 mins

Update Feb 28, 2013: Premier Sports To Carry NRL Coverage Across The UK Update Mar 07 2013: New Zealand NRL Television Rights Announced Update Mar 08 2013: You can watch NRL games from overseas by clicking this link! The NRL has announced that they have signed off on an international broadcasting deal that will ensure…

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The 2012 King Of Rugby League Awards

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago15 mins

Award in Rugby League rain like confetti these days. You have organisations and magazines handing them out to all and sundry and forming groups of people who vote based on their own agendas or in most cases, ignorance. That is why The King Of Rugby League Awards stands out from the crowd. I am the…

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  • National Rugby League

The Loss Of Israel Folau Is A Symptom Of A Much Bigger Issue The Game Needs To Address

League Freak11 years ago013 mins

When Israel Folau reached out to the Parramatta Eels and told them he wanted to come back and play Rugby League for them, it put a number of different elements onto an eventual collision course that ironically would see Folau decide to turn his back on Rugby League once again, Folau’s decision to turn his back on one of…

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  • Wests Tigers

Beni Marshall Asks For Release To Play Rugby Union As Our Stars Get Short Changed

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago28 mins

The Daily Telegraph in Sydney is reporting that Benji Marshall will ask for an immediate release from his contract with the Wests Tigers to take up a deal to play Rugby Union in Japan. This was always going to happen in the wake of the move by the Sydney Roosters to sign Sonny Bill Williams…

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  • Sydney Roosters

Sonny Bill Williams Does Not Want To Play Rugby League

League Freak11 years ago010 mins

I have just sat down and watch the press conference in Sydney in which the Sydney Roosters announced that they had signed Sonny Bill Williams to a one year deal. The contract has yet to be forwarded to the National Rugby League and there is some concern about the way it come about, with no…

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  • Canterbury Bulldogs

The Bulldogs, The Media And The Changing Face Of Public Relations

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago014 mins

You always have to watch these media types, they will give you one side of the story, but leave out the other. Earlier this season the NRL put out a set of guidelines that teams needed to follow that outlines how much time NRL players and coaches should spend being available to the media and…

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  • National Rugby League

A Good Media Presence Is Like Money In The Bank

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago010 mins

There is a lot of angst among media types at the moment in regards to the access they get to players and coaches and the quality of answers they get when they are fortunate enough to interview these people. I can see where they are coming from and to a certain extent, I agree with…

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Rugby League Must Now Build A Legacy

League Freak11 years ago27 mins

With Rugby League in Australia now predicted to generate an average of $270 million dollars per year the game administrators have an opportunity to do something they have not been able to even think about for a very long time. Building a legacy. While clubs grants will be raised along with the salary cap, Rugby…

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Rob Jackson – ‘It’s mine, my own, my…precious’ – David ‘Gollum’ Gyngell + more ranting

League Freak11 years ago113 mins

G’day from Scotland! Whilst it is summer here, I’ve seen the four seasons over the past hour, and have just had my fix of Australian news, especially all things RL. And what a massive couple of days it has been! When it rains, it pours. When ol’ Huey decides to dump it on theARLC/NRL, grab…

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Looking Towards The Future For A Game That Dreams Big

League Freak11 years ago010 mins

The deal has been done and the budget is now set, so where does Rugby League go from here? For well over a decade Rugby League in Australia was just trying to survive. It wasn’t that the game wasn’t growing, it simply come down to the fact that clubs at first were spending way beyond…

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  • Australian Rugby League News

Channel 9 and Fox Sports Australia Retain NRL Broadcasting Rights

League Freak11 years ago11 years ago010 mins

The Australian Rugby League Commission has today announced that the broadcasting rights for Rugby League in Australia have been retained by Channel 9 and Fox Sports Australia. The deal will run over five years and is worth $1.025 billion dollars. $100 million dollars of that is advertising on Channel 9 and Fox Sports. This deal…

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Daniel Pettigrew – Television Rights – What To Do?

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago07 mins

One of the main talking points for the first month or so of the 2012 NRL Off Season has been off the field and it’s a big issue – the next TV Rights Deal and indeed who they will go to. Now for those who don’t know (which I doubt will be many of you)…

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  • National Rugby League

Channel 10 Looking At Broadcasting Every NRL Game On Free To Air TV

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago010 mins

It is the dream scenario for the National Rugby League, the worst case scenario for Fox Sport and it would be a deal that would change Australian television in a very dramatic way. The Sydney Daily Telegraph article Channel Ten to attempt to snatch NRL broadcast rights from Channel Nine outlines moves by Channel 10 to broadcast…

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  • National Rugby League

Looking At How News Limited Will Now Treat Rugby League

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago010 mins

For well over a decade News Limited was part of the business. A 50% owner of the NRL, heavily involved in broadcasting rights, they had their fingers in all the pies and made hundreds of millions of dollars out of the game. Now, they are no longer at the table when it comes to the…

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  • National Rugby League

The First Day Of True Independence For Rugby League

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago015 mins

It took a long time but they finally got it done. The old ARL has been dissolved, News Limited has left the building and now the Independent Commission is finally in charge under the name of the Australian Rugby League Commission. The handover occurred yesterday at Moore Park in Sydney where the new HQ for…

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  • National Rugby League

Getting Left Behind In A Fast Changing Media Market

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago013 mins

This week we saw and interesting court case in which Optus were ruled to not be breaking any laws by allowing its customers to record free to air television programs on a personal DVR and then stream that recording to their mobile devices and computers as early as 2 minutes after that television program started….

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  • National Rugby League

What Do NRL Clubs Want And Will We Have A Season In 2012?

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago08 mins

Watch me start off simplifying this and then making it much more complicated as we go along. NRL clubs currently receive a grant from the NRL every year. This is basically their share of the current broadcasting deal. The NRL is looking to get clubs to sign an agreement that says that next year, they…

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  • Penrith Panthers

Want To Know Why The Panthers Are Struggling To Attract A Sponsor?

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago08 mins

If you follow me on Twitter, you will know that this is something that I have brought up a few times and I am not happy about. As of today, the Penrith Panthers do not have a captain, CEO or a major sponsor. Earlier this week The Daily Telegraph looks at the latter in an…

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  • International Rugby League News

Could We See The NZRL Become Part Of An Australasian Independent Commission?

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago010 mins

One day……one day, the game of Rugby League in Australia will be run by an independent commission that is set to streamline the administration of the sport. Backed by the riches that are expected to come from a billion dollar broadcasting deal, the game finally see’s a chance to do a number of things it…

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  • League Freak

A Run Down Of The Stories That Aren’t Happening In Rugby League

League Freak12 years ago11 years ago09 mins

Am I the only one getting sick to death with the way the media keeps trying to manufacturer Rugby League stories lately? If you have been on the League Freak Juggernaut for long enough, you know I don’t like to stuff around. I like to get straight to the point and not mess about. I’m…

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