At the end of the Super League War, and as part of the deal that saw the ARL and Super League merge their competitions, News Limited insisted on the creation of a team based in Melbourne. A Melbourne based team had been on the cards for a number of years, but with News Limited being…
We are now 6 rounds into the 2024 NRL season and we have been able to get a good look at every single NRL clubs against varied levels of opposition. So, who do you think stands out as the true contenders so far this season? I think it’s fair to say we can put a…
It is considered to be one of the most exciting Grand Finals of all time, and a game in which the little brother of Queensland Rugby League emerged from the shadows of its bigger brother and finally become one of the leagues heavyweights. Since entering the top grade in 1995 the North Queensland Cowboys had…
So you want to know how many Grand Finals the Melbourne Storm have REALLY won during their history in the NRL. Since entering the NRL in 1998, the Melbourne Storm have officially won 4 Grand Finals. 1999 – Melbourne Storm defeated the St George/Illawarra Dragons 20-18 2012 – Melbourne Storm defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 14-4…
So you want to know how many Rugby League Grand Finals the Parramatta Eels have won over the course of their history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Parramatta Eels have won the Rugby League Grand Final 4 times since entering the NSWRL competition in 1947. All four of their Premierships were won…
The 1996 season was a tumultuous one for the game of Rugby League, with the Super League War finally having an effect on the field as Super League aligned clubs chose to forfeit games in the first round of the season. Despite this many of the best team of the mid 90’s put their best…
People had always wondered how a Grand Final played in Sydney that didn’t feature a team from New South Wales would be received, and in 2006 we go our answer. The minor premiers, the Melbourne Storm fielded one of their strongest teams ever. So much so that it would later be revealed that this Storm…
In what would turn into one of the best years in the games history, a lot of big guns lined up in 1994 with red hot teams with some of the games best players in their absolute prime of their careers. The Raiders spent the 1994 season absolutely lighting up the competition with scintillating football…
So you want to know which team won the first NRL Premiership? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The South Sydney Rabbitohs were the first premierships of the News South Wales Rugby League competition, the forerunner of the National Rugby League competition. The Rabbitohs won the 1908 Grand Final 14-12 over Eastern Suburbs in…
So you want to know how many Premierships the Newtown Rugby League club, now known as the Newtown Jets won during their time in the top grade of Australian Rugby League? Well, you’re come to the right place! Newtown Rugby League club won 3 NRL Premierships over the course of their history in the top…
So you want to know how many NRL Premierships the Brisbane Broncos have won in the clubs history? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The Brisbane Broncos joined the NSWRL (The forerunner to the NRL competition) in 1988 and since then they have won 5 NRL Premierships and one Super League title in 2007….
By any measure the 2001 Parramatta Eels stand out as one of the greatest teams in the NRL’s history. With 20 wins in their 26 games played, and an outrageous +433 points difference. The 839 points scored still stands as a record for points scored over a 26 game season. Thats an average of 32.27…
So you want to know what the biggest come from behind victory is in an NRL Grand Final? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On October 1st 2023 the Penrith Panthers were down 8-24 against the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Grand Final in the 61st minute of the match. They would go on…
In this episode we review the 2023 NRL Grand Final which saw the Penrith Panthers win their third straight Grand Final after a ridiculous, record breaking come back win against the Brisbane Broncos! League Freak DM’d Andrew at the 60th minute, with Penrith down 8-24, asking if he was good to go for this podcast….
Two years after being excluded from the premiership due to salary cap breaches the Canterbury Bulldogs found themselves rebuilt and facing off the with Minor Premiers in the 2004 NRL Grand Final. The animosity between these two teams was palpable, with the Roosters constantly being linked to Bulldogs players over the previous few seasons. A…
Coming into the 2022 NRL Grand Final the Penrith Panthers faced their old foe the Parramatta Eels, one of the few teams who could boast that they beat the Panthers during the regular season, and a team that was confident of their chances of preventing the Panthers from joining the very short list of Future…
The Penrith Panthers came into the 2021 NRL season looking to go one step further. Having lost the 2020 NRL Grand Final, this young Panthers team was hungry to be crowned Champions. Check out aviator game app download! After starting the season with a 12 game winning streak the Panthers squad was decimated by State…
A full 2021 NRL Grand Final review!!! In this episode your heroes look back on a tough 2021 NRL Grand Final won by the Penrith Panthers. They talk about the future of this young side, how this win changes the history of the Panthers club, where South Sydney will be at going into next season,…
In this episode we look at the clash between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2021 NRL Grand Final. Key players, the ins and outs, how we think the game will go and our final predictions. We will be recording a review of the game soon after its all done and…
In this episode Nadine joins the podcast to make it an all Penrith Panthers chat ahead of the Grand Final! We talk about how this years buildup is different from last years, what we hope for in the match, how fun it is to be a Panthers supporter right now and our plans for Grand…
The 2021 NRL Grand Final will have a maximum stadium attendance level of 39,000 at Suncorp Stadium after a 75% capacity restriction was put in place after a Covid 19 outbreak in Brisbane. It is a bit of a blow, especially to people who have paid for tickets to the game who will no longer…
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…
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…
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…
In the years leading up to the 2003 NRL season the Penrith Panthers has struggled through some lean years. One thing that helps supporters through those tough times was seeing the emergence of a group of very good junior players all coming through into first grade at the same time. This, coupled with the signing…
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode the boys do a complete review of the 2020 NRL Grand Final between the Penrith Panthers and the Melbourne Storm. Freaky is a Panthers fan, and this is his immediate reaction too the game! Have a listen to what disappointed…
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode Nadine joins League Freak as the two talk about the Penrith Panthers 2020 season, how the Covid restrictions have made things a little different, how fans are celebrating the Grand Final appearance and just generally what its been like as a…
In 1991 the Penrith Panthers came into the season focused on going one step further. Having made the 1990 NRL Grand Final against the Canberra Raiders, the Panthers celebrated the fact they had just got there. The Panthers had been a struggling football club until the mid 1980’s when an influx of local juniors saw…
Here are the player ratings for the 2019 NRL Grand Final between the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters. The Roosters secured back-to-back titles with a 14-8 victory over the Raiders, becoming the first back-to-back champions in the NRL competition since the Brisbane Broncos achieved the feat in 1992 and 1993. The ratings for these…
In this episode we talk about possible retirement plans for Craig Bellamy and Cameron Smith, Phil Rothfield gives us some of the worst damn stories to chat about in 2019, we go through the restyle of the official Fergo and The Freak fan poll for 2019, we take a look at the 2019 NRL Grand…