Should Mitchell Pearce be sacked by the Sydney Roosters and deregistered by the National Rugby League? I tend to think a fine and suspension is enough in this case with a warning that one more incident will be the end of his NRL career, but a lot of people feel that is not enough. So…
His club form hasn’t been great, his form at State Of Origin level over the course of his career has not been great, and now Mitchell Pearce is dealing with an off field issue. There is a lot of speculation that Mitchell Pearce will not be selected in game one of the 2014 State Of…
The Jamie Soward vs Beau Ryan non event that sent Twitter into a downward spiral got a huge reaction. It was interesting to see how people lined up…and got me thinking. Which side have most people taken in this discussion? Questions like this normally prompt me to make a poll on my web site, so…
Even the most one eyed Penrith Panthers supporter would tell you that Jamie Soward has played, at best, OK so far in 2014. That hasn’t stopped his name being tossed up as a possible State Of Origin bolter though! In this article written by Daily Telegraph writers Nathan Ryan and Ben Glover Soward’s name it…
The Auckland 9’s kick of on Saturday February the 15th and with a big prize pool on offer. It has been a number of years since the NRL embraced an abbreviated version of the game so it will be interesting to see how clubs and players adapt to playing Rugby League 9’s. So, who do…
News that the Great Britain Rugby League team will take on the Australian Rugby Union team in a hybrid code match at Wembley Stadium next year has caused a debate among supporters of both codes. I have yet to see anyone that thinks this is great idea. The overwhelming feeling is that it shows the…
It is a replay of the 2008 World Cup final that was famously won by New Zealand. The Australian side will go into the game as favourites but with a lot of pressure knowing that for many of them, this is their last opportunity to win a World Cup. I have said for a long…
When I saw the proposed Penrith Panthers logo for 2014, I wasn’t all that impressed. Aside from the fact that it will disappear on a black background, they dropped the name “Penrith”, the writing of the word “Panthers” looks shit, and the Panther itself looks a bit off. So what should a militant Penrith Panthers…
As we head towards the NRL finals series the top teams in the completion will start to weight up the risks versus the rewards of playing their key players in the remaining games of the regular season. With just about every team in the competition one or two key injuries away from being no hope…
Tonight see’s the two worst teams in the National Rugby League face off in a battle for absolutely nothing! Both clubs are paying coaches who are no longer there. Both clubs have recently lost their CEO’s. Both clubs have had issues with players leaving the club. Both clubs have issues at board level. Through all…
With the Newcastle Knights facing off against the Brisbane Broncos tonight, it is time to settle one argument once and for all. Who was the better halfback, Andrew Johns or Allan Langer? Both were premiership winners at their respective clubs. Both were dominant at State Of Origin level. Both represented their country. One is a…
It is one of the greatest rivalries in Rugby League. Tonight we will see the latest chapter written in the rivalry between the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs. Both teams have a long history of not liking each other, most of it stemming back to the 1980’s when they faced off in some classic…
They are without doubt the two biggest superstars to play for the Wests Tigers since their inception. Together they guided the clubs to a Premiership in 2005. The hopes of the Tigers always rest on their shoulders. Even through rumours that the two didn’t get on from time to time, they have remained the two…
Who do you believe is the better player right now? Who would you rather leading your club? In the third edition of League Freak’s Friday Night Fights we will find out who YOU believe is the better player, Mitchell Pearce or Adam Reynolds. On Wednesday night Pearce will be lining up in a State Of…
Super League will be reduced from 14 teams in 2014, to 12 teams in 2015. So who do you think should be the first team to get the chop? Every team in Super League is part of this poll. No one has been left out. Simply select the team you would kick out first. We…
As the Melbourne Storm take on the Brisbane Broncos in Friday Night Football my mind turns towards two of the greatest players either club has produced. Both Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith both rate among the greatest players to every play Rugby League. Both players have built a reputation as the games ultimate winners and…
In a new feature on LeagueFreak.com I will be putting the games best clubs, best coaches and best players in head to head battles that will be decides by you, the reader. The first edition of League Freaks Friday Night Fights is a great one. An ancient rivalry between two clubs that hate each others…
Game two of the 2013 State Of Origin series was a disaster for New South Wales. Not too many of the Blues players could hold their head high after the 26-6 thrashing Queensland handed them. Two players stood out though… Aaron Woods and Nathan Merritt made their State Of Origin debuts after a groundswell of…
With the City vs Country game now behind us we all turn our attention to the State Of Origin series. New South Wales has lost 7 series in a row. Despite talk of building a winning team we still come into the State Of Origin series with a lot of big questions hanging over the…