Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode League Freak explodes with rage over calls to change the State Of origin eligibility rules. Andrew meanwhile is way more chill. Thank the Rugby League gods! We talk about the Parramatta Eels social media controversy. Jackson Hastings and Brent Naden and their links to the Wests Tigers. A bad call in the Wests Tigers vs Newcastle Knights game. We read a couple of your emails. And much, much more! Follow the boys...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 45 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we talk about the instant classic game between the Penrith Panthers and the Melbourne Storm in the Grand Final rematch. We read a couple of lister emails, break down the Wests Tigers craptacular history, talk about our NRL tipping strategies, a few player movement rumours, and generally yack about the game! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we run through the #AskKenty questions that Paul Kent refuses to answer! How dare you Paul Kent! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon ! Vis...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we start off by talking about some things we don't like, then end up talking about things we do like so far in season 2021. We just wanted to sit down and talk about footy, so thats what we did! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinio...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL Footy is here! in this episode we look at everything that happened in round one of the 2021 NRL season. We got fired up in this one! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby League Project Patreon and the League...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this gigantic episode we present you our 2021 NRL season preview. We go through all 16 NRL clubs, taking you through their major gains and loses. We look at their coaches, their contract situations, their outlook for 2021 and the seasons beyond! Good luck to your team heading into the new season! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and T...
Mar 09, 2021•2 hr 42 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this we look at how effective Mitchell Moses is for the Parramatta Eels compared to Peter Sterling or just a random collection of other halfbacks that have played for the Eels. We also read your emails and have some general footy chat! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your ...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we ponder all of the great subjects that the Rugby League world poses to us at this very moment in time. Sounds heady.....like a chick from St Helens. Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby Lea...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we go through some of the weekends results from trail games and tell you which teams are already finished in 2021! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby League Project Patreon and the League F...
Feb 28, 2021•38 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we chat about moved to continue down the road of investment from a private equity firm in the NRL. We then talk about Super League and have a debate about Rugby Union investment (Plant the virus!) We then talk about what Thylacine taste like. It was an interesting podcast! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode journalist and commentator Jessica Dunne joins the podcast to talk about her experience commentating W League and A League games, the state of soccer in Australia and how she thinks her beloved Newcastle Knights will perform in the NRL this season. It was great chatting to Jess. We will have her on the podcast again some time soon! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League P...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we have a chat about the NRL All Stars game, move into a little Wests Tigers talk, touch on the Bulldogs situation, have a chuckle about the St George/Illawarra Dragons and the realistic expectations of its fan base and we discuss the ARL Commission. Its a long one... Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Webs...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In a special episode of Fergo and The Freak, League Freak is joined by Fox Sport journalist and former Canterbury Bulldogs cheerleader Darcie McDonald. Darcie takes us through how she turned her childhood dream to be an NRL cheerleader into a reality. How much she enjoyed working as a cheerleader and the game day routine that cheerleaders go through. This was a really fun conversation and we are sure to have Darcie on again so...
Feb 14, 2021•55 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this latest verbal outrage the boys talk about recruitment at the Dragons, a couple of off field incidents, a new chairman for Super League, a banned coach looking to come back, and Clint Gutherson's genitalia. You know us, you love us! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode Julie joins Freaky to talk about the decision by the Parramatta Eels to ditch their cheerleading squad in 2021. It's a terrible decision. We thought we'd have a chat about it. Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boy...
Feb 07, 2021•27 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we discuss the birth of the salary cap within Australian Rugby League. It was brought in for many different reasons, and through changing conditions in club finances, to court rulings regarding the player draft, we saw many changes to a concept that at this stage was very new to Rugby League. We suggest you listen to this episode, and then have a listen to the 1994 season review. It leads very nicely into that!...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode dismiss Israel Folau, again. We then turn our attention to Cameron McIness, his attack on Anthony Griffin, and his move to the Cronulla Sharks in 2022. We have a chat about the Brisbane Jets expansion bid and then answer an awesome listener email! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious L...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we were challenged to talk about 15th century Chinese art. Well guess what, we did it! We also chatted a little about a few Rugby League myths we have both heard over the years! This is a short one, but it will be very satisfying. Also, the podcast doesn't go for very long either. Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The ...
Jan 31, 2021•29 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we discuss the news that RTS is looking to switch to Rugby Union and play for the New Zealand All Blacks. A move you wouldn't have been surprised to hear about if you have been listening to us! We talk about Benji Marshall possibly heading to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Moses M'bye giving up the Wests Tigers captaincy, captaincy in general across the NRL, and then we take a big stick to Rugby Union! Follow the ...
Jan 28, 2021•56 min
1997 was the height of the Super League War, with Australian Rugby League officially split in two and the ARL completely isolated by the rest of the Rugby League playing world. There were so many stories that emerged during this year that would be pivotal to the future of the game. It was one of the lowest moments in the games history, it brought into question the games very future, and yet this great game managed to show that it was still truely great, and well worth saving. In the continuation...
Jan 27, 2021•3 hr 27 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we look at the latest way English Rugby League officials have screwed up! We then talk about the incident involving Corey Norman and how he stuck to the brand! We get stuck into the Wests Tigers....again.... Then we look at a few interesting statistics from the 2020 NRL season! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Off...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we are joined by our great friend from the UK, Richard Shaw-Wright. We talk about Super League in 2021, The World Cup, the effects of Covid un the UK on life and in the sport and then have a bit of a laugh. Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League new...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL In this episode we talk about the launch of the 2020 Rugby League Project Annual. You can get your copy here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2020-rugby-46312824 We then talk about a few player moves, we answer some of your questions, we chat a little about Rugby League history, and then talk about the documentary Grizzly Man! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rug...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL On todays episode we go through all 16 NRL clubs and select the players who find themselves with a pivotal season ahead. See if you agree with our selections! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby League Proj...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Goto manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: NRL We start 2021 with a bang! Well, there's not too much news to talk about but we decided to jump on and give you an episode anyway! We hope you enjoy our gibber! :-D Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby Leagu...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Fergo and The Freak present their 2020 Christmas Special! The boys go through through the 12 days of Rugby League Christmas. They have a good laugh and celebrate the festive season! We hope you all enjoy Christmas and Santa is very generous with you. We know you've all been good....you listen to us! ;-D Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugb...
Dec 24, 2020•52 min
In this episode Rugby League historian Andrew Ferguson profiles Pat Walsh, a naturally gifted sportsman who excelled in three different sporting codes in four different countries. Pat Walsh career stats: https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/pat-walsh/summary.html Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support...
Dec 19, 2020•44 min
In this episode the boys look at the incredibly stupid decisions Rugby League has made in recent days. The first is the decision by Super League to promote Leigh into the competition to replace the Toronto Wolfpack. The second is the decision by the ARL to change a whole heap of rules about the game. We then talk about the Australian Kangaroo "merit" team, and then finish up once again talking about eating Australian wildlife....land our hairy balls! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and L...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 41 min
In this episode League Freak has a chat with York City Knights media manager Gavin Wilson about the clubs bid to enter Super League in 2021. They talk about the clubs history, its stable growth, how it would be a good stepping stone in changing the geographical spread of the Super League competition and how everything is built upon a sustainable base. The boys then talk about the possible NRL bid to buy into Super League, the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, and the impact of Covid 19 on York. It wa...
Dec 13, 2020•37 min
In this episode we have a chat about the NRL having informal talks to buy 51% of the Super League competition for $134 million. Have a listen to what we think of this idea... Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Visit The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics and The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Support the boys on Patreon at Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon ! Visit Rugby...
Dec 10, 2020•44 min
