Robert Burgin

Farewelling a legend who went from sleeping rough and eating bats to changing Australia

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Amen Gutugutuwai was at the forefront of Pacific Islanders breaking through in Australian rugby...

6yo rugby league sensation hoping to score 100 tries this season

June 27, 2023 Robert Burgin

Last weekend, six-year-old Caloundra Sharks rugby league player Parker Tennant scored seven tries — but that...

Podcast: Asking AI About Rugby League December 18, 2024

Vote for our podcast here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/fergo-and-the-freak/ View Andrews blog about a new International Rugby Leaguye ranking system here: https://andrewrlp.blogspot.com/2024/12/building-system-for-international-rugby.html In this episode we talk about John Bateman and his move to the North Queensland Cowboys, the Penrith Panthers and their chance of winning five titles in a row, and Jarome Luai and how, he’s a pretty good...

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LeagueFreak.com Is Celebrating 21 Years Online! December 11, 2024

In late 2003 I established this website, LeagueFreak.com. It was originally set up to post some cool footy photos on, a few players quotes I found interested, and was intended to be somewhere people could find me when weirdos banned me from internet forums. Over time, it has grown to everything you see here. I...

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Rugby League and NRL On Bluesky December 10, 2024

I now have a Bluesky account! You can follow me on Bluesky by clicking here: https://bsky.app/profile/leaguefreak.bsky.social As always I’ll be posting about everything happening in Rugby League and the NRL on Bluesky. You will still mainly find me using my Twitter account however. That is where you can always find me talking about the game!

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Podcast: The 2024 King Of Rugby League Awards – The Best Rugby League Player In The World! December 10, 2024

In this espide we present the 2024 King Of Rugby League Awards. We name the best rookie in the game, the team of the year, representative player of the year, the biggest story of the year, and then we announce the best Rugby League player in the world for 2024! We then talk about all sorts of other...

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If I Were The Wests Tigers, I Make That Jarome Luai Deal Too! December 6, 2024

Picture this….you are the worst team in the NRL. You’re not just bad, you’re historically bad. Not only do you win wooden spoons every year, but you haven’t even played in a finals series in over a decade. It got so bad that your clubs finally saw some major changed being made. A new coach,...

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Robert Burgin

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