Rugby League Satire

The Brisbane Broncos have announced a radical ownership plan that'll revolutionise the NRL. Channel Nine will own the Broncos from 2018, rebranding them as the "Channel Nine Broncos". The move was inspired by Nine broadcasting five of the last six Broncos games...

The fake news that’s actually fake. Canberra wins the Premiership Motivated by the heartbreaking 2019 grand final loss, Canberra dominates 2020. They comfortably win the minor premiership, and beat Brisbane and Melbourne to make the grand final. The rematch with the Sydney...

Andrew Johns will play for NSW in State of Origin III. Blues coach Laurie Daley called Johns after the eight Immortal's epic spray on Channel Nine after Origin II. ‘Loz said, “If you think we're such a dumb team, stick on...

The fake news that’s actually fake. Sacked Penrith coach Anthony 'Hook' Griffin has found a new club. http://gty.im/949901512 Canberra. Griffin will support Ricky Stuart as co-coach for the rest of 2018 and 2019. http://gty.im/998529160 "I'm bloody out of answers this season," Stuart said. "Hook's Panthers have...

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has requested the NRL move all the Storm's away games to Suncorp Stadium from 2018. 'The boys love Lang Park, how many other teams constantly smash the Broncos on their home ground? We'd rather play our...

The fake news that's actually fake. Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is the NRL's 2017 grand final entertainment. http://gty.im/826222764 Desperate to avoid last year's Richie Sambora trainwreck, Gallagher was an early pick for NRL CEO Todd Greenberg. http://gty.im/461481886 "Liam is perfect, he was an iconic...

Anthony Mundine's tweet about wanting to coach NSW in 2018 only revealed part of his plan. 'Brah, I'll captain-coach the Blues, sack all the clowns and take on Queensland by myself.' While one player against 13 seems impossible, Mundine is...

The fake news that’s actually fake. Channel Nine have issued an ultimatum to the NRL: they’ll return for 2021 under their own competition. http://gty.im/1005487988 The proposed Channel 9 Elite NRL Premiership will feature eight teams: Brisbane Parramatta Melbourne South Sydney Sydney Roosters Newcastle North Queensland Penrith http://gty.im/1165709151 The 14-round C9ENRLP will be played on Wednesday...

The fake news that’s actually fake. The NRL has banned the Bunker for the 2017 finals series. http://gty.im/668733124 After two years of controversy, NRL CEO Todd Greenberg finally admitted the Bunker was a giant mess, "I've tried to ignore all the bad feedback,...

The fake news that’s actually fake. The NRL has launched an innovative pre-season competition. The KFC NRLZ – created by NRL CEO Todd Greenberg – will be played from Thursday March 1 to Saturday March 3 in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with...

Axed by the Brisbane Broncos, Sam Thaiday is keen to start a new chapter...as an actor. 'You've all seen the NRMA ads, I'm easily the best actor in the NRL, if not Australia. I've had a great footy career, now...

The fake news that’s actually fake. Newcastle won the inaugural NRLZ title, defeating the New Zealand Warriors in the grand final at the MCG on Saturday night. http://gty.im/923635732 Mitchell Pearce and Kalyn Ponga scored Kentucky Fried Tries (scored from the attacking team's half...

The fake news that’s actually fake. Note: this is the last Forward Pass for 2018. Have a fun summer and see you in 2019. The NRL has announced Jimmy Barnes will support Gang of Youths as grand final entertainment. http://gty.im/1037596716 "When we heard the...

The fake news that’s actually fake. The fallout from the farcical Cronulla v Canberra game continues, with the NRL wiping the match from the records. http://gty.im/1002380652 "It's been a tough few days," NRL CEO Todd Greenberg said. "People are angrier than usual, so...