1.0Neds Bloghttps://www.neds.com.au/blogDouglas Carpenterhttps://www.neds.com.au/blog/author/doug-e-fresh/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HTwwRfcvi1"><a href="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/rugby-league/">Rugby League News, Tips & Previews</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/rugby-league/embed/#?secret=HTwwRfcvi1" width="600" height="338" title="“Rugby League News, Tips & Previews” — Neds Blog" data-secret="HTwwRfcvi1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.neds.com.au/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Rugby League is one Australia’s favourite sports, though the lion’s share of the market lies within the heartland states of Queensland and New South Wales. Similarly to the AFL, the NRL was originally known as the ‘NSW Rugby League’ and was solely contested by teams within the borders of New South Wales, however the expansion of the league to include the likes of the Canberra Raiders and Brisbane Broncos in the late 1980’s paved the way for the ARL and subsequently, the NRL to be the country-wide competition that it is today. The emergence of State of Origin as the…