2018 Super League
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | TBC |
| Relegated |
Northcliff Broncos (License revoked) Northcliff Eagles |
| FMRL World Club Championships | TBC |
2019 → | |
The 2018 Super League will be the 2nd season of professional rugby league in the Florian Republic and the first in Freeland. 16 teams compete for over 30 rounds and an additional, round the Florian Magic Weekend after round 15. The eight highest teams enter the playoffs for a place in the Super League Grand Final.
Northcliff Vikings are the current champions, after successfully beating Northsilver Panthers, after successfully beating 34 –18 in the previous season in a sell-out crowd of 74,500 at Northcliff Arena to win the inaugural championship.
Teams
Four clubs will play in the league for the first time. These teams are Blackoak Bulls,Havenbarrow Rovers,Northcliff Broncos and Northcliff Eagles. Before the start of the season, it was announced that the league would expand to 18 teams and that Northcliff Broncos would get their license revoked. On the 14th December that Northcliff Broncos would not be permitted to play in the 2018 Super League and they were effectively replaced by Freelander club, KR Viten Sharks.
| Club | Established | City | Stadium | Capacity | Titles | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blackoak Bulls
|
2017 | Blackoak | Blackoak metropolitan Stadium | 10,300 | N/A | N/A |
 Blackoak Giants
|
2017 | Blackoak | Stone Brewery Stadium | 55,097 | N/A | N/A |
 Dragonmoor Devils
|
2017 | Dragonmoor | Dragonmoor City Stadium | 12,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Dragonmoor Dragons
|
2017 | Dragonmoor | Thomas Lémery Stadium | 55,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Havenbarrow Rovers
|
2017 | Havenbarrow | Post Office Way | 6,750 | N/A | N/A |
 Havenbarrow Wolves
|
2017 | Havenbarrow | Wolves Park | 15,200 | N/A | N/A |
 Meadowedge Warriors
|
2017 | Meadowedge | Warriors Sport Arena | 45,500 | N/A | N/A |
 Newhedge Centurions
|
2017 | Newhedge | Newhedge Sports Village | 12,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Newmarsh Saints
|
2017 | Newmarsh | Saints Road | 23,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Northsilver Panthers
|
2017 | Northsilver | Panthers Arena | 25,586 | N/A | N/A |
 KR Viten Sharks
|
2017 | Viten,Freeland | Viten Arena | 30,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Northcliff Eagles
|
2017 | Northcliff | The Beehive | 6,418 | N/A | N/A |
 Northcliff Tigers
|
2017 | Northcliff | Northcliff Sports Complex | 20,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Northcliff Vikings
|
2017 | Northcliff | Northcliff Arena | 75,000 | 1 | 2017 |
 Stonehall Rhinos
|
2017 | Stonehall | The Jungle | 26,500 | N/A | N/A |
 Westlake Wildcats
|
2017 | Westlake | 'Wild' Park | 5,333 | N/A | N/A |
Pre-season
The 2018 pre-season featured the FMRL World Club Championships with Northcliff Vikings entering the group stage.In addition, Havenbarrow Wolves,Northsilver Panthers and Westlake Wildcats entered the qualifying stage. Havenbarrow Wolves and Westlake Wildcats failed to qualify for the group stage, however Northsilver Panthers would end up reaching the final of the tournament but would end up losing to Deacon RLFC. Northcliff Vikings failed to impress and finished bottom of group B.
Regular Season
Teams will play 30 regular season games with the league being paused after round 15 to accomodate the Florian Magic Weekend.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northsilver Panthers | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 831 | 429 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| Stonehall Rhinos | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 706 | 388 | 45 | |
| Meadowedge Warriors | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 695 | 433 | 40 | |
| Northcliff Vikings | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 697 | 489 | 39 | |
| Northcliff Tigers | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 623 | 468 | 39 | |
| Newmarsh Saints | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 654 | 475 | 34 | |
| Havenbarrow Wolves | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 584 | 504 | 33 | |
| Blackoak Bulls | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 511 | 605 | 27 | |
| Dragonmoor Dragons | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 529 | 624 | 26 | |
| Blackoak Giants | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 541 | 561 | 25 | |
| Havenbarrow Rovers | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 508 | 678 | 21 | |
| Westlake Wildcats | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 579 | 631 | 20 | |
| KR Viten Sharks | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 403 | 721 | 16 | Team to resign at the end of the season* |
| Newhedge Centurions | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 502 | 760 | 15 | |
| Dragonmoor Devils | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 492 | 742 | 12 | |
| Northcliff Eagles (R) | 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 462 | 809 | 10 | Relegation to Super League 2 |
- Team will play in the inagural Micras Balkan Super League in 2019
Playoffs
The Final will be played at Northcliff Stadium,Northcliff.
| Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
| QF1: Minor Premier's home ground | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | SF1: City of Blackoak Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| EF1: Red Bear Park | PF1: Home ground of Qualifying final winner 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GF: Northcliff Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| EF2: Red Bear Park | PF2: Home ground of Qualifying final winner 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SF2: Newmarsh Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| QF2: Regular season runner-up home ground | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Transfers
Players
| Player | 2017 Club | 2018 Club | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cqin Zyxveldtsen |  Tiem Hearts
|
Northcliff Tigers
|
Dual Registration |
| Jón Klevets | CT Hornets
|
Dragonmoor Dragons
|
Dual Registration |
| Kraig Fredriksen | Southern Aztecs
|
Stonehall Rhinos
|
Dual Registration |
| Sean Powell | Meadowedge Warriors
|
Stonehall Rhinos
|
Cr 143,222 |
| Frank Walker | Stonehall Rhinos
|
Havenbarrow Rovers
|
Cr 313,423 |
| George Baker | Blackoak Bulls
|
Stonehall Rhinos
|
Cr 609,753 |
| Rhys Baxter | Northcliff Vikings
|
Stonehall Rhinos
|
Cr 2,588,337 |
| Tom Slater | Meadowedge Warriors
|
Northcliff Vikings
|
Free |
| Tom Wallace | Northcliff Tigers
|
 Northcliff Broncos
|
Cr 2,250 |
| Robert Sharp | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| James Carter | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| Jason Buckley | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| Max Hall | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| Callum Smith | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| Scott Palmer | Northcliff Broncos
|
KR Viten Sharks
|
Free |
| Tom McCrone | Newmarsh Olympic | Newmarsh Saints
|
Free |
| Matthew Downs | Northsilver Panthers
|
 Otag Tomb Quardians
|
Free |
| Leo Scott | Northsilver Panthers
|
Otag Tomb Quardians
|
Free |
| Patrick Hart | Meadowedge Warriors
|
Mutfak Ogres
|
Free |
| Zihni Senojk | Otag Tomb Quardians
|
Northsilver Panthers
|
Cr1,000,000 |
| Dürsün Ertunçojk | Otag Tomb Quardians
|
Northsilver Panthers
|
Cr1,000,000 |
| Özgü Senojk | Mutfak Ogres
|
Meadowedge Warriors
|
Cr1,000,000 |
| Ferda Gündoganojk | Balkon Ents
|
Meadowedge Warriors
|
Cr1,000,000 |
Coach
| Coach | 2017 Club | 2018 Club |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Slater | Northcliff Broncos
|
Stonehall Rhinos
|
| Theo Cook | Stonehall Rhinos
|
Newhedge Centurions
|
Coach Changes
| Team |
Outgoing Coach |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Replaced by |
Date of appointment |
Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Eagles
|
James Ashton | Sacked | 23rd June 2018 | TBC | TBC | 15 |
Attendances
Average attendances
|
Top 10 attendances
| Rank | Home club | Away club | Stadium | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|}
End of season awards
- Man of Steel:
- Coach of the year:
- Super League club of the year:
Media
| Country | TV Broadcasters | Radio Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Craitland |
VVision | none |
 Kingdom of Coria |
StadioSport | StadioSport Radio |
 Florian Republic |
FBC Sports Red Sports |
Free Sports Radio |
 Senya |
Senya TV Sport | none |
 Mercury |
RLM24 | none |
 Freeland |
PRF1TV | none |
