The NRL Rookie
The NRL Rookie is an Australian National Rugby League reality television series that aired on 9Go!. The Rookies were coached by rugby league greats Brad "Freddy" Fittler, Mark Geyer and Adrian Lam. The winner of the show will be drafted to one of the 16 Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club's rookie list. The series was won by Lou Goodwin, who chose to be drafted to Canberra Raiders over the Gold Coast Titans. Format. Captain Challenge. The Captain Challenges involves the rookies competing against each other in physical challenge of speed, endurance & strength each week. The  rookie that comes first in the challenge will become weekly captain, they also cannot be "cut" from the competition during that week. Game Day. All the rookies play as a football team to play a game of football each week. As they play the game, the 3 coaches will watch each rookie to assess the weakest from the strongest rookies and any improvements from previous weeks. The Shed/The War Room. In "The Shed", the rookies have a peer-to-peer session with psychologist Kate Baecher, as well as a group feedback session, this is where the rookies call  out who they believe was weakest for the week & then vote for the bottom 3 rookies for "The Cut". In "The War Room", the 3 coaches watch the session in "The Shed" on a television, this is where the give their final weekly assessment of each rookie. The Cut. Every week, the rookies all stand on the field of Allianz Stadium as Freddy calls out the 3 weakest rookies of the week. The Captain Challenge winner has the option to swap a rookie for another or keep the 3 same rookies, one of the rookies will be chosen as the  weakest of the 3 and be "cut" from the competition. The Rookies. Daniel Caprice had previously represented England in rugby sevens while Lou Goodwin, Jesse Shearer and Jordan Martin had fathers who played first grade (Matt Goodwin, Dale Shearer and Paul Martin respectively). Following the filming of the show, Luke Frixou, who had previously represented Cyprus in rugby union, was signed on a trial contract by the Salford Red Devils. Broadcast. Encores. Each episode airs five times during the week on free to air television across the Nine Network and multichannel GO! International. The series broadcasts internationally on Duke (NZ ), Sky Sports (UK), NBCTV (PNG) & FijiTV (Fiji).