 At the end of the 1992 NSWRL season, Freeman was awarded the Dally M Medal as the competition’s player of the year for his performance as Eastern Suburbs' halfback.Nicknamed "Whiz", Freeman was selected to captain the Kiwis from halfback for the 1993 Trans-Tasman Test series against Australia.He then captained the Kiwis from halfback for the 1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France.