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Peter BadelChief Rugby League Writer

Peter Badel is a six-time award winning journalist who began as a sports reporter in 1998. A best-selling author, ‘Bomber’ has covered five Australian cricket tours and has specialised in rugby league for more than two decades.

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A star is born who could rule NRL for years

There were plenty of superstars on show this season and one young gun looks ready to take the league by storm. Full highlights and lowlights from 2022.

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Adam Reynolds and coach Kevin Walters, Brisbane Broncos returning from Sydney after St George end their 2022 season, Brisbane Airport. Picture: Liam Kidston

Big Bronco has Kevvie’s back amid front-office drama

Broncos captain Adam Reynolds has thrown his support behind Kevin Walters’ premiership blueprint despite some off-field ructions that are still causing some instability.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 13: Josh Addo-Carr of the Bulldogs makes a break during the round 14 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels at Accor Stadium, on June 13, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

The phone call that eased Addo-Carr’s mind

Superstar winger Josh Addo-Carr has recieved a reassuring phone call but he isn’t quite packing his bags for the World Cup duties in England just yet.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: The Devils players celebrate a try by Brayden McGrady of the Devils during the Queensland Cup Grand Final match between the Redcliffe Dolphins and the Norths Devils at Moreton Daily Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Gamble the Great: Departing Bronco helps Devils go back-to-back

Norths Devils have become the first club to claim consecutive Hostplus Cups wins in 10 years, after a thrilling win over Redcliffe Dolphins.

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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Jason Taumalolo of the Cowboys is sent to the sin-bin during the NRL Preliminary Final match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Parramatta Eels at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on September 23, 2022 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

Taumalolo hits out at NRL as ban rocks Cup plans

Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo has slammed the NRL judiciary system as he braces for a suspension that will rattle Tonga’s World Cup campaign.

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Brisbane Broncos player Jake Turpin at a training session on Friday 2 September 2022. Picture: Jerad Williams

Sport Con: Bondi rescue for unwanted Bronco

Unwanted Bronco Jake Turpin may have finally found a new home for 2023, as the Roosters consider throwing a lifeline to the gusty hooker.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Sam Walker of the Roosters looks on during the NRL Elimination Final match between the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Bronco blow as Walker hints next contract move

Sydney Roosters playmaker and Queensland Origin squad member Sam Walker has declared he is ready to sign a multi-million dollar contract.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Tom Gilbert of the Cowboys celebrates winning the NRL Qualifying Final match between the Cronulla Sharks and the North Queensland Cowboys at PointsBet Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Private heartbreak driving Cowboys hard man’s farewell

He may be about to play his last game for North Queensland, but Tom Gilbert won’t leave anything on the field – in a pledge to honour a late family member.

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Broncos snare recruit, Cowboy’s uncertain future resolved

The Broncos have got their man — and his arrival gives Kevin Walters plenty to think about, while a senior Cowboy has clinched his NRL future. Check out the latest NRL signing news

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L-R, Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks playing in the first ever game at BankWest Stadium. Pictures - Chris Pavlich for The Daily Telegraph

Moses-Brooks reunion: Tigers’ ploy to steal from Eels

Wests Tigers have hatched a plan to capitalise on Parramatta’s sluggish response to Mitch Moses’ contract situation and bring the halfback ‘home’. NRL trade news.

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