Maroons hero’s sad Origin career admission
Maroons legend Ben Hunt has conceded his decorated State of Origin career is all-but over, admitting he may have played his last game for Queensland, after injury saw him miss the 2025 series.
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Eels poach Australian schoolboys rep from the Broncos
The Eels have struck gold while the Broncos will be feeling blue with one of Queensland’s best young schoolboys opting to move to Sydney rather than sign with the Brisbane powerhouse.
Late Mail: Broncos blow with star sidelined
The Broncos have suffered a blow, with a forward in danger of missing the rest of the season after his latest injury setback. See all the predicted Round 21 team changes.
‘It’s not going to happen’: Payten braced to lose local halfback
North Queensland is braced to lose one of its homegrown halves, with Todd Payten confirming the departure of one of his talented playmakers at season’s end. Read the coach’s update on his halves situation for 2026.
Future is now: Young guns that eliminated teams must let play
With seven rounds left in the regular season, there are seven clubs who are either out, or almost out, of the finals race. These are the players who should be getting time in first grade before the end of the season.
Titans owner caught in Des Hasler crossfire breaks silence
Titans owner Rebecca Frizelle had a front-row seat to Des Hasler’s savage dressing-room tirade. Speaking for the first time since the incident, the boss has defended the coach’s epic spray, while also addressing the current state of the club.
NFL Academy secures 15-year-old, 132kg rugby league giant
Talby Smith is just 15-years-old but is already 198cm and heavier than any NRL player – and he’s still growing. Now, the “one of a kind athlete” has his taken first step towards a potential NFL career.
Walters Cup weapons: Best players from round 5 named
2025 Walters Cup Players of the Day from round 5: Dolphins junior signing plays the house down, while a Canterbury addition shines in the Year 10 competition.
Top 50 ASSRL schoolboys re-ranked: 11 new entries in seismic shake-up
There has been a seismic shift following the completion of the ASSRL schoolboy rugby league carnival, with a new No.1 and multiple new entries in our top 50 list. See the new-look rankings.
Finals-bound generals: Shock results from NRL’s halfback rater
Halfbacks win premierships and with the NRL finals race looming large, we look at which playmakers are on track for premiership glory and who is facing an uphill battle.
Key forward rejects two-year Broncos offer to sign one-year deal
The Broncos have added another key member to the club’s aggressive recruitment-and-retention spree, staving off interest from rivals to secure a key middle forward.
Incoming Knights CEO Parr addresses Ponga, O’Brien futures
Newcastle’s soon-to-be chief executive Peter Parr has a message for those questioning the future of Kalyn Ponga and Adam O’Brien at the Knights, while insisting the club is not far from being in the premiership mix.
Brailey, Sharks at odds over extension after double rejection
Blayke Brailey is in career-best form and is in the midst of contract talks with the Sharks. Find out why the local product has rejected Cronulla’s deal, and why they rejected his counter.
NRL great Fifita charged with alleged vile park footy act
Sharks 2016 grand final hero and current culture and welfare officer, Andrew Fifita, could miss the remainder of De La Salle’s season following an incident during a recent A-grade match.
How Tigers reignited a childhood combo by unleashing May brothers
He’s one of the NRL’s premier props, but upon reuniting with brother Taylan, Terrell May showed glimpses of a position he once dominated in his youth – halfback. It could be the childhood combo that the Tigers need.
Keep or ditch in 2026? NRL stars facing an uncertain future
To keep or to ditch in 2026? That is the crucial question NRL clubs are racing to answer. We take a look at some of the players vying for a new deal and to determine if they should be re-signed or let go.
‘Dog Head’, Des and a shovel: Rugby league’s greatest coach blow ups
From slaps in the face, to swinging shovels, frothy-mouthed sprays and a coach send off, rugby league has seen it all, long before Des Hasler lost the plot. These are the game’s greatest coach blow ups.
Walters vows to keep Haas in green-and-gold amid walkout fears
New Australia coach Kevin Walters has vowed to stop Broncos star Payne Haas from walking out on Kangaroos camp, amid fears of a mass green-and-gold exodus for the Ashes series.
Tigers set to sign rising Maroons star after Api extension
After locking down club co-captain Api Koroisau on a two-year extension, the Wests Tigers have turned their attention to one of the most promising players in Queensland. See the latest transfer news.
Watch: Missed on-field moment that triggered Hasler’s epic spray
Des Hasler had numerous reasons to blast the Titans after their shocking loss to Wests Tigers but there was one in-game moment which triggered the epic double spray. WATCH the vision.
NRL teams analysis: David Fifita’s season all but over
David Fifita’s shocking 2025 season has taken another turn, with the Titans star set to be sidelined again after another ankle injury. See all the team lists for Round 21.
Broncos blow as cashed up rivals target reborn star
Maroons star Gehamat Shibasaki has been the NRL’s success story of 2025 and his stunning rise at the Brisbane Broncos has caught the eye of cashed-up rival clubs.
Million-dollar pass: Fatty’s tribute to the man who changed his life
Paul Vautin was a young first grader in 1978 when he ran onto a pass from Gary Prickett and raced into a new world, creating the ‘Fatty’ rugby league fans know and love today. Vautin farewell’s one of the game’s true gentlemen.
Kangaroos teammate gives star trio blessing to defect to Samoa
Mooted coach Kevin Walters is facing the prospect of losing three certain selections for his first series in charge of the Kangaroos – and the fight to retain them may have gotten a little harder.
NRL Finals Predictor: Small portal opens for top four assault
Manly and the Warriors have thrown a spanner in the race to the NRL finals, as two heavyweights battle for a second bite of the cherry. We’ve crunched the numbers on the Ladder Predictor to determine who’s in and who’s out of finals contention.
‘You’re my cousin’: Dallas Cowboy reveals link to rising Origin star
It started with a query from a teammate. Then came the text message. This is the remarkable story of how a Roosters and Maroons gun connected with his cousin Jay Toia, a defensive tackle with the Dallas Cowboys.
‘Fake’: PNG board member declares innocence
The man described as the Nick Politis of PNG rugby league has declared his innocence after ‘incorrect and defamatory’ allegations forced a corruption investigation into his business dealings.
Second spray: Real story behind Hasler’s epic post-game blow-up
Des Hasler let loose on the Gold Coast Titans squad before players started moving towards the showers and ice baths – that’s when cameras captured the real spray.
Grant warned by NRL as concerning act is revealed
It was the controversial incident that lost Melbourne the game against Manly, but it’s since been revealed that Harry Grant had already been warned by the NRL for a similar offence just days beforehand. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Warriors infiltrate Broncos heartland armed with poaching program
The Warriors have launched a trans-Tasman assault on the Broncos after setting up a poaching program one of rugby league’s most fertile breeding grounds.
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