Injuries, a signings merry-go-round and hotly contested positional battles have set up an intriguing NRL pre-season challenge. Our NRL and SuperCoach experts reveal the big issues as clubs finetune their line-ups ahead of the season.
The cheapie landscape is constantly changing so we’ve added six new bargains and shaken up our rankings, via TOM SANGSTER.
Canterbury have produced a stealth signing ahead of the 2025 season by adding one of the most promising props in New Zealand to their NRL roster.
Two South Sydney superstars are set to complete miracle returns from injury to line up in the Rabbitohs’ first pre-season trial – but the news isn’t as good for Cody Walker.
The first step for selecting a SuperCoach squad is deciding which premium players to spend big on. We analyse who’ll be top, who’ll flop and the match-ups that matter.
A pre-season injury to Cody Walker will test the Rabbitohs, who lost Dean Hawkins and Lachlan Ilias over the off-season. Full predicted round one teams
It’s been almost two decades since Brisbane tasted grand final glory. Why will Michael Maguire succeed where everyone, except Wayne Bennett, has failed? He reveals all to PETER BADEL.
Paul Vautin’s hopelessly maligned yet ultimately indomitable team gathered in Brisbane for a 30-year reunion of the famous 1995 Queensland side which shocked NSW.
There have been 30 NRL coaches sacked in less than a decade. Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield asks Wests Tigers boss Shane Richardson – who has axed three coaches in his career – whether Benji Marshall will be 31.
It didn’t take long for the Penrith faithful to turn their back on hometown hero Jarome Luai. And the new king of Concord is even facing some hard truths on the home front after leaving the Panthers dynasty.
Michael Maguire is reaching the end of his first pre-season at the Brisbane Broncos, the polarising coach opens up to PETER BADEL about his reputation for ruthlessness, dealing with Ezra Mam and expectations for 2025.
The Brisbane Broncos remain one of the healthiest footballing clubs in the country, while the numbers show just how far the once proud St George Illawarra have fallen, writes Phil Rothfield.
Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown will meet with rival clubs next week as the star playmaker looks to test his value on the open market.
Broncos coach Michael Maguire has won over some of the Maroons all-time greats, with a posse of Queensland legends backing him to end Brisbane’s premiership drought.
Kayla Fenech, the daughter of boxing legend Jeff, reveals how Bradman Best courted her and why the Knights star isn’t allowed to lift a finger at home. That and more in Saint, Sinner, Shoosh.
In what represents his first crucial steps as Blues coach, Laurie Daley held a meet-and-greet session with 28 players that are most likely to be charged with defending the Origin shield against Queensland.
The Wentworthville Magpies are set to hand controversial former NRL star Jarryd Hayne a deal to play in the Ron Massey Cup a feeder competition to the NSW Cup.
In what could be his final year in Melbourne, Craig Bellamy has the Storm primed for revenge after last year’s grand final loss. And it may be his last chance before the club is raided by cashed-up rivals.
Pat Carrigan has revealed how he reacted to the news that Broncos coach Michael Maguire may move him to a new position in 2025.
He raises almost more questions than he answers and cannot resist the odd Tom Sangster sledge, read the early edition of Rob Sutherland’s 2025 SuperCoach NRL team here.
Broncos bargains are up for grabs in NRL SuperCoach 2025 as new coach Michael Maguire shakes up a squad that fell in a heap in the second half of 2024.
Ten years after his career almost ended prematurely, Raiders star Hudson Young has launched his own supplements company to ensure rising athletes don’t make the same mistake as him.
Not long ago NRLW stars were begging for media coverage, now two NRL greats are jumping head first into the action. There’s a long way to go but this is a massive leap, writes Pamela Whaley.
Speaking for the first time since taking over as Eels captain, Mitchell Moses has launched an impassioned plea to retain Dylan Brown, and revealed how Jason Ryles has transformed Parramatta.
Parramatta’s backrow stocks are set to be tested with star Shaun Lane undergoing surgery for a meniscus injury in his knee.
The major changes in leadership at Parramatta continue with chairman Sean McElduff stepping down from the role, just six months after appointing Jason Ryles as head coach.
Broncos star Ezra Mam was already serving a nine-match suspension following his drug driving saga and now he’s been ruled out of yet another game.
The Rabbitohs have suffered a massive blow on the eve of the season, with Campbell Graham sidelined indefinitely after scans confirmed another setback for the star centre.
The 1995 series is regarded as the biggest upset in State of Origin history. 30 years on, former Qld coach Paul Vautin has revealed the secret to their success in the hopes it can inspire Billy Slater’s Maroons in 2025.
Choosing where to spend the big money in NRL SuperCoach is as important as cheapies and THE MASTERMIND just can’t go past this quartet of keepers.
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