Premiership star in hot water with the NRL
Penrith’s preparations for the World Club Challenge have hit a snag with premiership hero Mitch Kenny issued a breach notice by the NRL.
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NRL 2024 Rookie Watch: Manly, Broncos prodigies handed debuts
Two of the game’s most exciting young stars will make their club debuts, when Manly and Brisbane play their opening trials. See the best young players at every club.
Premiers to reveal all in new documentary
It takes a lot to win three titles on the trot, and the Panthers have decided to take fans into their inner sanctum with a new series that launches next week.
Why player managers are biggest threat to NRL
In part one of our exclusive 2024 NRL coaches’ survey, 30 of the code’s sharpest minds speak their minds on the state of the game. TAKE THE SURVEY
‘Shake things up’: Why NSW teens need to beware young Warriors
Most come in sight unseen but this former NRL gun believes the New Zealand Warriors teens about to arrive en mass will “shake up” our NSW rugby league junior comps.
Queensland’s next-generation Origin Maroons
Could these gun juniors – signed by the Dolphins, Broncos, Titans and Cowboys – be Queensland’s next-generation Origin Maroons? We also uncover four ripper Roosters.
NRL Health Check: Inside every club’s pre-season casualty ward
From round 1 hopefuls to suspended stars, we analyse every NRL club’s casualty ward and reveal return dates for injured stars. Check out the definitive NRL health check.
Inside Penrith’s $3m junior program producing NRL ‘Pearls’
This is the never-before spoken about elite program that had a 100 per cent success rate in its first year. FATIMA KDOUH takes an exclusive look inside Penrith’s ‘Pearls’ program.
Teen rated best athlete at Souths: Likely debutants at every NRL club
Despite boasting stars like Latrell Mitchell, Alex Johnston and Damien Cook, a 19-year-old ‘freak’ has been rated the best athlete at the club. NRL SuperCoach Insider and rookie analysis.
‘All guns’: The three youngsters gunning to replace Luai
Jarome Luai hasn’t given up on playing in next month’s World Club Challenge, but his absence could signal who Penrith have in mind to replace their star five-eighth in 2025.
‘They didn’t want the same things I did’: Luai’s advice for jailed kids
The boys had just one question when Panthers players visited the Cobham Youth Justice Centre, but Jarome Luai’s real message had nothing to do with his impending move to the Tigers.
‘No regrets’: Dolphins star makes call on potential Panthers return
Isaiya Katoa quit Penrith because he was stuck behind superstars Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai. Now the Dolphins sensation has made a call on a potential Panthers return.
Pressure cooker: Which NRL coach has the worst safety rating
Coaching in the NRL can be a nasty, brutish and short career choice – our experts rate the career prospects of every club’s clipboard holder ahead of the 2024 season.
WWE star hits out at Panthers haters
Grayson Waller has made a name for himself as one of the best trash talkers in the WWE, and he’s got a message for Panthers players as well as critics of the three-time champs.
Big Panthers question remains after Luai exit
The Panthers have been good at replacing lost stars but they face their biggest test with one move leaving a gaping hole on the bench.
Road to Round 1: Every NRL pre-season fixture revealed
From pre-season fixtures to fitness, fresh faces to fresh fades, the latest news from every club as they sweat it out on the path to round 1.
Panthers hopeful of early Luai return ahead of World Club Challenge
Despite going under the knife after Penrith’s grand final victory over Brisbane, the Panthers are hopeful superstar five-eighth Jarome Luai will be fit and firing when they take on Wigan next month.
Market Watch: Tigers land PNG flyer in Storm player swap deal
After months of speculation, the Wests Tigers have finally got their man, snaring PNG international Justin Olam as part of a player swap deal with the Melbourne Storm.
Stat Attack: Knights’ deal with the Devil revealed
The Knights attack was back at its best in 2023 after a historic run of wins, but it may have believers in the paranormal on edge. These are the stats that will determine your team’s hopes in 2024.
Scouting report: Have rivals finally destabilised Panthers?
Penrith have defied unrelenting raids on their playing ranks, but next season looms as their toughest task to do the unthinkable and win four-straight premierships. FATIMA KDOUH explains why.
Panthers’ big moves after $6m bombshell
With Jarome Luai confirmed to be heading to the Tigers in 2025, the Panthers are set to keep their use the extra salary to extend a number of their key players.
‘More than teammates’: Is this the end of the Penrith brotherhood?
Jarome Luai is the latest big name to announce they are leaving the Panthers, following his ‘brothers’ Stephen Crichton and Spencer Leniu out the door. Is this the end of the NRL’s tightest bond?
Star raises eyebrows with Mary Fowler call
A Penrith Panthers star has not held back when asked about Aussie golden couple Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler.
Halves analysis: Luai’s 2025 Tigers starting position revealed
Jarome Luai’s Wests Tigers signing has created a massive halves puzzle for the two clubs. One certainty is the Penrith five-eighth’s starting position in 2025.
Panthers fuming over cheeky Luai Insta post
A post by the Wests Tigers announcing the signing of Jarome Luai was deleted, and it highlights the NRL’s most awkward problem.
Revealed: Where the nine released Cowboys will play in 2024
French rugby league, French rugby union, Queensland Cup and even NRL clubs are set to pounce on the nine players farewelled by the Cowboys ahead of the 2024 season.
Panthers young guns set to replace premiership heroes
They may have claimed their third straight premiership, but the Panthers have once again bid farewell to some grand final heroes. These are the young guns in line the fill the gaps.
Luai signs new contract, triggers frenzy
Panthers star Jarome Luai is about to announce he’s signed a new contract — and it’s not what Penrith wants to hear.
Thurston’s scary Cleary prediction
Johnathan Thurston’s field goal in the 2015 grand final is one of the most iconic moments of all time, but even he was in awe of Nathan Cleary this year.
Cleary’s GF legend grows after gruesome injury reveal
Nathan Cleary has revealed a confronting image of the shocking finger injury he sustained in the lead up to his grand final heroics.
Luai, Cleary reveal gruesome grand final injuries
Panthers superstars Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai have revealed the real extent of their grand final injuries.
Overhaul: NRL clubs could seal radical sin-bin change
The NRL has consulted several club bosses and commentators about two alternative changes to the sin-bin rule to combat foul play in 2024.
Panthers’ hidden grand final injuries finally revealed
Penrith premiership stars Jarome Luai and Nathan Cleary have finally revealed the physical sacrifices they made in the Panthers’ quest for history.
NRL villain’s $300k call as rival clubs circle
Panthers three-time premiership winning five-eighth Jarome Luai has a huge call to make as rival clubs circle the controversial star.
Globetrotters: Where NRL stars are holidaying this off-season
From Japan to the Netherlands, Hawaii and Ho Chi Minh City, a host of high-profile NRL players are enjoying their off-season at all corners of the globe, with one even popping the question.
NRL 2023 crystal ball revisited: What our experts got right, wrong
From Jason Taumalolo playing Origin to Des Hasler’s shock return – we go back to see which NRL experts got their pre-season predictions right in the pre-season, and who got it wrong.
Cleary in SMS drama after speech furore
Nathan Cleary has spoken for the first time of the text message he received from Adam Reynolds after his Grand Final speech sparked anger.
Revealed: What Cleary wrote to himself before GF heroics
Sport Confidential: Nathan Cleary has revealed the note he wrote to himself on grand final day which helped sparked arguably the greatest 20 minutes the game has seen.
Cleary lets loose in F-bomb filled speech
The notoriously tight-lipped Panthers coach has thrown the shackles off at the NRL champion’s awards night.
‘One leg’: Cleary’s legend grows as extent of GF injury revealed
Nathan Cleary has opened up on the injury he carried through an hour of the NRL grand final – and the revelations take his heroics to a whole new level.
‘F*** yeah’: Cleary roasts rivals in wild awards night speech
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary loosened his tie and delivered a memorable speech at the club’s awards night, including a couple of light-hearted jabs at rival clubs. Inside the epic 20-minute speech.
Stalwarts and surprises in NRL clubs’ best of the best
A fast-finishing winger and hardworking hooker are among the NRL’s award-winners at their clubs. See your team’s standout player of the year.
NRL villain shows his true colours
Three-time premiership winner Jarome Luai is often a lightning rod for controversy but the Panthers five-eighth has shown who he really is.
Two clubs can’t get a player in Buzz’s Top-50
Phil Rothfield has revealed his top 50 players for 2023 and two clubs can’t even get a single player on the list. See full countdown and have your say.
Watch: Panther appears to mock Reece Walsh on Mad Monday
Panthers enforcer James Fisher-Harris appears to throw a cheeky dig at Broncos superstar Reece Walsh during the club’s wild grand final celebrations. WATCH THE VIDEO
Legend’s face says it all amid NRL madness
Club legend Gorden Tallis’ was every Broncos fan at the NRL grand final, living the highs of Ezra Mam’s hat-trick heroics before the crushing loss.
Lockyer makes shock Cleary GOAT call
A Brisbane Broncos great has weighed into the debate about best players ever after Nathan Cleary’s stunning Grand Final effort.
Family ties: Another Cleary set to join Panthers dynasty
It’s scary to predict what father-son duo Ivan and Nathan Cleary could accomplish within a few years – but imagine if a third Cleary entered the fold.
Buzz v Crash: Why journo needs therapy after GF weekend
Phil Rothfield and Robert Craddock debate an NRL grand final which sent ‘Crash’ to therapy and left ‘Buzz’ agreeing with Panthers star Jarome Luai.
Luai says Panthers are greatest team ever … is he right?
Jarome Luai claims the Panthers are the best side in the game’s history, having gone where no club has before in the salary cap era. Does he have a point?
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