South Sydney have backed Latrell Mitchell to the hilt – often at their own expense – but their patience has now worn thin. The superstar must repay their faith or head to the farm for good, writes BRENT READ.
One of the keys to Penrith’s great success has been dealing with the loss of Nathan Cleary for stints before finals. MATTY JOHNS reveals why, in 2024, the halfback’s absence is exposing hidden cracks.
The Bears might be league’s perennial, trophy-starved underdogs, but this ranks as one of the most incredible comeback stories in the history of Australian sport. And lifelong fan BEN HORNE still can’t quite believe it.
Canterbury are frustrated with Gerard Sutton, and while they won’t publicly slam the referee, some at the club are keeping a dossier of his alleged blunders during Bulldogs matches.
In the never-ending drama between the two high-profile figures, a colleague of Peter FitzSimons has now entered the fray.
Cronulla risk establishing themselves as the NRL’s newest May premiers, with a massive five-week period against competition heavyweights to define their season. DEAN RITCHIE reveals why.
Despite his recent retirement from repeated concussions, Dale Finucane is against banning long kick-off returns. However, Australia’s most experienced sporting medico disagrees.
Sam Walker is a Queenslander through and through, but he’s found a home at the Sydney Roosters and has no plans to test the market when a halfback position at the Broncos becomes available, writes BRENT READ.
As we begin round eight of the 2024 season MATTY JOHNS says he has seen enough to put a pen through the premiership chances of over half the NRL’s clubs including three current high flyers.
On a day where concussion cast a shadow over rugby league, PAUL KENT writes it’s time the NRL looked more towards prevention than cure to save the game from grassroots to NRL.
The NRL returned to its favourite sport of shark jumping, this time charging Reed Mahoney for a smile and a wave. PAUL KENT says the plot has officially been lost.
The NRL is refereed more like an entertainment business than a sport nowadays, where nothing matters as long as the fans are excited. And the Storm-Roosters game exposed the game’s ‘close enough is good enough’ attitude, writes PAUL KENT.
James Fisher-Harris leaving a four-peat-chasing Panthers side to join the Warriors is a scary proposition for rival teams for more reasons than they realise, MATTY JOHNS writes.
It had to happen at some point and unfortunately for Penrith fans, this latest roster blow signals the end of their remarkable era of dominance. DEAN RITCHIE explains why.
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