Why are the Titans laughing if the joke’s on them?
When the Gold Coast Titans sought to clap back at critics of embattled coach Des Hasler, all they managed to achieve was to smack themselves in the face, writes BRENT READ.
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Johns: Young and fearless Raiders are reinventing the Green Machine
Ricky Stuart’s second placed Raiders are a perfectly balanced mix of tough and experienced while also young and fearless, writes MATTY JOHNS.
Watch: Brutal crowd treatment threatens to break Mam
Brisbane Broncos bad boy Ezra Mam was rattled by a hostile crowd at Manly – if he does not learn to handle it it could ruin his winter or worse, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Critical failure: Penrith’s full roster rated as premiers plummet
With the Panthers dynasty well and truly over we grade every player that has turned out for Penrith in 2025 in an attempt to identify where it all went so wrong for the once invincible premiers.
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The Broncos can’t afford to let Haas go, but can they afford to keep him?
By the end of the year Payne Haas should be the highest-paid forward in rugby league history, the question is which club will have found the cap space to make it happen.
Johns: How I said no to Nick Politis, and why Cronk couldn’t
In planning and recruitment, the Roosters have had a poor last 12 months, but club chairman Nick Politis is poised to strike a key target – Matty Johns reveals how ‘Uncle Nick’ operates.
‘It’s personal’: DCE’s silence hiding Manly’s dirty laundry
With whispers coming out of both Manly and Daly Cherry-Evans’ camps, it’s hard to separate the facts from fiction, writes Matty Johns, but one thing is for certain – the Sea Eagles have made a costly mistake.
Buzz’s highlights, lowlights: Nine’s hatchet job on NRL over TV rights
Nine Entertainment’s hatchet job on the NRL for exploring broadcast partners outside of the long-established traditional channels reeks. This is the same broadcaster that attempted to pinch the AFL rights two years ago.
Matty Johns: Legends don’t play reserve grade
There’s no doubt that North Queensland coach Todd Payten has what it takes to be a career coach – but with his immediate future in the hands of his players why would he make a blunder with the club’s talisman, writes Matty Johns.
Buzz’s highs, lows: Manly’s lowball DCE offer attracts rival interest
An NRL club is closely monitoring Daly Cherry-Evans’ contract situation at the Sea Eagles and is prepared to offer the veteran a bigger deal than Manly. BUZZ ROTHFIELD’s highlights and lowlights.
Buzz: How bookie, concreter helped produce NRL’s biggest upset
In the same week that one player signed the richest deal in rugby league history, it was a battling concreter and a bookmaker’s clerk on reserve grade wages that helped orchestrate the biggest NRL upset in years, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Flirting with Bunnies will go down like a lead balloon at Roosters
Brandon Smith has added a fresh and explosive chapter to the book of feuds between the Rabbitohs and Roosters after publicly batting his eyelids at Wayne Bennett, writes BRENT READ.
Johns: Brown deal latest in 20 years of Knights’ mismanagement
Newcastle’s mega-deal with Dylan Brown will result in 12 months of scrutiny for the playmaker, but it is the Knights administration that should be put under the blowtorch, writes MATTY JOHNS.
The Tackle: Why Dragons pie thrower should be banned
If the alleged culprits of the meat pie throw at the Dragons vs Bulldogs game are found to have breached the spectator code of conduct, the NRL should ban the fans from future games. FATIMA KDOUH has that and more in The Tackle.
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