Origin, rep guns: Stars at your club without an NRL contract
A host of players are still fighting for their NRL futures. We take a look at who is still yet to do a deal for 2024 and where they may be headed.
Eels
Market Watch: Tiger turns tail on Bulldogs
The Bulldogs have missed out on signing Wests Tigers middle forward Alex Seyfarth, but there’s better news for Phil Gould elsewhere.
Buzz’s 2023 NRL awards: ugliest feuds, best fight, ‘up yours’
Phil Rothfield looks back at the highs and lows, feuds and fade-outs, blunders and blow-ups after 27 rounds of the high drama that is rugby league. Check out the Monday Buzz season awards.
‘Thanks’: Sad end for NRL veteran
NRL veteran Josh Hodgson has confirmed his rugby league career is officially over, bringing to an end a decorated 14-year career.
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Departing Eels shrug off calls to change transfer system
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Dream believer: Junior’s senior job to lead Eels back to glory
Some of his teammates may have decided to leave at the end of 2022, but new Eels co-captain says his decision to re-sign until 2026 was based on achieving his premiership dream.
NRL reinvention: Surprise switch for Bulldogs enforcer
Jack Hetherington lives his rugby league life on the edge and now he could literally be playing there as Canterbury coach Trent Barrett weighs up a move for the hardman.
Gutho’s words of warning for young gun
Rugby league history is littered with talented teens who couldn’t turn a cameo into a career – does Parramatta’s Will Penisini have what it takes to avoid that trap?
NRL pressure gauge: The half who must stamp his authority
For the Knights to be competitive this year, they will need a huge contribution from the man set to inherit the playmaker role from Mitchell Pearce. Can Jake Clifford deliver?
Packer ‘betrayal’ that broke mate’s heart in Super League war
Twenty five years ago, Channel 9 helped bring an end to a bitter war, but Kerry Packer’s secret deal left a great friend shattered. Steve Mascord reveals another infamous chapter from the Super League war in an excerpt from his book, Two Tribes.
Holmes’ blunt message to players amid Covid protocols
Cowboys marquee man Valentine Holmes has had his say on the tight Covid restrictions set to be in place for NRL players in 2022.
Every club’s 30-man roster: Storm struggle with suspension woes
As we reveal every club’s 30-man roster, Melbourne’s depth could seriously be tested early in the season with several stars suspended.
Time to deliver: The Parra player who must step up
The Parramatta pack is the envy of many NRL rivals, but the club also has plenty of weaknesses as they look to end a decades long premiership drought.
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