Stranded Cowboys ask NRL for charter flight to avoid finals farce
The North Queensland Cowboys risk missing Friday night’s final against the Sharks after the club failed to secure seats on one of the two direct flights to Sydney.
Match Centre
‘Wayne didn’t f..k around’: Inside Bennett’s scathing Rabbitohs meeting
In his first-up meeting as South Sydney coach, Wayne Bennett took aim at Rabbitohs players’ work ethic, commitment, speed and fitness. Inside Wayne’s brutal assessment of the playing squad.
Why Roosters face easy call in the halves
Sandon Smith is the first to admit he didn’t have his best game last week, but his teammates have backed him to respond against Manly.
What Seibold’s revival says about ‘cursed’ Broncos coaching role
“It’s you not us’’ was the cry when Anthony Seibold was effectively shown the door in Brisbane. Maybe, ROBERT CRADDOCK writes, it was the Broncos all along.
Summoned: Addo-Carr forced to front NRL to save career
Bulldogs superstar Josh Addo-Carr has been summoned to front the NRL integrity unit as he fights to save his career following a positive cocaine test.
Every club’s road map to the NRL grand final
Welcome to do or die rugby league. This is how the next three weeks looks for every team still alive in the NRL finals. PAM WHALEY predicts the 2024 premiership winner.
‘He must be under pressure’: Sharks resist urge to axe $1m halfback Hynes
Nicho Hynes, the Sharks’ highest paid player and Dally M medal-winning halfback, has been at the centre of calls for change amid a finals form slump for the Sharks that dates back to 2018. HAVE YOUR SAY.
‘Stuffed it up’: Truth about Manly’s dazzling scrum play
Luke Brooks can now call himself a finals winner, with the Sea Eagles star revealing the scrum play for Daly Cherry-Evans’ try has never come off at training.
‘Sick and tired’: Tedesco bristles at premiership question
Captain James Tedesco has slammed the narrative that the Sydney Roosters’ premiership window is about to close on the back of a player exodus.
Locker Room: The big-game void the Roosters are missing
The Roosters have never fully recovered from the loss of champions Mitchell Aubusson, Boyd Cordner, Cooper Cronk and Jake Friend – and it’s only going to get worse for the club, writes DAVID RICCIO.
Buzz: Is Nathan Cleary’s GOAT status inevitable?
Matty Johns believes Nathan Cleary is already at the same level in the hall of greatness as his brother Joey and Johnathan Thurston. BUZZ ROTHFIELD asks if GOAT status is inevitable for the Panthers star?
NRLW Tackle: Roosters teen rubbed out of season for hip drop
A second grade-three hip drop charge has been dished out from the weekend’s games, effectively ending the season of Rooster Eliza Lopamaua. Plus, the Broncos have been hit with a major injury blow and more in The NRLW Tackle.
Double needle: Watch Turbo defy pain to create match-winner
He had more tape on him than an Egyptian mummy, then copped another blow in his first tackle of the game. Here’s how Tom Trbojevic fought through two pain-killing injections to help seal Manly’s miracle victory. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘It will be fine’: Turbo ready to battle pain again for Manly
Tom Trbojevic needed a needle before the game and at halftime on his troublesome shoulder injury, but the Manly superstar got the job done and has reassured fans he’ll be ready for Saturday’s semi-final against the Roosters.
The Tackle: Knights need more armour for Ponga
As brilliant an individual as Kalyn Ponga is, he can’t do it all by himself for Newcastle, which is why the Knights must target another running threat in the off-season to complement their superstar fullback. That and more in The Tackle.
Devastated Bulldogs coach addresses Addo-Carr sideshow
Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo conceded the sideshow around Josh Addo-Carr may have had an impact on their shattering finals exit, as the star winger preapres to front Canterbury officials.
Buzz’s highs, lows: Sharks snub highlights unfair finals schedule
The integrity of the NRL’s scheduling was debatable all year, but now the level of unfairness has carried over to finals with the Sharks’ stadium snub. BUZZ ROTHFIELD reveals his highs and lows from the week in sport.
Who sparked Manly’s thrilling win? Every Sea Eagle, Bulldog rated
Manly claimed a classic finals victory over Canterbury to advance to week two of the NRL playoffs, but who starred and who struggled? Check out our player ratings and have your say!
Selection headaches loom as week two NRL finals locked in
Manly has kept its season alive after a thrilling win over Canterbury, but it doesn’t get any easier from here. Check out the week two NRL finals schedule!
NRL Player Poll: Most underrated, best rookie and worst ground revealed
Over 450 NRL players responded to the exclusive News Corp poll run in conjunction with the RLPA. Today we reveal the most underrated player in the league, the best rookie, the ground they hate to play on and more.
Burton’s biggest weapon to be unleashed in wild winds
With wild 40km/h winds set to have their say in the Bulldogs-Sea Eagles elimination final, Matt Burton is poised to wreak havoc with his devastating aerial attacks. See the inside story of the making of Burton’s lethal kicking arsenal.
NRL return on the cards for former Roosters enforcer
Former Roosters prop Siosiua Taukeiaho’s proposed NRL return is back on, with the coach of a Sydney team expressing their interest bringing the 33-year-old to the club. MARKET WATCH.
Watch: The unlikely hero who out-pointed the $1m superstar
Former Cowboys star Kalyn Ponga was one play away from knocking North Queensland out of the NRL finals … enter the blue-collar battler from Mackay. Watch the moment that decided the all-time classic finals game.
$400 beeping fines: Bulldogs captain’s plea to NSW Police
Bulldogs captain Stephen Crichton has a message to NSW Police as Canterbury prepares for wild celebrates should the club win through the NRL grand final qualifier.
Confirmed: Sharks-Cowboys finals venue set after Cronulla snub
Cronulla’s bid to host their home final at PointsBet Stadium has fallen on deaf ears, with the NRL locking in Allianz Stadium as the host of the sudden-death blockbuster with the Cowboys.
‘Why, God?’: Star Bulldog’s faith test, Gus gamble that saved him
Jacob Kiraz was rocked when he was let go by the Bulldogs, the devout man of faith questioning why God would put him in this position. But a ‘gamble’ by Phil Gould saved his Bulldogs dream.
From back foot to disaster: Inside the Sharks’ finals flop
Cronulla’s 2024 finals charge was left in tatters before it even started — but that was just the beginning of the carnage which continued after the match, as BRENT READ reveals.
Cowboys seal classic finals victory after double Ponga disaster
The Cowboys fought back from the brink to claim a famous victory over Newcastle after Kalyn Ponga went within a whisker crashing the party in North Queensland. RE-LIVE ALL THE ACTION
What’s the Buzz: The $265b threat to Nine’s NRL rights
ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys is seeking a meeting with the new Channel 10 owner, who is worth $265 billion, to talk about the future broadcasting rights of the NRL competition.
Player ratings: Star’s minimal impact sinks Sharks, Storm shine
Melbourne’s big guns stood up as the Storm surged past the Sharks, as Cronulla’s finals struggles continues. Check out our player ratings from NRL qualifying final clash and have your say.
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