Some clubs just want a season without any off-field distractions, others need their players to find some focus inside the lines. We take a look at what’s on every NRL club’s wish list this Christmas.
Bulldogs rake Reed Mahoney will have a bounty on his head heading into 2025 after accruing an array of victims in 2024. We reveal the best, and worst, feuds of the year and who won’t be exchanging Christmas cards.
Cronulla captain Cameron McInnes is on the verge of extending his future at the Sharks after Nicho Hynes implored the club’s off-contract players to stick around and build for another premiership.
In his first interview since arriving at the Sharks, Addin Fonua-Blake tells David Riccio why he chose to move to Cronulla, and how one legend of the club helped to seal the deal.
The Penrith Panthers are through to a fifth straight grand final but only after surviving a Bunker call that left the NRL world fuming.
Penrith were far from their best against a gritty Cronulla side, but one man stood tall to lead them into their fifth consecutive grand final. Check out our player ratings and have your say!
Braydon Trindall has beaten the odds to carve out an NRL career, and his good friend and potential grand final foe Harry Grant has insight on his early days.
The Sharks have received a huge boost with a key outside back cleared to face Penrith, but the news isn’t as promising for one of their most important players.
The Sharks are reportedly moving star playmaker Nicho Hynes into a different position after failing to take control of the team.
While the Panthers are getting a new $300m stadium, the Sharks haven’t been given a cent. Now CEO Dino Mezzatesta has called for urgent government funding, as the club chases history.
Michael Speechley was unmissable on the field, with his strawberry blond hair and trademark grasscutting tackles. But former Sharks teammates haven’t seen him in years, and they’re worried.
Penrith can be a cruel team at times, having dealt out some seemingly irreversible emotional damage to Cronulla that makes their preliminary final task even more daunting. DEAN RITCHIE reveals the damning statistics in Bulldog’s Bite.
He was in the Penrith system – if only momentarily – and thanks to a sliding door moment Siosifa Talakai will face his old teammates in a do-or-die preliminary final on Saturday.
Braydon Trindall’s career defining game against the Cowboys can be linked to a massive mid-season wake-up call. The Sharks halfback speaks to Phil Rothfield about the moment he turned his career, and life, around.
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