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Star Sharks signing Addin Fonua-Blake.

‘Dirty on myself’: The dressing-room walkout that speaks volumes about Fonua-Blake

Cronulla’s star recruit wanted no part of the celebrations after the Warriors’ shock win over Penrith in 2024. It says a lot about what drives the elite prop.

  • Dan Walsh

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NRL trials: Cameron Ciraldo, Latrell Mitchell and Jarome Luai

What your club is hoping to learn from the NRL trials

Houses have been trained down and cliches trotted out after every single player’s pre-season has been the toughest in the long, sweaty history of tough pre-seasons. Now the games begin.

  • Dan Walsh and Adrian Proszenko
NRL players fighting for their futures composite

Inside Broncos’ five-man dilemma, and those fighting for their futures

A Bronco who was told he could leave has dug his heels in again, headlining our list of every NRL club’s players out to keep their careers alive.

  • Nick Wright
NRL breakout stars 2025 composite

The breakout players for your club in 2025 – and why a 205cm beast will rise

We break down the players ready to make their name in the NRL, and why one of the game’s biggest men must rise to the occasion.

  • Nick Wright
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We break down every NRL club’s recruits – and why one looms large

A man who could be the season’s most important buy has revealed why he changed clubs as we dissect who stands as their new side’s most crucial purchase.

  • Nick Wright
Braydon Trindall, Dylan Brown, Ryan Papenhuyzen and Selwyn Cobbo are all free to negotiate with rival clubs from November 1.

Up for grabs: The players off-contract at your club from November 1

Parramatta, Canterbury, Brisbane and the Tigers have the most players who can test their value on the open market come November 1.

  • Billie Eder and Adrian Proszenko
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Look who’s back: Shaun Johnson is returning for the Kiwis.

Johnson back from retirement to rescue injury-hit Kiwis

New Zealand hero Shaun Johnson has the chance for the perfect sign-off to his rugby league career after coming out of retirement to replace Jahrome Hughes.

  • Jasper Bruce
James Fisher-Harris hopes to deliver the club that gave him his opportunity one more premiership.

The quiet man: Why James Fisher-Harris became a culture rock

The New Zealand prop will leave Penrith with the primary purpose of learning more about his lineage and becoming a family leader in his Northland village of Kohukohu.

  • Emma Kemp
Ben Hunt, Latrell Mitchell, Reece Walsh and Api Koroisau are among the stars on mad Monday after their teams missed the finals.

Why your team’s on Mad Monday ... and do they have hope for 2025?

From off-field dramas to being plagued by injury, each of the nine teams have reasons for not playing finals this year.

  • Billie Eder
NRL’s best players of 2024.

Glasshouses, goons and gladiators: The best and worst of NRL 2024

Some players put their names up in lights, others just put themselves under the spotlight. We rate all the defining moments of the season.

  • Michael Chammas

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