NRL 2025
The NRL stars casting turmoil aside – and why one comeback will be most crucial
We break down every player your club dearly missed in 2024 through their injury heartaches, and how they will return in 2025.
- by Nick Wright
Latest
How an eleventh-hour U-turn could spark Bronco’s shock switch
He went from the Broncos’ scrapheap to a focal point of plans. Could this trigger a move for one of the club’s biggest stars?
- by Nick Wright
‘He’s definitely ready’: Why these top talents hold key to their clubs’ fate
Two young halfbacks hold the long-term future of their clubs in their hands. Both are in line for massive 2025 seasons.
- by Nick Wright
Analysis
NRL
‘One of the best I’ve seen’: The fight to become Walsh’s understudy
The Broncos have a three-way contest for the right to play understudy to Reece Walsh. An underdog may possess something his competitors do not.
- by Nick Wright
‘Put the fear of God into me’: Inside coach’s bid to vanquish Bennett curse
If the Dolphins thought a Wayne Bennett preseason was gruelling, apparently it is nothing compared to what Kristian Woolf has dished up.
- by Nick Wright
‘He certainly will’: Why Wallabies convert has been tipped to take over NRL
A Wallabies convert looms as Kieran Foran’s successor at the Titans. But he may have to bide his time.
- by Nick Wright
‘Slater will be watching’: Why young star can go where famous dad could not
The future of a tireless State of Origin star could be what separates a rising talent from achieving what eluded his premiership-winning father.
- by Nick Wright
How a once-maligned, exiled star is helping shape Broncos’ cultural shift
Payne Haas is confident Michael Maguire’s influence will turn the Broncos into “men”. But a star who has transformed himself has lent his voice to the cause.
- by Nick Wright
Could a try-scoring rugby convert find a gap in Broncos’ playing roster?
As the Broncos attempt to hold on to two of their biggest stars, a cross code convert has quietly set about making himself an option should one of them depart.
- by Nick Wright
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.
- by Nick Wright
What Hunt’s Broncos’ homecoming means for two generational talents
A younger player has been heralded as Brisbane’s next long-term halfback. So how will the return of a favourite son influence the club’s next generation?
- by Nick Wright
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