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‘The Hammer’ finishes with a hat-trick.

Dynasty over? Four things learnt in Dolphins’ demolition of champions

Just six rounds into the NRL campaign, and if you believe the stats, the Panthers’ remarkable dynasty is about to come to an end.

  • Nick Wright

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Nathan Cleary returns for the Panthers against the Cowboys on Friday evening.

Dynamic Dolphins consign Panthers to fifth-straight loss

Penrith’s hopes of a fifth-straight premiership appear to be over after suffering a 30-12 loss to the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Wests Tigers are no certainties to keep playing at Campbelltown beyond 2026.

‘No promises’: Campbelltown mayor responds to Tigers’ $50m stadium ultimatum

The Wests Tigers say they may leave Campbelltown unless there are stadium upgrades. Now the local mayor has responded.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Nathan Cleary and Isaiya Katoa.

Why we’re watching the two NSW No.7s of the next decade and beyond

Nathan Cleary tells me he watches 21-year-old Isaiya Katoa “with admiration”. Both have critical learning curves, and more than a decade of dominance ahead of them.

  • Andrew Johns
Coen Hess’s crunching tackle on Nathan Cleary.

Is this the moment Penrith’s NRL reign came to an end?

The Panthers looked dysfunctional at times on Friday night as they lost to the lowly Cowboys for their fourth straight defeat. And one moment summed it up.

  • Christian Nicolussi
The Cowboys celebrate a try on Friday.

Cowboys take Panthers’ losing streak to four in Yeo’s 250th

Penrith could not win for Isaah Yeo’s 250th game and slumped to their worst start since 2013 – a season they missed the NRL finals.

  • Christian Nicolussi
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Old soul ... Isaah Yeo with his parents Justin and Amy back in 2014.

Isaah Yeo only wanted to outdo his old man. Fair to say he’s done that ... and much more

Isaah Yeo’s dad, Justin, was forever reminding people he’d played 11 first-grade games. On Friday night, his boy plays game No.250 for the Panthers.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary.

One of the NRL’s greatest ever teams has forgotten how to win

The Panthers are lacking two key qualities in 2025, according to Nathan Cleary. But the star halfback insists his side can bounce back from their worst start to a season since 2016.

  • Billie Eder
Jarome Luai.

They got it wrong: NRL admits four players should have been sin binned for high contact

But the governing body says the lack of action is not a new precedent for the game.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Mr Energy: Sunia Turuva is all smiles this week

‘My appendix was about to explode’: Why Turuva pushed himself to the limit for Benji

Wests Tigers recruit Sunia Turuva trained through excruciating pain during a pre-season camp in Brisbane. A day later, he was admitted to hospital for emergency surgery.

  • Christian Nicolussi

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