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Nathan Cleary after last year’s grand final.

Cleary uncut: In his own words, this is how the Panthers won the miracle grand final

Twelve months after the greatest grand final comeback in NRL history, the Panthers champion sat down with the Herald to explain exactly what was happening at every moment of his masterclass.

  • Adam Pengilly

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Matildas, V’landys, Eddie and Barassi: The best and worst of the year in sport

From the Penrith three-peat to the rise of the Matildas and the LIV-PGA Tour greed battle, there’s been plenty to write about in 2023.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Some of the memorable images of Australian sport in 2023.

Let’s get quizzical: 50 questions on the year in sport

Test your mental muscle or put your mates in the hot seat. It’s time to find out who is the font of knowledge on all things sport in 2023 by taking our 50-question super-quiz.

  • Greg Dundas and Claire Siracusa
Carl Webb after scoring a try for the Maroons at Suncorp Stadium in 2006.

Former Origin star Carl Webb dies after MND battle

The Queensland fan favourite passed away on Thursday night after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.

  • Dan Walsh
Eye of the storm … Justin Pascoe, Benji Marshall, Jarome Luai and Ivan Cleary

‘It burns’: Justin Pascoe breaks silence on Tigers exit

The long-time boss stepped aside on a seismic day for the club. He opens up on Benji Marshall’s future, the chase for Jarome Luai, Ivan Cleary’s walkout and why the Tigers will be back in the finals.

  • Adam Pengilly
The Wests Tigers have undergone significant change with the club's entire board removed effective immediately.
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West Tigers dismiss entire board

The Wests Tigers have undergone significant change with the club's entire board removed effective immediately.

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Junior Amone in action for the Dragons.

NRL issues notice to deregister Junior Amone for role in hammer attack

The rising Dragons star is set to have his $500,000-a-year contract torn up by the NRL after he was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order.

  • Billie Eder and Dan Walsh
Addin Fonua-Blake is one of the hottest free agents on the market.

How Sharks beat Dragons to Fonua-Blake with their biggest signing in years

Cronulla have secured one of the biggest signing coups in the club’s recent history by signing Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake on a four-year deal from 2025.

  • Dan Walsh
Kyle White launches himself at Dean Lance during his player career for the Bulldogs.

He hit like a truck … and died with CTE. The tragedy of league cult hero

One of the toughest men to have played in the 1990s, Kyle White was known for his brutal hits. After his death this year, researchers described his degenerative brain condition as “severe”.

  • Adam Pengilly
Wests Tigers winger David Nofoaluma (left).

Why the Tigers’ record try-scorer is unlikely to play for club again

David Nofoaluma has been sanctioned for being late to training, while former club director John Dorahy has expressed disappointment at the Tigers’ cull.

  • Adam Pengilly and Michael Chammas

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