NRL 2025
Big Papa: A mullet, his face on a pair of Speedos, and above all, an entertainer
From indiscretions off the field to incredible, physics-defying plays on it, Canberra’s milestone man follows a long tradition of charismatic rugby league front-rowers.
- Dan Walsh
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Bear necessities: Meninga’s master plan for success in the west
Mal Meninga plans to tap into his Kangaroos’ contact book – and the Indigenous talent in Perth’s backyard – when assembling the Bears’ inaugural squad.
- Christian Nicolussi
Knights coach Adam O’Brien sorry for saying fans ‘don’t know anything’
The Newcastle coach quickly back-tracked after criticising fans for booing the team at half-time.
- Billie Eder, Roy Ward, Robert Dillon and Adrian Proszenko
Flyers and flops: Every club rated in half-yearly report card
At the halfway point in the NRL season, which teams are looking likely to challenge for the title, and who will finish among the also-rans?
- Adrian Proszenko and Robert Dillon
- Exclusive
- News Corp
News Corp bosses boycott Origin as V’landys goes to war over drugs question
A series of fiery conversations led to News Corp editors turning down their invitations to watch last week’s game from the NRL’s corporate suite.
- Michael Chammas
O’Brien blasts booing home fans after Knights stun Manly
As bad as Newcastle were in the first half they were good in the second before sealing an improbable win in extra time.
- Paul Zalunardo
- Updated
- NRL player movements
Leading NRL player managers facing long bans for breaching agent rules
Two senior NRL agents who manage some of the game’s biggest names are facing suspensions and fines for alleged improper conduct.
- Dan Walsh and Adrian Proszenko
Why Terrell May won’t quit Blues dream … or video games
He’s a gamer for up to 20 hours a week, but Wests Tigers prop Terrell May’s main focus is still footy.
- Christian Nicolussi
NRL sounds out Fittler for Kangaroos job as Meninga to be announced as Bears coach
With Meninga set to be announced as the inaugural coach of the Perth Bears in the coming days, the NRL has turned its attention to finding his replacement as national coach.
- Danny Weidler and Michael Chammas
- Opinion
- State of Origin
The budding Blues playmakers who will dominate Origin’s future
The NSW playmaking spine for 2030 will have talent, skill and speed to burn – provided we let these young stars develop at their own pace.
- Andrew Johns
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