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Sam Walker is back.

Magic and madness of Walker’s return leaves Robinson with crucial Roosters call

With an intercept one play and an ill-advised kick the next, Sam Walker was back from a nine-month lay-off at Kellyville on Sunday.

  • Dan Walsh

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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
Kaeo Weekes leaves a Rooster defender clutching at thin air.

Things weren’t going the Raiders’ way. But this Canberra team fought on - and won

A 10-point deficit with the match approaching its final 20 minutes only served to inspire the Green Machine.

  • Tom Decent
Rookie contenders (from left) Hugo Savala, Isaiah Iongi, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Rob Toia and Jamie Humphreys

Should a former Wallaby really be in the running for NRL’s rookie of the year?

Mark Nawaqanitawase spearheads one of the best groups of NRL rookies in years – but Roosters fans will be more concerned about keeping him out of rugby’s clutches.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Spencer Leniu made his feelings known when Queensland avoided kicking off to him.

‘It’s not weak, it’s smart’: Maroons defend decision not to kick off to Spencer Leniu

Queensland officials made no apologies for not kicking off to the Blues wrecking ball – and they are not the first team to give him a wide berth.

  • Christian Nicolussi
The Roosters rookies of 2025.

The real story at Bondi isn’t DCE. It’s the homegrown Roosters revival

They’ve sparred with Paul Gallen, poured concrete and defied death. The Roosters’ rookie class of 2025 have brought a whole new dimension to the NRL’s big-spending glamour club.

  • Dan Walsh and Robert Dillon
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Daniel Tupou scores for the Roosters.

Roosters spring upset over Sharks, Panthers sink to bottom of the ladder after loss to Knights

A round of upsets continued, with the Knights and Roosters making light work of their opponents in a week of Origin-enforced absences.

  • Billie Eder
Robert Toia will make his Queensland Maroons debut after just 10 NRL games.

Why Origin champion knows Maroons rookie can thwart Latrell Mitchell

He turned down Wayne Bennett and battled three years of injury carnage. Now Queensland’s latest rookie is on the cusp of history.

  • Nick Wright
Mark Nawaqanitawase.

The million-dollar question for rugby after Marky Mark’s try

Mark Nawaqanitawase’s freaky finish for the Roosters against the Bulldogs is destined to be replayed for years to come. So why did Rugby Australia let him go?

  • Iain Payten
South Sydney recruit Brandon Smith already feels at home at Heffron Park.

‘Souths suit a larrikin like myself’: Smith says Rabbitohs a perfect fit

He has been at Heffron Park less than a week, but Brandon Smith already feels at home following his rocky three-year spell at the Roosters.

  • Christian Nicolussi

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