A Prime Minister, two billionaire businessmen, media personalities and an Oscar winning actor. The Rabbitohs will unshackle some of the club’s big guns in their fight to return to Allianz Stadium.
Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett’s future at the club is under the microscope after being approached by the ARL Commission to spearhead Papua New Guinea’s $600 million entry to the NRL.
St George Illawarra tryscorer Tyrell Sloan is free to explore his future at a rival club despite being contracted with the Red V until the end of 2026.
Manly SuperCoach ace Reuben Garrick is a big winner from round 17 teams, but a host of injuries and suspensions make it one of the toughest rounds of the year.
Billy Walters and Cory Paix are in a desperate fight to remain in Brisbane’s game-day squad with the return of the club’s marquee signing imminent. Broncos Round 17 team news.
Brisbane has dug their heels in to block a potential mid-season with North Queensland after the Cowboys made moves to poach Selwyn Cobbo before the June 30 transfer deadline.
Michael Maguire may have the chance to deploy his perfect Broncos spine with Ben Hunt in the frame for a return from injury while Jackson Hastings appears back in favour at the Knights.
The race for the Dally M Rookie Of The Year award is shaping up as one of the most hotly contested fields in recent seasons – and one club is dominating the contenders list. Vote for your rookie of the year HERE!
The Knights have scuppered a bold Wests bid to secure a key signing early, after Newcastle made their own overtures about a Tiger set to hit the open market.
A shocked Tom Trbojevic has given an revealing insight into the brutal mid-season review that could see one of the greatest fullbacks in NRL history shifted to the centres permanently.
For Queensland, it was ‘out with the old and in with the new’ which delivered an Origin II upset – and Liam Paro is drawing inspiration from the Maroons for his own boxing resurrection.
Selwyn Cobbo’s Broncos future is hanging by a withering thread, with the out-of-favour star now set for an inevitable Sydney move after a Queensland suitor pulled out of the race to sign the winger.
The gentlemen’s agreement between the private school rugby juggernauts of QLD and NSW against poaching talent from each other’s backyards has been broken over a prodigious No.8 who made his First XV debut aged just 15.
He was the golden point hero when he met the Dragons earlier this season, but Zac Lomax faces a new challenge when he returns to Wollongong in enemy colours, with the Eels star ready to embrace a hostile reception.
The reality facing Craig Fitzgibbon is that the Sharks have played their best footy in the last couple of years without million-dollar man Nicho Hynes in the halves. It leaves the coach with a selection gamble worth taking.
Benji Marshall needs to pull the trigger on the halves combination of Jarome Luai and Latu Fainu this week, with one Immortal believing the rookie Fainu should be the one to wear the No.7. THE TACKLE
Every win the Broncos make without Selwyn Cobbo pushes him ever closer to the exit door of the only club he has ever wanted to play for. ROBERT CRADDOCK reveals the 26 minutes that could end Cobbo’s Broncos career.
It was a high-scoring Sunday with Mark Nawaqanitawase among the huge scores, but a host of injuries are set to bite SuperCoaches.
It wasn’t always pretty, but it was the Eels who stood tall against the Titans as a late Will Penisini double added salt to the wounds of a Gold Coast side set to lose a star.
The history books will say James Tedesco scored. But what happened prior to the Roosters captain crossing the line was a maze of short passes, offloads and changing angles that lit-up Allianz Stadium. WATCH IT HERE
Fifteen years ago, Cory Paterson was on the receiving end of an ugly and highly insensitive sledge from Maroons coach Billy Slater. He has responded to Slater’s controversial press conference.
Reece Walsh looked like pulling out of the match minutes before kick-off after tweaking his troublesome knee in the warm up. 80 minutes later he helped seal Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium comeback.
Only a last-minute stuff-up will prevent Ashley Klein adjudicating the State of Origin decider despite his questionable performance in Game II. The KPI’s that put Klein well ahead of his referee rivals.
Isaiya Katoa is humming towards representative football. Yet immortal Andrew Johns has raised concerns over throwing the rising star into an Origin decider.
The Tigers decision to allow Tallyn Da Silva to test the open market has started a frenzy with three fresh clubs joining Newcastle in circling the rising star.
It’s the day Ezra Mam wishes he could have all over again. In a raw and emotional interview, Mam reveals his deep remorse over the drug-driving scandal and his commitment to rebuilding trust.
On the 10th anniversary of James Ackerman’s death, the incredible legacy the former Sunshine Coast Falcon has left across Australia can be revealed.
The Rabbitohs came up one-point short against the Storm but Alex Johnston moved four tries closer to breaking the record that was never supposed to be broken, now just six away from Ken Irvine’s legendary haul.
There is a push for the Perth Bears and Papua New Guinea to be granted salary cap advantages to ensure the expansion NRL clubs are competitive as soon as they enter the league, reveals PHIL ROTHFIELD.
The Dolphins’ win streak came to an end at the hands of the Knights, a loss which came at a further cost with star winger Jack Bostock suffering a suspected ACL injury.
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