Hunt’s Dragons future up in air as Queensland rival circles
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has broken his silence on a scathing post-season review of Ben Hunt that could see the under fire star offloaded to an Queensland rival.
Titans
Hasler eyes more changes at Titans after another horror finish
Des Hasler is adamant the Titans have shown signs of growth in 2024 despite finishing in the bottom four for the third straight year. But he is eyeing more changes at the club.
NRL madness as season down to the wire
The NRL world will not know the make up of the finals until the whistle blows on the last game of the regular season.
Langer Trophy Team of the Season – and where they are headed in the NRL
Langer Trophy Team of the Season has been revealed here. See if your NRL club has picked up the top talent from this year’s elite schoolboy league competition.
NRL Run Home: Every finals contender’s best, worst finish
Four unlikely finals contenders have emerged following St George Illawarra’s round 25 loss to Cronulla, as the race for the eight heats up. See every contender’s best and worst ladder finish.
Boom boys named: Schoolboy Walters Cup Team of the Season
The schoolboy Walters Cup Team of the Season features an overflowing bucket of rugby league boom boys – and a host of next generation NRL players. FULL SQUAD
Justin Hodges Medal goes to Wavell, PBC schoolboy stars
Two elite schoolboys, one from Wavell SHS and the other from Palm Beach Currumbin SHS, have shared the prestigious Justin Hodges Medal as best player of the Langer Trophy.
Backflip Cup: JWH-led Roosters urged to go after Fifita
For the first time, David Fifita will come face-to-face with the team he sensationally ditched earlier this year, with one Roosters legend calling for Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and the rest of the Sydney side to target the backflipping Titan.
Show us the money: Clubs, ARLC facing $60m expansion showdown
NRL clubs hold a powerful lever in a looming showdown with the ARL Commission over plans for them to share in a $60 million licence fee for Papua New Guinea to enter the league.
Storm and Panthers own best NRL grand final hangover cures
It’s a curse which has claimed three victims in three years – but two teams seem immune to the grand final hangover. See every grand finalist’s ladder position in the five years that followed defeat.
The training session that made a 300-game NRL champion
The man who made Kieran Foran a half reflects on the fateful day that shaped a 300-game “superstar” and his early challenges in the position.
Reece Walsh spray ‘sums up Broncos’ disaster
The Broncos’ season has been ended in humiliating circumstances but an “all-time spray” from Reece Walsh has been torn to shreds.
Broncos’ season over as injuries compound stunning Titans comeback
The Broncos’ season is all but over, with some key injuries rubbing salt in the wounds, after the Titans scored 36 unanswered points in a stunning comeback win.
Titans’ try scoring sensation closing in on 60 years of history
Alofiana Khan-Pereira is the NRL tryscoring sensation that doesn’t want to be known for scoring tries. But the Titans star is on track to reach a rare milestone, untouched since 1962.
‘Quality’: Inside Wallabies convert’s Gold Coast league debut
Wallabies fly-half turned NRL Titan Carter Gordon impressed in his first Gold Coast rugby league outing. Tweed coach Dave Penna was impressed.
Titans damage Dolphins’ finals hopes with Qld derby triumph
Jayden Campbell inspired a second half comeback victory for the Gold Coast Titans over the Dolphins, putting a big dent in the finals aspirations of the Redcliffe side.
Trbojevic torments Titans as Sea Eagles cement strong win
Tom Trbojevic ensured there was to be no happy homecoming for Des Hasler and the Gold Coast Titans at 4 Pines Park, with the Sea Eagles turning up the heat in their charge for finals footy.
‘They’ll be happy to see me’: Hasler’s bold Brookie prediction
Des Hasler has denied he’s set for an icy reception when he returns to Brookvale Oval for the first time since his dramatic sacking, believing Manly fans will welcome him home.
NRL Run Home, predicted ladder: Broncos tipped for miracle run
Brisbane will need a miracle to resurrect their season now as the heat turns up on the last eight rounds before NRL finals. See which teams can and can’t make the finals.
Manly Sea Eagles bracing for $1.5m Hasler payout
Des Hasler’s fight with Manly is now worth upwards of $1.5 million as Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold urges the club’s fans to show him respect on his return to Brookvale Oval this weekend.
‘Lunatic’ steals celebration in savage scenes
The Titans got off to a perfect start against the hapless Eels, with one star winning over the NRL with his ruthless act.
Eels lure cross-code star to bolster NRLW squad
Fresh from a pre-Olympics rugby camp in France, rising New Zealand Black Ferns star Rosie Kelly has signed a one-year deal with the Parramatta Eels. SEE FINALISED NRLW SQUADS AND CONTRACT LENGTHS FOR 2024
Slater act is pure Queensland sacrilege
Billy Slater has been accused of a disrespectful act after a clear sign that State of Origin has finally got to the Queensland coach.
‘It was too much’: NRL star’s desperate battle
Kieran Foran has opened up on the darkest period of his life, when he walked away from a multimillion-dollar deal.
Talakai suspension, Williams injury leave Sharks in trouble
Cronulla will be forced to dig deep into their roster with two key forwards set to miss the club’s next game through suspension and injury.
Qld NRL Report Card: Good, bad and ugly grades after four rounds
We’re a month into the NRL season and there’s a big gap between all four Queensland teams. How do they all rate so far? PAMELA WHALEY analyses draws, injury lists and form.
Hasler disaster opens door for ‘dog act’
The Titans and Des Hasler are in crisis and it’s becoming clear the eccentric coach is about to claim his biggest victim.
Hasler’s all-time blow-up, locker room spray
Winless Titans coach Des Hasler has delivered an almighty spray in the sheds after his side were thrashed in another horror show.
‘God awful’ NRL act is ‘as bad as it gets’
A debate has erupted in rugby league circles over what the right punishment after one of rugby league’s most hated acts reared its ugly head.
Dolphins win comes at cost, ugly hip drop tackle to be punished
The Dolphins got the result over the winless Titans in the Queensland derby, but potentially at a cost, as one of their players is facing a lengthy suspension for an ugly hip drop tackle.
‘Really pleased’: Hasler’s bizarre take on terrible Titans
A winless start to the season has thrust the Gold Coast Titans into wooden spoon favouritism, but coach Des Hasler has called for calm and insisted he’s “pleased” with the way his side is playing.
Clause opens for Fifita to quit Titans in weeks
A likely suitor for David Fifita has already emerged with the star forward suddenly tipped to quit the Gold Coast Titans.
Titans skipper booked for surgery
Titans captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is expected to have surgery to fix his ruptured ACL this week as an “embarrassed” Gold Coast side looks to pick up the pieces of a horror start to its NRL season.
Damage control: What Tino injury means for Titans, Maroons
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui’s season-ending ACL injury has left gaping holes in two football teams – the Titans and Maroons. PAM WHALEY reveals who is in line to replace the inspirational leader.
NRL enforcer out for season in crushing blow
Titans and Maroons enforcer Tino Fa’asuamaleaui will miss the rest of the NRL season after suffering a crushing injury blow.
Revealed: The American NRL combine winners
The Broncos are keen to give one of the four North American NRL combine winners a chance to make it in the NRL, plus much more in SPORT CONFIDENTIAL.
Titans lock in Golden Boot winner for title push
The Gold Coast Titans and their star fullback Georgia Hale had remarkable season in 2023, and she has committed long-term to their premiership dream despite juggling a long-distance relationship.
Coach’s ‘tactic’ catches NRL legend’s eye
Titans coach Des Hasler faced his players after being thumped by the Dragons and Cooper Cronk spotted something intriguing.
‘Fitter, faster, stronger’: Flanagan’s Dragons smoke the Titans
Shane Flanagan and the Dragons have crashed Des Hasler’s Gold Coast debut on a night in which Zac Lomax and Tyrell Sloan starred for the visitors.
Why Dragons fans are salivating over new Red V era
From the Mad Scientist to The Plumber, DAVID RICCIO takes you inside the minds of the two NRL comeback coaches, Des Hasler and Shane Flanagan.
‘There’s only one Wayne’: Hasler’s big coaching call
Des Hasler will officially relaunch his coaching career when the Titans take on the Dragons. He talks to TRAVIS MEYN about his Manly exit, turning the Titans into contenders and potentially outlasting Wayne Bennett.
Titans star puts rivals on notice with bold claim
He’s been one of the most exciting fullbacks over the past few years, and AJ Brimson has set a lofty new goal for himself ahead of his move to the centres.
NRL win/loss predictions: Punters desert Broncos, Bulldogs overs
PAMELA WHALEY analyses all the TAB regular season wins markets to determine which clubs can exceed punters’ expectations and which are more likely to dash them in 2024.
Sport Confidential: Incredible donation for injured young gun revealed
The rugby league community has rallied around Titans teenager Joseph Poiniu after his catastrophic spinal injury, raising an incredible amount of money. See the full SPORT CONFIDENTIAL.
2024 NRL ladder predicted: Where your team will sit after Rd 6
There is no hiding a poor start to the NRL season can break your club’s year – but there’s a flip side to that coin. We predict every club’s ladder position through the first six rounds of the competition.
NRL watchability ratings: Joey’s Knightmare Channel 9 meltdowns
Box office appeal, a team full of villains, potential for drama – just what makes NRL teams in 2024 watchable? TRAVIS MEYN on why Jackson Hastings and Joey Johns will keep us glued to the Knights.
Road to round 1: Flanagan’s challenge to underperforming star
Dragons coach Shane Flanagan lit a fire under Zac Lomax as round 1 of the NRL season fast approaches and positions are cemented. PAMELA WHALEY looks at every club’s form guide, SuperCoach insights and injury updates out of the Pre-season Challenge.
NRL Trial Takeaways: Electric Eels a class above Hasler’s Titans
A masterful performance from Parramatta halves Mitch Moses and Dylan Brown against the Titans will have fans licking their lips at the thought of bouncing back from 2023’s horror season. All the talking points from round 2 of the Pre-season Challenge.
Broncos, Titans juniors among Team of the Week selections
Here’s four Meninga, Connell Cup and Harvey Norman girls Teams of the Week selections from round 2. They include eye-catching Broncos and Titans juniors, and fabulous female talent.
Parker: Why Queensland teams can sweep NRL finals in 2024
It’s only happened once before, but Corey Parker believes this could the year every club in the Sunshine State makes the finals. Find out why.
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