Wests Tigers make embarrassing trade backflip
Joe Ofahengaue was on his way from the Wests Tigers to Parramatta in a key mid-season transfer until disaster struck leaving one club red faced and the other furious.
Joe Ofahengaue was on his way from the Wests Tigers to Parramatta in a key mid-season transfer until disaster struck leaving one club red faced and the other furious.
Mitch Moses has ended months of speculation by finally putting pen to paper to extend his stay with the Eels.
He’s bounced around the NRL and struggled to make an impact last year, but Bryce Cartwright has won over his teammates.
Parramatta went within 80 minutes of ending their near four-decade premiership drought – only to have it blow up in their faces this year. PAUL CRAWLEY pin-points where it went wrong.
Despite a run of horror form to end the regular season, the Eels are now a serious threat for the premiership.
With week one of the play-offs done and dusted, the NRL has confirmed its fixture for the semi and preliminary finals.
The Eels and Knights elimination final went right down to the wire but a moment of madness has split the NRL over a call.
Parramatta Eels hooker Reed Mahoney accidentally dropped an F-bomb during Channel 9’s live coverage of NRL finals.
The 2001 Parramatta Eels are a mysterious team. The greatest to never win? Perhaps. But their legacy is greater than their record-breaking feats or grand final loss, writes NICK CAMPTON.
‘I guarantee there wouldn’t be a side that would beat Melbourne the way we did.’ And with that statement, one of Parramatta’s staunchest critics is on board with the club’s bid to end their long title drought.
The NRL’s continued push to improve player safety, a Parramatta veteran’s code swap and the Waratahs circle a goalkicking Sea Eagle.
South Sydney’s Cody Walker is sure to be named the five-eighth of the year, writes Paul Crawley, but has he done enough to break the Rabbitohs’ Dally M drought?
From Ricky Stuart to Andrew Johns, Darren Lockyer and Greg Bird, history is littered with absentees that can mean the difference between winning and losing a premiership, says PAUL KENT.
The call on whether to expand the NRL to a 17th team is weighing heavily on the minds of ARL commissioners.
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