The signing of Addin Fonua-Blake could be the key that unlocks Cronulla’s run to a grand final in 2025. DAVID RICCIO analyses the Sharks’ best 17, where they need to improve, rookies to watch and more.
A surprising club tops the list when it comes to how much an NRL club spends on their centre of excellence. Sunday Session reveals how much teams have dished out on their training bases.
Some clubs just want a season without any off-field distractions, others need their players to find some focus inside the lines. We take a look at what’s on every NRL club’s wish list this Christmas.
Bulldogs rake Reed Mahoney will have a bounty on his head heading into 2025 after accruing an array of victims in 2024. We reveal the best, and worst, feuds of the year and who won’t be exchanging Christmas cards.
Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon fears we’re seeing a crackdown on the eve of the finals after one of his best players was sent to the sin bin.
Shaun Johnson has ended his career in the most incredible scenes, sealing a stunning comeback with the last play of his final game in the NRL.
If ever there was a story that gives insight into the method behind the machine that is Cronulla captain Cameron McInnes – who notches 200 NRL games on Saturday night – this is it, writes DAVID RICCIO.
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.
The race for the NRL’s top eight has been blown wide open after the moment a ref was hit with the ball showed it wasn’t the Dragons’ day.
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.
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.
A golden point thriller has left Knights coach Adam O’Brien seeing red after a controversial decision that happens in almost every game.
Forced into early retirement after repeated head knocks, Dale Finucane is down but he’s not out. The former NRL hardman opens up on life after footy, his coaching aspirations and music career.
The Sharks could turn to a rookie to replace the suspended Will Kennedy at fullback this weekend.
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