NRL finals form guide: Burning questions, selection rumblings
The first week of the NRL finals series is locked and loaded. Dean Ritchie has all the team news as the competition catapults towards the first weekend in October.
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Walsh’s cheeky reply to elephant in the room
The Brisbane Broncos are one of the favourites to win the NRL premiership, but a bizarre 14-year hoodoo is standing in their way.
Run to the NRL GF: Which outsider can shock top four?
History suggests the NRL premiership is down to four teams as soon as finals start. Can any of Cronulla, Newcastle, Canberra or the Roosters defy the odds and make a title run?
The one man who can end Storm winning streak
Melbourne Storm has beaten the Broncos 14 times in a row but there’s a new element to contend with in Friday’s blockbuster final.
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Sydney’s big NRL double-header
FOUR Sydney clubs will headline a blockbuster Royal Easter Show double-header as part of a fan-friendly launch to the 2018 NRL season.
Cronk’s epic: ‘We bawled our eyes out’
COOPER Cronk paid tribute to the Melbourne Storm’s “real big three” in an incredibly touching farewell speech.
Sorry, but Storm aren’t the greatest
YOU can forgive some hyperbole in the build up to a grand final. But this Melbourne team does not rate anywhere near some of the great teams of the past, writes PAUL KENT.
How Bromwich escaped the dark place
FIVE months after the lowest point of his NRL career, Melbourne’s premiership winning prop Jesse Bromwich has come full circle.
Player ratings as Storm slaughter Cows
A NEAR perfect performance from Cameron Smith has steered Melbourne to the NRL title. See who else starred and who flopped in our grand final players ratings.
Unsung Storm star finally gets a win
HAVING played in three losing grand finals before, Dale Finucane was not going to leave anything to chance when he got his fourth chance.
Storm reign supreme as NRL premiers
UNSTOPPABLE and unrelenting Melbourne won their third official premiership on Sunday night as the club’s Big Three finally — and sadly — split up.
Buzz: Channel 9’s insult to fans
CHANNEL Nine’s infuriating late kick-off, Andrew Johns nailing it as a commentator and the latest on James Maloney’s Kangaroos jersey. Buzz Rothfield’s highlights and lowlights.
Cronk: ‘I have some thinking to do’
HE played a starring role in Melbourne’s second grand final win in six years and now Cooper Cronk says a decision on his NRL future is imminent.
Why Storm are simply the best
WE are no longer to call them salary cap rorters or wrestling cheats. Melbourne Storm are now the undisputed champions of the NRL.
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