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 Panthers’ hopes of a fourth-straight premiership have suffered a blow with superstar halfback Nathan Cleary injured on a night where the Storm were gifted a crucial late penalty in dubious circumstances.
Yet again Melbourne Storm will finish in the top two and that opens the door for Craig Bellamy to pull some moves with his players before the finals.
NRL commentators and fans have been left completely baffled after a controversial moment erupted early in the top of the table clash.
Phil Rothfield looks back at the highs and lows, feuds and fade-outs, blunders and blow-ups after 27 rounds of the high drama that is rugby league. Check out the Monday Buzz season awards.
The 2023 NRL finals series is locked and loaded following a wild finish in the last game of the regular season. See the week one finals schedule here.
The Broncos are no longer masters of their own minor premiership fate after Melbourne proved they’re at home at Suncorp Stadium.
It’s going to be like watching The Phantom of the Opera without The Phantom. ROBERT CRADDOCK analyses the bizarre last-round clash between the Broncos and Storm.
He is the schoolboy sensation who starred alongside Broncos whizkid Reece Walsh and rejected the Wallabies to ink a $2 million mega deal with Melbourne.
These are the young guns lining up to make the jump to NRL level and the stars who will make their debut in round 27. Here are the top 34 first-grade ready talents at each club.
Fans have been short-changed by NRL clubs resting masses of talent this weekend, and Storm coach Craig Bellamy has a solution.
The NRL has defended the rights of teams to rest their superstar players, as the Broncos-Storm clash shapes as a B-grade affair. VOTE IN OUR POLL
So many of the NRL’s biggest stars have already been put in cotton wool for finals — and one scenario could see a host join them on the sidelines and add to the final-round teams chaos.
The race for the minor premiership and top eight spots will be decided in the final round of the season. See where every team is set to finish and who plays who in week one of the finals.
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