NRL 2024
Major NRL signing as Bulldogs secure Knights star on four-year deal
Leo Thompson has knocked back a rich offer from the Raiders and a lucrative extension on the table at Newcastle to sign with the Bulldogs in the hope of winning a premiership.
- Michael Chammas
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Higher, faster, stronger ... smarter? Test your knowledge in the 2024 year in sport quiz
From the Demon, to Gout Gout, Oscar Piastri and Raygun, 2024 was a massive year in the world of sport. How closely have you been following events? Take our quiz to find out.
- Greg Dundas
Mam accepts nine-game NRL ban, fined additional $90,000 by Broncos
The halfback will have to pay $120,000 in fines to Brisbane and the NRL and will be suspended until round 10 next year after accepting proposed sanctions for driving offences.
- Scott Bailey and Joel Gould
Watch: Joey Manu scores on debut in Japanese rugby but Aussie rival ices win
Former Sydney Roosters star Joey Manu crossed the line in his first game in rugby union.
- Jonathan Drennan
Move over Cliff and Des. Brisbane’s Reynolds and Hunt could become oldest halves pairing of all time
You have to go back almost 30 years to find an older halves pairing than Brisbane’s likely round one combination of Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Updated
- North Queensland Cowboys
Tonga reject Cowboys criticism over Taumalolo injury as young gun ruptures ACL
Jason Taumalolo could miss the opening month of the NRL season after surgery on an injury suffered playing for Tonga. And in a further blow to the Cowboys, Heilum Luki will miss the entire the season after breaking down at training.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Opinion
- The Fitz Files
The best and worst of sport in 2024: And that was only Raygun
At the end of another extraordinary sporting year, it’s time to celebrate the best and worst athletes, moments and quotes from 2024.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Analysis
- Canterbury Bulldogs
Bulldogs players rank coaching staff best in the NRL … 12 months after Topine sacking
Former Canterbury forward Jackson Topine is suing the club over a controversial wrestling punishment. On Tuesday, his former teammates voted the Bulldogs coaches the best in the business in a RLPA poll.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Analysis
- Papua New Guinea
Homosexuality is illegal in PNG. The NRL is all about inclusivity. How do they square the two?
Ian Roberts, still the only openly gay Australian rugby league player in the past 30 years, sees the new PNG NRL franchise as an opportunity to change attitudes in the Pacific nation.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Updated
- Brisbane Broncos
‘I’m sorry’: Broncos star Ezra Mam fined $850 after pleading guilty to drug driving
Broncos star Ezra Mam has been told he’s “fortunate” to be alive after the crash in October that injured three people, including a four-year-old girl.
- William Davis
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