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Looking back on the NRL season now the dust has settled and Penrith’s glory run has reached dynasty status with a third straight title, we alleged NRL experts like to pore over every last detail with forensic analysis. But that’s not as much fun as summing up each team’s season …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Nathan Cleary is to miss the upcoming Pacific Championships after suffering a knee injury in the Panthers’ heroic Grand Final comeback on Sunday night. He has an MCL problem, sustained in the Grand Final …

Halfback Nathan Cleary has been ruled out of the Pacific Championships Test series with a knee injury he picked up during his heroic NRL grand final performance. Key points: Nathan Cleary was seen limping early in Sunday’s NRL grand final He was one of three Panthers named in the Kangaroos’ …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size New Zealand have been forced to turn to Danny Levi and Fa’amanu Brown as hooking options for rugby league’s Pacific Championships. The Kiwis on Wednesday unveiled a 21-man squad for the tournament, with Dylan …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Jason Demetriou will take on a more hands-on role as South Sydney head coach next year, also heading up the team’s defence after securing a two-year contract extension to the end of the 2026 season. …

On the afternoon of 30 September 1984, as the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls were busy dismantling the Souths Magpies by 42 points to 8 in the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) Grand Final, many and varied thoughts were percolating in the minds of prominent observers. Then South Sydney coach Ron Willey was convinced …

The Grand Final’s done and dusted, Penrith have retained the trophy once again, mad Monday dress-up clothes are back in the closets and our focus is now on both the silly season and our team’s prospects, if any, for next year. But before we move on, here’s a quick A …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been ruled out of Samoa’s Pacific Championships campaign after the Sydney Roosters made him unavailable for selection due to concussion. New Samoa coach Ben Gardiner named a 21-man squad for the …

Walsh swung his head around and told the fan, “I’ll take your mum’s” before continuing to walk away. I know: earth-shattering stuff. The NRL’s integrity unit is investigating the incident, although there’s already an acknowledgement internally that it’s a minor indiscretion – if you could even call it that. It …

It’s hard to pick a Kangaroos team. The well of talent from which Australia can draw is very deep indeed, leading to a situation where every squad they announce is met with a howl about who isn’t in rather than who is. With Mal Meninga seated alongside James Tedesco at …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The NRLW’s best player, Tamika Upton, will make her Jillaroos debut in the Pacific Championships after a calf injury cruelled her chances of representing Australia at last year’ World Cup. Upton, who won the …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Mal Meninga has found no room for Dally M Medal winner Kalyn Ponga or Broncos breakout star Reece Walsh in his 21-man Kangaroos squad for the Pacific Championships. Josh Addo-Carr has been picked but …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Penrith coach Ivan Cleary wants his side to contest the World Club Challenge in 2024 and secure the one piece of silverware that has eluded the Panthers. For all their dominance in the NRL …

Another year in the books, another huge stash of rugby league tea leaves to pore over.  With the 2023 NRL season at a close, what have we learned about the game of rugby league? It’s still a great product, if you excuse the term, and indeed, the fans appear to …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size A week after being linked to a bombshell $1.6 million deal to join the Western Force, Rugby Australia has pulled out of negotiations to try and lure Angus Crichton across from the NRL. The …

The brilliance of the NRL and AFL grand finals at the weekend compared with Australian rugby’s continued failure to shine surely makes it even harder for the troubled code to dig itself out of the hole it has created for itself. Nathan Cleary (left) brought the Panthers back from the …