School’s out as ‘teacher’ Luai named for NRL return
Energetic playmaker Jarome Luai is set to return from his knee injury as Wests Tigers look to continue their hot start to the NRL season.
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Matt Dufty to play first NRL game in nearly four years
Matt Dufty is set to play his first NRL game in four years, with Leo Thompson, Jarome Luai and Izack Tago also returning to the team sheet in round seven.
‘Baby Broncos’ hero of 2002 gives Bukowski thumbs up
Injury-ravaged Brisbane can draw belief from one of the club's famous away wins over Wests Tigers without 13 stars, as one young gun edges closer to a debut.
Marata Niukore signs with NRL’s Knights
Versatile forward Marata Niukore will leave the Warriors at the end of the NRL season and join Newcastle on a three-year deal.
Why son of PNG icon rejected Storm pursuit for Titans
Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai - son of Storm great Marcus - described the feeling of rejecting Melbourne as the biggest decision of his NRL career.
Cowboys look to reward local star’s form and tenacity
North Queensland have moved to wrap up dynamic backline gun Tom Chester in the wake of extending his centre partner Jaxon Purdue for four years.
Carrigan accepts Broncos fate as uncanny X-man rises
Brisbane's injury and player availability crisis took a turn for the worse as swashbuckling forward Xavier Willison put his hand up for a big challenge.
The one reason Paseka says he’s back to best at Manly
Manly prop Taniela Paseka has credited simplifying his approach to football for his strong form on return from an achilles tendon injury this season.
965 days in wilderness worth it for Tiger’s NRL return
Patrick Herbert has revealed he thought Benji Marshall's offer of a Wests Tigers lifeline was a joke, before playing in the NRL for the first time in 965 days.
Why Titans gun signed on with battling Dragons
Gold Coast try-scoring whiz Phil Sami has put faith in St George Illawarra despite their woes, and Titans coach Josh Hannay says he entirely understands why.
‘Here to play NRL’: Major Tom eyes Broncos No.7 in ’27
After a stunning club debut, Brisbane half Tom Duffy wants to re-sign and push Jonah Pezet all the way in 2027 in the race to succeed Adam Reynolds.
Australian coach ‘betrayed’ by English club’s axe
Former Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright says he feels "betrayed and disrespected" by English Super League club Hull FC, who are not retaining him.
Gruesome throat injury sidelines Knight for a month
Important forwards Dylan Lucas and Tyson Frizell have joined an increasingly busy casualty ward at NRL improvers Newcastle.
‘Tough to take’: How Kini roared back from criticism
Gold Coast fullback Keano Kini has regained his mojo and is ready to take on the Warriors and childhood hero Roger Tuivasa-Sheck after emerging from a lull.
Belief still strong at struggling Storm: skipper
Captain Harry Grant believes Melbourne still have what it takes to be an NRL premiership force and has dismissed talk they can't make the finals.
Revival of NRL spoon winners is no shock to Roosters
Angus Crichton says Justin Holbrook's influence on Newcastle's early-season form is no shock given the coach's obvious talents.
McLean cops NRL ban for hit that broke Dog’s jaw
Casey McLean is set to sit out Penrith's trip to Darwin to take on the Dolphins after being charged for a high shot on Bulldogs prop Max King.
NRL axing was ‘kick up the arse’ Bronson Xerri needed
Bronson Xerri always knew he could recover from his Canterbury axing, having bounced back from a multi-year doping ban earlier in his career.
Bellamy looking to bolster flimsy Storm defence
Tackling has been the focus at Melbourne training this week with Storm coach Craig Bellamy looking to shore up their defence as they host the Warriors.
‘Special K’ backed as Titans embrace Sydney bogey
Gold Coast have not won in Sydney for more than a year but coach Josh Hannay is embracing the challenge with full faith in struggling No.1 Keano Kini.
‘Proud of him’: Bennett lauds Smith for tackling demons
As he prepares for his first Souths game of the season, Brandon Smith has earned praise from Wayne Bennett for getting his life back on track.
The claws aren’t out: Meninga dismisses infighting talk
Perth will be centre stage on Saturday when it hosts an NRL double header, but there's been plenty of talk in the lead-up about rumoured tension at the Bears.
It hurts: Sharks vow to fight Bears’ poaching players
Sharks co-captain Cameron McInnes and fullback Will Kennedy could be on the Perth Bears' radar as the incoming franchise builds their inaugural squad.
Flanagan’s sideline move can’t save Dragons from loss
St George Illawarra are now winless through the opening six rounds, after showing some spirit before going down 28-18 to Manly in Wollongong.
Late Luki try sinks Broncos as Cowboys win four on trot
North Queensland fullback Scott Drinkwater has lit up Suncorp Stadium in a 35-31 win over a Brisbane side that lost two hookers to concussion.
‘Credit to him’: Contract call can’t stop Cowboys No.1
North Queensland fullback Scott Drinkwater turned his phone off when his impending exit from the club hit the headlines but he turned it on to sink Brisbane.
Pat Carrigan facing ban in latest Broncos blow
Brisbane suffered more injury carnage with two hookers concussed in the 35-31 loss to North Queensland, and lock Pat Carrigan facing a ban.
Parramatta eager to fight on despite huge injury toll
Parramatta are desperate to get back to winning ways but will have to rely on their fringe players against the Gold Coast to do so.
New Titans six-shooter has game to free guns: Hannay
The stars have aligned for Lachlan Ilias to make a compelling case for why he can be a Gold Coast regular in the new position of five-eighth.
Gutherson wants Dragons to sign Drinkwater as No.1
St George Illawarra co-captain Clint Gutherson will happily move positions if Scott Drinkwater arrives as fullback, backing his club's pursuit of the No.1.
BenjiBall making Pearce-Paul a better Tiger than Knight
Kai Pearce-Paul believes he has been able to better express himself as a footballer at Wests Tigers, ahead of a crunch clash with his old club Newcastle.