Ryan Papenhuyzen was an early casualty as North Queensland’s scrappy defeat of a patchwork Melbourne went closer to locking in a Townsville start to their NRL finals campaign. The Cowboys prevailed 38-30 in an 11-try affair at home on Thursday, victory in the penultimate regular-season round pushing them three points clear of seventh-placed Manly ahead … Read more
Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary has suffered a potentially serious shoulder injury during the 24-22 loss to Melbourne Storm on Thursday night. With the scores tied at 22 and less than 15 minutes remaining, Cleary took a hit-up and came up clutching his left shoulder. He looked in immediate discomfort as the team doctor was called. … Read more
Xavier Coates appears in major doubt for the State of Origin decider after the Queensland winger suffered a hamstring injury in Melbourne’s 16-6 win over Canberra. A shattered Coates limped off AAMI Park on Saturday night after attempting to dive to the ball and had to be assisted to the change-rooms by trainers. The injury, … Read more
A frustrated Trent Robinson is questioning why Melbourne were awarded a controversial try in the Sydney Roosters’ 18-12 loss to the Storm. Back-rower Eli Katoa barged his way over the Roosters’ line midway through the first half at Allianz Stadium on Thursday. But as he fended off Michael Jennings and Luke Keary to ground the … Read more
Veteran Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has taken to objection to a minor rumour that started at the end of his team’s thrilling NRL victory over Canterbury at AAMI Park on Friday night. A Josh Addo-Carr hat-trick wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs to secure an upset over Melbourne, with the Storm holding on 16-14 in … Read more
Melbourne have pulled off an NRL miracle as Xavier Coates scored a freakish try to win the game with 25 seconds left on the clock against the Warriors at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Coates flew through the air from five metres out and almost defied physics to plant the ball from his vertical position … Read more
