Penrith have booked a home final with a nervy 18-12 defeat of Gold Coast that will do little to assuage those doubting their ability to sustain premiership dominance this NRL finals series. Locked into second place, the Panthers should have Nathan Cleary back from his shoulder injury to face the Sydney Roosters in their qualifying … Read more
Brisbane secured an unwanted piece of NRL history after they were thrashed 50-12 by a magnificent Melbourne outfit that gave coach Craig Bellamy his 400th win in charge. The Broncos turned it up on Thursday night in front of 35,086 fans at Suncorp Stadium in a dire defensive display to ensure they finish 12th on … Read more
NRL great Willie Mason believes the Sydney Roosters still have enough quality to do damage in the finals despite copping a disastrous double injury blow. Scans confirmed on Monday that Sam Walker had suffered a ruptured ACL after going down early in the loss to Canberra, requiring surgery. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Willie Mason backing … Read more
Shaun Johnson has put the perfect full stop on his career, leading the Warriors to a come-from-behind 30-28 win over Cronulla with his last touch in the NRL. Playing the last of his 268 NRL games before retirement, Johnson threw a perfect 15-metre cut-out ball for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to score in the final minute. The … Read more
Manly believe Tom Trbojevic’s latest injury won’t impact his football come the NRL finals, as the superstar fullback awaits crucial scans on his shoulder. Trbojevic cut a frustrated figure as he walked off Accor Stadium on Friday night, after damaging his shoulder late in the Sea Eagles’ 34-22 win over Canterbury. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
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
South Sydney captain Cameron Murray is out for the season after failing in his bid to have his ban downgraded at the NRL judiciary. Murray was controversially sin-binned for the clash with Newcastle’s Tyson Frizell, which was later graded as a Grade 2 careless high tackle with an attached penalty of two games with an … Read more
Tom Trbojevic says his denied offer of a salary sacrifice was driven by a desire to do what he felt was right by Manly, after his most recent hamstring injury hit him harder than previous issues. Trbojevic declared on Tuesday he believed he was now back playing his best football since his Dally M year … Read more
NRL great Willie Mason has claimed the league will be happy to see the back of Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Waerea-Hargreaves is facing the prospect of not playing again until late in the NRL finals after being handed a minimum three-match ban for a high tackle. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Willie Mason’s exclusive chat to … Read more
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is facing the prospect of not playing again until late in the NRL finals after being handed a minimum three-match ban for a high tackle. After a weekend of drama involving the bunker and match review committee, Waerea-Hargreaves was hit with a grade-two high tackle charge on Monday for his shot on Gold … Read more
