Parramatta players have backed the NRL’s decision to put ladder position before crowd numbers after Saturday night’s semi-final against South Sydney sold out. The final tickets for Saturday night’s big …

Jason Ryles says working with firebrand Melbourne mentor Craig Bellamy is ideal preparation for his new role as an assistant to demanding England rugby coach Eddie Jones, who he will …

Clint Gutherson will be charged with the job of shutting down Cody Walker on Saturday night as Parramatta prepare for one of the NRL’s most dangerous men. Walker will enter …

Defiant South Sydney players maintain no outside noise can distract from their pursuit of an NRL premiership as they prepare to face Parramatta in Saturday’s semi-final. After a week of …

Brisbane legend Steve Renouf has tipped former teammate Kevin Walters to bring an instant improvement to the Broncos for the 2021 NRL season. Walters was unveiled last week as the …

Queensland’s State of Origin campaign is off to a rocky start with the Maroons forced to delay the initial announcement of players for their 27-man extended squad. While NSW have …

Penrith say they can cover Viliame Kikau, but are counting on the star forward escaping a ban to play in their NRL preliminary final. Kikau will front the NRL judiciary …

Melbourne have declared Cameron Munster a certain starter for their NRL preliminary final and expect the star playmaker to be able to train on his troublesome knee in a boost …

The NRL may issue a breach notice to Melbourne after a trainer stopped play to attend to Suliasi Vunivalu’s cramp during a crucial point in Saturday’s win over Parramatta. NRL …

Blake Ferguson may be available for Parramatta’s sudden-death semi-final against South Sydney after scans cleared him of a serious knee injury. Ferguson’s teammate Maika Sivo is likely out for the …

Penrith’s Zane Tetevano buried his first NRL premiership ring with his grandfather, while his second was given to him by his then coach Trent Robinson. Which would make a third …

Damien Cook has made more tackles this season than any other player in the finals but winning has refreshed his body after a slog of an NRL season. The NSW …

Newcastle’ Chris Randall could miss the first two games of the 2021 NRL season after becoming the second player charged with a crusher tackle from week one of the finals. …

Melbourne’s Ryan Papenhuyzen doesn’t need the greatest imagination to appreciate the gravity of an NRL premiership and that’s why thoughts of a State of Origin debut remain distant. The Storm’s …

Shattered Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien has vowed to spend his summer working on what went wrong in 2020 to get the Knights back into the NRL finals next season. The …

NSW stars David Klemmer and Wade Graham are shock omissions from the extended Blues squad after it was announced on Sunday night. The two mainstays as well as Origin series-winning …

Records were smashed across the NRL in the first week of the finals after South Sydney’s 46-20 demolition of Newcastle on Sunday. Not only was it the most points Souths …

WHAT HAPPENED IN WEEK ONE OF THE NRL FINALS * QUOTE OF THE ROUND: “He was our best player by a mile and if he hadn’t been in the team …