Andrew Johns has leapfrogged Norm Provan, Ron Coote and Mal Meninga to become rugby league’s eighth immortal. Johns, the former Newcastle star, joins Bob Fulton, John Raper, Clive Churchill, Reg …

Whenever Josh Reynolds has doubted himself in his breakout NRL season he has turned to coach Des Hasler for guidance. Reynolds has been a revelation in just his second year …

Cameron Smith likes to smile. Craig Bellamy finds it hard to, but this odd couple is at the heart of Melbourne’s quest to win Sunday’s NRL grand final against Canterbury. …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is confident the champions of an NRL season dominated by refereeing controversy will be determined by players and coaches rather than officials in Sunday’s grand final. …

Melbourne fullback Billy Slater concedes he is still overcoming a knee injury but insists the troublesome joint will stand up to the rigours of an NRL grand final. Slater suffered …

Des Hasler believes Canterbury’s tough finals battles with Manly and South Sydney will hold his side in good stead for Sunday’s NRL grand final against Melbourne. The Bulldogs edged out …

First against second. Ben Barba against Billy Slater. Des Hasler against Craig Bellamy. Sunday’s NRL grand final between minor premiers Canterbury and Melbourne has all the ingredients to be a …

Des Hasler’s influence at Canterbury can be summed up in one conversation between forward Corey Payne and former hardman Geoff Robinson. Hasler has astounded the rugby league community by the …

Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis says his side’s mid-season 20-4 win over Melbourne in Mackay will count for nothing when the sides meet again in Sunday’s NRL grand final. The Bulldogs …

Anthony Laffranchi is proud of the way he has filled the boots of James Graham and is now hoping to emulate the St Helens legend by reaching a grand final …

Uncapped Manly back Dean Whare is among the latest additions to the New Zealand train-on squad for the one-off Test against the Australia in Townsville on October 13. Rotorua-born Whare, …

The Queensland Reds have moved to publicly reassure fans that controversial playmaker Quade Cooper will remain with the Super Rugby franchise. On Wednesday Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael penned an …

Queensland Rugby League (QRL) chairman John McDonald has announced he’ll retire at the end of the year. McDonald informed the QRL board on the weekend he will not be seeking …

As with so much in rugby league, the race to become the code’s eighth Immortal appears to be divided down state lines. Queensland’s Mal Meninga and NSW’s Andrew Johns cannot …

Six years after making his first NRL grand final appearance, Cooper Cronk believes Melbourne’s big-game experience can give them the edge in Sunday’s clash with Canterbury. Cronk is one of …

Coach Wayne Bennett admits he can’t believe his luck after Newcastle were able to sign Cronulla forward Jeremy Smith on Wednesday. The Knights found a silver lining from a disappointing …

Buying into an NRL team looms as a serious option for the Papua New Guinea government – but it hasn’t given up on eventually having its own rugby league team …

Two-time grand final winner Petero Civoniceva believes Canterbury’s best chance of causing an upset in Sunday’s NRL decider will be to rattle Melbourne’s big stars. The composure of Storm trio …