Punters have backed Manly into $3.50 outright favouritism to win the 2012 NRL grand final after the defending premiers made it four straight wins with a convincing 42-20 victory over …

Brian McClennan wants assistance from Stephen Kearney at the Warriors next year – if he can hold onto his job. First-year NRL head coach McClennan oversaw a sixth straight defeat …

His side might have lodged a rare NRL win but Penrith coach Ivan Cleary struggled for good things to say after the Warriors were vanquished 18-16 in a scrappy affair …

Wayne Bennett believes Manly are playing the type of rugby league that is good enough for them to become the first club to win back-to-back titles in a united competition …

North Queensland talisman Matt Bowen says St George Illawarra remain one of the best sides in the NRL ahead of their meeting on Monday night despite the Dragons’ fall from …

Manly coach Geoff Toovey again faces an agonising wait to determine the fitness of several key players after Sunday’s impressive 42-20 win over Newcastle. The Sea Eagles totally dominated the …

Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has joined the growing calls for a clear-cut ruling on rugby league’s controversial obstruction law. The issue reared its ugly head on Sunday when Gold Coast …

Manly have again flexed their NRL premiership muscle in a 42-20 thumping of Newcastle at Brookvale Oval on Sunday. The eight tries to four victory was the Sea Eagles fourth …

Warriors coach Brian McClennan couldn’t bring himself to discuss his future after a shattering 18-16 loss to Penrith on Sunday consigned his team to a sixth straight NRL loss. A …

Gold Coast are within touching distance of the NRL’s top eight after a 24-16 victory against Parramatta on Sunday at Skilled Park. The Titans still need to win matches against …

Former Warriors coach Ivan Cleary believes the NRL club are smart enough to emerge from the giant hole that has swallowed them this season. Cleary’s Penrith Panthers rubbed salt in …

South Sydney centre Matt King admits the Rabbitohs have some work to do to recapture their attacking prowess after scoring just two tries in the past two games. The Rabbitohs …

The heartache continues. As if things couldn’t get worse for the Warriors, they somehow concocted an 18-16 loss to lowly Penrith on Sunday to sink to a sixth straight NRL …

Canberra captain David Shillington believes his side must play semi-finals style football against league leaders Canterbury to continue their late run for the playoffs. The Raiders won their third straight …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan reckons most rugby league fans would be hard pressed naming his team’s back three but it was the unheralded trio who starred in the Sharks’ 20-7 …

A brilliant late try to Cronulla winger John Williams capped a gutsy 20-7 victory over South Sydney on Saturday night as the Sharks moved closer to sealing an NRL finals …

Technically the Gold Coast must win their last three regular season games to be a chance of contesting the NRL finals, but Titans centre Jamal Idris reckons finals footy has …

The Raiders kept their NRL finals hopes alive with a 24-20 win over the Sydney Roosters in a spiteful clash in Canberra on Saturday. Led by five-eighth Josh McCrone and …