St George Illawarra forward Matt Prior admits his five-match suspension for striking North Queensland co-captain Johnathan Thurston is “about right”. Prior was sent off for the nasty elbow and forearm …

St George Illawarra forward Matt Prior has been suspended for five matches by the NRL judiciary for his elbow to the head of North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston. Prior was …

ARL Commission officials will meet rival networks Seven and Ten later this week for talks which the game’s administrators hope will drive the new broadcast deal past the $1 billion …

Parramatta chief executive Bob Bentley has defended the decision to make the struggling Eels squad face the music at the NRL club’s annual general meeting despite criticism from one of …

NSW coach Ricky Stuart admits he’ll have to take risks at the selection table if the Blues are to end Queensland’s State of Origin dominance. As he weighs up the …

Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin said the Broncos door was not closed to youngster Dane Gagai if he could iron out the disciplinary issues which led to the NRL club releasing …

Sydney Roosters hooker Jake Friend is hopeful he has put his NRL bad boy tag behind him and credits former teammate and roommate Todd Carney for his help. The 22-year-old …

NSW State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart says he is desperate for Sunday to arrive so he can end speculation over the make-up of his side for the series opener. …

He’s impressed two of the best five-eighths to play the game but Brisbane’s new No.6 Corey Norman understands he still has a long way to go before being considered a …

Cronulla and NSW skipper Paul Gallen has decided to fight his kneeing charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night. Gallen was handed a grade-one dangerous contact charge for kneeing …

Long-serving Warrior Jerome Ropati has signed a new one-year contract with the NRL club for 2013. The deal extends his stay at his only NRL club to 11 seasons. Ropati, …

Kiwi hard man Jared Waerea-Hargreaves says the Sydney Roosters are on their way to becoming the dominant forward pack in the NRL. Fresh from a last gasp Anzac Day loss …

Cronulla NRL coach Shane Flanagan has reportedly undergone emergency surgery for a twisted bowel and will be out of action for the remainder of the week. A News Limited reports …

Parramatta’s Stephen Kearney looked every bit a coach under pressure as he ran from the media pack after the NRL club’s annual general meeting where players and the coach fronted …

Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has implored NRL officials to stop the practise of video referees ruling on illegal tackles in a bid to stamp out diving from the game. Gallen …

Just weeks after being declared an Origin I certainty by NSW coach Ricky Stuart, Penrith centre Michael Jennings has been banished to the NSW Cup. After training strongly on Tuesday …

NSW skipper Paul Gallen has been cleared to play in State of Origin I, but a quirk in the NRL rules means the seriousness of his knee injury could decide …

Canberra will appeal the $10,000 breach notice served by the ARL Commission following coach David Furner’s criticism of the referees in Sunday’s 18-12 NRL loss to Manly. Furner confirmed on …