THE NRL’S OFF-SEASON FROM HELL * September 4 – Pictures are published of Canterbury players dancing nude during their Mad Monday celebrations. The club was fined $250,000 and Adam Elliott …

Ryan James is cutting it fine to be fit for Gold Coast’s NRL opener next week, with the injured captain a notable omission from a near full-strength side to play …

Mal Meninga’s sheer presence is contributing to Gold Coast’s cultural overhaul, with captain Ryan James admitting the squad walked taller whenever their new, high-profile member of staff was in the …

Canberra co-captain Josh Hodgson has revealed he initially told Ricky Stuart that Jack Wighton’s switch to five-eighth wouldn’t work and the Raiders coach should abandon the plan. Wighton is set …

Canterbury star Will Hopoate has revealed his preference is to play fullback but he remains in the dark if he’ll start the NRL season there or at centre in round …

Jack De Belin has refused the NRL’s offer to stand down as the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) gets set to decide his fate on Thursday. De Belin and Dragons …

Speculation over where Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan will play Tyrone Peachey appears over after the NSW utility was named in the centres for their weekend NRL trial against Brisbane. …

Cronulla’s next batch of leaders will need to step up and help them through the salary cap saga as judgement day approaches, according to Sharks premiership-winner Michael Ennis. The Sharks …

Being touted as the next North Queensland captain does not faze Michael Morgan. But the playmaker admitted he was nervous before calling the shots in a new role in his …

As the Australian Rugby League Commission gets set to decide Jack de Belin’s fate, Sam Burgess has come to the defence of the beleaguered code. After an off-season marked by …

He may be primed to return to his best in 2019, but a revitalised Darius Boyd says he has no regrets about his representative retirement. After spending his entire NRL …

Narrowing the gap between Brisbane’s best and worst rugby league is the simple objective of new coach Anthony Seibold this season. The reigning NRL coach of the year reckons he …

Parramatta’s already thin No.9 stocks have suffered an NRL hammer blow after Kaysa Pritchard was granted leave by the Eels. The club on Wednesday announced that the luckless 24-year-old had …

Still shaking his head over Kalyn Ponga’s stunning Queensland debut, ex-captain Trevor Gillmeister is convinced the young gun can take the next step and start for the Maroons in 2019. …

A bold and straight-talking Kyle Flanagan doesn’t hide from the fact that he’s out to take the Cronulla No.7 jumper away from Chad Townsend this NRL season – and he …

Penrith star Nathan Cleary is set to make his first appearance under dad Ivan after being named to play in their NRL trial against Parramatta. Cleary missed last week’s pre-season …

A contrite Josh Dugan has apologised for his twin indiscretions which overshadowed his 2018 NRL season but is determined to turn over a new leaf after an off-season shoulder reconstruction. …

Embattled St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin has been omitted from Saturday’s NRL trial against South Sydney due to welfare concerns. The decision comes just two days before the …