Wayne Bennett’s contract saga has galvanised Brisbane’s NRL finals charge, according to captain Darius Boyd, who insists his longtime mentor is still the best coach in the game. The Broncos …

They are the big-money signings brought over to win the Sydney Roosters a premiership. Fed up with just one major trophy from their four minor premierships, Roosters captain Boyd Cordner …

Cameron Smith backs the NRL women’s premiership to be capable of soon developing into a stand-alone competition. The Sydney Roosters and Warriors begin a new era in the women’s game …

James Maloney will become just the fourth playmaker to play finals football at four different clubs, but insists he and Penrith are still on track to create bigger NRL history. …

Melbourne must become the first team to win a premiership without a settled halfback in three decades if they are to defend their NRL title this year. The Storm’s halfback …

This time last year Greg Inglis was out of the finals, out of luck, and significantly out of shape. But now the South Sydney captain is arguably in career-best form …

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has declared that this month’s highly-anticipated finals series will be better for the early-season crackdown that engulfed the code. After one of the most unpredictable …

St George Illawarra star Ben Hunt has thick enough skin to handle the spotlight set to descend on him in his first return to Brisbane this week, according to his …

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan is committed to future-proofing the club, even if it costs him his job. The Titans finished 14th in Brennan’s first year as an NRL head …

The Sydney Roosters may be minor NRL premiers but they’ve been here before and know all too well the pain of falling short. The Roosters locked up top spot with …

Tim Mannah has seen the worst of times at his NRL club Parramatta. So when the prop describes their 2018 season as one of the toughest in his time at …

Even Trent Barrett felt sorry for Brad Parker after the Manly winger was terrorised by Corey Oates in Brisbane’s 48-16 NRL win at Suncorp Stadium. Barrett already had enough to …

An unlikely ally has slammed the “terrible” criticism of maligned St George Illawarra No.7 Ben Hunt ahead of Sunday’s NRL elimination final against Brisbane. Before lining up against Hunt, Broncos …

Gallen expects a tough game against star-studded minor premiers the Sydney Roosters but is confident the Sharks will prevail by winning the battle in the middle. He believes his side …

Canterbury coach Dean Pay believes his team showed enough improvement during the final six weeks of their regular season to suggest a finals return in 2019. Pay was in danger …

Former NRL bad boy Ben Barba will prove to be such a success at North Queensland that the club will have no choice but to sign him to a long-term …

Trent Barrett wants his coaching future sorted sooner rather than later after a Suncorp Stadium capitulation marked the end of Manly’s woeful 2018 campaign. “Now the season is finished we …

The finals are here but the NRL premiership race remains the most open in the history of the competition. On the final day of the regular competition, a Corey Oates-led …