North Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston admits his final NRL season will be haunted by the mental demons he has over his reconstructed shoulder. Thurston will make his anticipated return in …

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith insists his decision to play on next NRL season won’t rest on Billy Slater’s own plans to forego retirement in 2019. In a year when the …

Steve Folkes will be farewelled at his old home ground of Belmore Sports Ground with a public funeral to be held at the venue next Monday. Folkes, who died of …

Utility Karl Lawton has traded the Gold Coast for New Zealand in search of regular NRL action. The 22-year-old replaces recently departed utility Ata Hingano at the Warriors on a …

Canberra star Blake Austin says the Raiders are well prepared to right the wrongs of a disappointing 2017 NRL season. Ricky Stuart’s team lost eight games by a converted try …

Mitchell Pearce has urged Newcastle fans to be patient as the Knights’ new recruits attempt to take the club back to its first finals series in five years. Next Friday’s …

Rugby league is officially back after an NRL season launch intended to reflect fresh confidence and optimism in the code. Several hundred people packed into First Fleet Park on the …

Premiership-winning coach Craig Bellamy says he’s hoping to make a call on his future at the Melbourne Storm in the next few weeks. In his 16th season at the NRL …

Brisbane skipper Darius Boyd has laughed off suggestions super coach Wayne Bennett is under pressure to see out his NRL contract. Heading into season 2018 the Broncos are a side …

Canterbury captain Josh Jackson has revealed how he attempted to reach out to troubled NRL talent Moses Suli before the club opted to sack him for failing to meet first …

Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans is adamant his NRL team can still contend for the NRL premiership should they be found guilty of salary cap breaches. The NRL are keen on …

Former Kangaroos and NSW prop Keith Galloway has announced his retirement from rugby league with immediate effect. The 32-year-old made his NRL debut for Cronulla when he was still at …

Parramatta’s big men have brushed aside a critique from club great Peter Sterling that the blue and golds are in need of a quality front-rower. Despite Sterling’s veiled criticism of …

Penrith’s Tyrone Peachey has reportedly agreed sign with Gold Coast on a three-year NRL deal, joining former teammates Bryce Cartwright, Leilani Latu and Mitch Rein at the Titans in 2019. …

Young gun Moses Suli has suffered a remarkable fall from grace after being axed by Canterbury just one month into a three-year NRL deal. The 19-year-old’s future is uncertain after …

Ricky Stuart has blasted the timing of the historic mid-year Test in the United States between England and New Zealand, calling for rugby league officials to be fair dinkum about …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says it would be wonderful for the NRL club to secure young half Ata Hingano. The 20-year-old was released by the Warriors despite signing a three-year …

Parramatta fullback Bevan French says the Eels are ready to break the longest title drought in the NRL. Not since 1986 when Ray Price, Brett Kenny and Peter Sterling hoisted …