The NRL’s head of football Graham Annesley has admitted Cowboys hooker Reece Robson should not have been sin-binned in the shadow of full-time against the Sharks on Friday. With his side trailing by two points, Robson attempted a tackle around the waist of Aiden Tolman, but the Sharks forward slid as he approached the defence and was collected high. NRL […]

Geelong captain Joel Selwood has been fined $3000 for making unnecessary contact to the face of Western Bulldogs opponent Bailey Dale during Friday night’s thriller at GMHBA Stadium, and for rough conduct when his boot made contact with Bulldogs defender Taylor Duryea’s leg. In the first incident, which the MRO classified as misconduct and fined Selwood $1000, the Cats veteran […]

These are NSW’s centres of excellence. Blues superstars Tom Trbojevic and Latrell Mitchell will be the centre of attention yet again as NSW look to secure a famous and historic win over Queensland in Brisbane. The pair were scintillating during game one and are poised to ignite Origin II against a Queensland side still reeling from a demoralising 50-6 loss […]

Footy fans have reacted angrily to reports Ronaldo Mulitalo has been banned from playing in tonight’s second State of Origin game after being ruled ineligible to represent Queensland. The Sharks winger was brought into the starting side yesterday as a replacement for injured fullback Reece Walsh but the Blues questioned his eligibility. “We have been alerted to some concerns around […]

24 hours after their nearest rivals Penrith polished off the Roosters, the Melbourne Storm have sent a statement of their own by racking up five tries in just 15 minutes against the Tigers. The side’s social media team could hardly keep up as the Storm crossed the chalk in the second, fourth, ninth, 12th and 15th minutes at Sunshine Coast […]

Mitchell Pearce has praised new recruit Jake Clifford’s instant impact at the Knights and hopes a fully fit spine can revive their season as they look to find some continuity in the key positions. The Knights haven’t been able to field their first-choice spine since round 2 last year when they won their first two matches before Jayden Brailey suffered […]

Maroons late bloomer Kyle Feldt has detailed the phone call from coach Paul Green that has given him belief that his State of Origin redemption is at hand. The Queensland winger had an Origin baptism of fire in his home town of Townsville in Game One in a 50-6 thrashing but said the call from Green ahead of Sunday night’s […]

She’s only 20, but Dragons star Shaylee Bent has already made an enormous impact on and off the footy field. Bent, a proud Wiradjuri and Biripi woman, played her first game of rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies when she was 14-years-old. Now, she’s a two-time NRL Women’s Indigenous All Star. In 2019, the forward made her NRLW debut […]

Forget about Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction and the first two Godfather films. The movie we have all seen too many times is about to be screened at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night: the shock Queensland victory, against all odds, against a gun NSW team featuring the best player in the world — Trbojevic, Cleary, Tedesco, take your pick […]

It really depends on who you talk to, but considering the noise generated by the Veronicas a fortnight ago, this Aussie pop act had some shoes to fill for Origin II. Queensland-based band Sheppard filled the pregame entertainment honours in Brisbane, playing their omnipresent 2014 track ‘Geronimo’ to Suncorp Stadium. Their debut album Bombs Away hit No. 2 on the […]