One of the NRL’s leading club doctors fears NRL players hiding their concussion symptoms is far more widespread than anyone thinks, while a leading concussion expert has warned without a cultural shift players “won’t know who they are in 20 years”. In the same week an NRL player poll conducted by the Sydney Morning Herald showed 73 per cent of […]

Roosters coach Trent Robinson has launched a stinging spray at suspended forward Victor Radley after he was kicked off a flight on the Gold Coast. The 23-year-old is under investigation from the NRL Integrity Unit after he was reportedly kicked off a flight returning from the Roosters’ clash with the Titans in Round 14. Radley went to the Gold Coast […]

Nathan Cleary will still wear the stitches which held together his gruesome State of Origin head cut when he makes his NRL return as he braces for a torrid test from Blues hopeful Angus Crichton. The NSW and Penrith No.7, who was still sporting a red eye on Wednesday from a deep facial wound suffered during the Blues’ record-breaking game […]

Parents who received a free beanie at the opening State of Origin in Townsville are being urged to keep it away from children due to concerns that a single-cell button battery could be a choking hazard. First aid group CPR Kids was alerted to the problem by worried parents that held fears the button battery may be accessed by children, […]

When Mark Hughes watched State of Origin I last week, he wasn’t so much blown away by the enormity of NSW’s 50-6 victory over Queensland as what happened before it. Hughes, who played fullback for the Blues in all three matches in 2001, noticed debutants Jarome Luai and Brian To’o moseying down the tunnel wearing beanies in recognition of this […]

The Betfred Super League fixture between Catalans Dragons and Leeds Rhinos, which was scheduled for Saturday in Perpignan, has been postponed because of further positive Covid-19 tests in the Leeds squad. The Rhinos’ home fixture against St Helens scheduled for last Friday (June 11) was postponed after two players had positive Covid-19 tests and a number of others were forced […]

Storm utility Nicho Hynes has revealed he was keen to stay at the Storm and telling coach Craig Bellamy he had signed with the Sharks was the hardest moment of his young career. Hynes, 24, agreed to join the Sharks earlier this month on a three-year deal after looking for a club where he could start more regularly. Hynes signed […]

The NRL has escalated its efforts to stamp out players feigning injury or “milking” for penalties by threatening coaches with a mandatory stint off the field for all players who stay down after a tackle. The NRL has been hit by allegations of players feigning injury in recent weeks as teams seek to take advantage of the game’s welfare edict. […]

Senior Age football columnist Caroline Wilson maintains key figures at St Kilda “are really disappointed” in the decision of leadership group member Seb Ross to head back to Victoria early last week and miss the Saints’ match against Adelaide in Cairns. Ross – whose wife Marnie gave birth to twins in May – and Tim Membrey, whose wife Emily is […]

Roosters star Victor Radley is being investigated by the NRL Integrity Unit after he was kicked off a flight on the Gold Coast. Stream selected Fox League shows on Kayo Freebies completely free this June including NRL 360, Sunday Night with Matty Johns, Big League Wrap & more. No Credit Card. No Brainer. Register Free Now > Radley went to […]