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'Good attitude': dumped Dragon backed to battle back

Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has outlined the reasons why Lachlan Ilias was dropped - and why he believes the halfback will fight his way back to NRL level.

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Brisbane is Magic Round’s beating heart but risks becoming a victim of its own success

Rugby league’s annual expo would lose much of its sparkle if the NRL moves the festivities to another host city after the current deals ends in 2027

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Queensland players cleared as Keeley Davis drops women’s Origin ‘eye gouge’ complaint

NRL match review officials can’t find video evidence of eye-gouging after hooker makes claim to referee during Blues’ win over Maroons

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Waiting for halves chance made me a better man: Dodd

Jack Wighton's calf injury has paved the way for Lewis Dodd to finally earn his start in South Sydney's halves at Magic Round.

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Hughes can't bear leaving the Storm for Perth

Star halfback Jahrome Hughes wants to lock in his playing future with Melbourne, resisting a big money deal to sign with Perth, who will join the NRL in 2027.

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The new contender in race to coach NRL expansion club

Sam Burgess has emerged as a candidate to coach an expansion club, with Wayne Bennett predicting it's a case of when - not if - his mentee will be an NRL coach.

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NRL confident diving scourge won't follow sin-bins

The NRL insist there is no need to remind players not to take dives, despite fears a record number of sin-bins could encourage ball-carriers to milk penalties.

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Abdo adamant Perth club will not be run by NRL

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has revealed a new club in Perth will become a members-owned franchise, after the inaugural board is appointed by head office.

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Parramatta twice as good when Mitch Moses plays

Stats show that since 2023, Mitch Moses has had a greater positive impact on his team than Nathan Cleary, Latrell Mitchell and Tom Trbojevic have had on theirs.

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League proves the right test for Eels rookie Smith

He whacked them like David Warner, but Ryley Smith ultimately chose Rugby League over cricket, much to the delight of the Parramatta Eels.

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Elite sport volunteers? Physios probe 'systemic' issue

Cronulla have been forced to amend a job posting initially advertised as a volunteer physio for their NRLW team, sparking widespread concerns from a union.

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Dogs veteran says no easy fix to high-tackle dramas

Canterbury's most capped player Kurt Mann says telling players to lower their target area won't cut down the NRL's alarming rise in high tackles.

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'Sold the dream': Bostock centred on life as Dolphin

Dolphins winger Jack Bostock wants to transition into the centres eventually and follow in the footsteps of teammate Herbie Farnworth, one of the world's best.

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Why Titans co-owner Kelly won't give up on losing club

Gold Coast continue to fail on the footy field, but co-owner Darryl Kelly remains on board long-term and retains faith the bad times will turn for the better.

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Fresh Panthers blow as Sorensen cops three-game NRL ban

Scott Sorensen has failed to have a grade-two shoulder charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary and will miss Penrith's next three games.

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Hasler claims sin-bin changes affect integrity of NRL

Gold Coast coach Des Hasler has pushed back against the NRL suggestion there is no crackdown on foul play, while wanting consistency heading into Magic Round.

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Penrith must defy history to go from bottom to finals

Ivan Cleary says NRL ladder positions don't matter until July, but history suggests Penrith will have a tough time recovering to make finals.

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NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

A rugby league star denies touching or grabbing a police firearm before he was set upon by two officers in a tiki-bar brawl.

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The Guardian - AU

Welcome to country ceremonies to go ahead at Women’s State of Origin and NRL’s Magic Round

Welcome to country ceremonies will be held as planned this week with the NRL remaining committed to its Reconciliation Action Plan

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‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments

First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’

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How Brown's fire and ice create Origin field goal magic

Queensland field-goal queen Lauren Brown, a firefighter by day and night, explains what pressure is and why she thrives in do-or-die State of Origin moments.

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NRL star claims cops hit him with 'barrage of punches'

A rugby league player says he was king hit before being knocked unconscious by a flurry of punches to the face during a wild brawl with police.

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Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

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Panthers to fight the NRL judiciary amid crackdown

Their NRL season on tilt, Penrith will head to the judiciary in the hopes of downgrading Scott Sorensen's charge from the match review committee.

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Galvin lifts lid on emotional toll of Tigers saga

Lachlan Galvin is relieved to be back in NRL after his decision to reject a Wests Tigers contract extension developed into the biggest story of the season.

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