Things are ready to explode after a week of high tension between the two best teams of the decade.
Martin Gabor
Brad Arthur says Parramatta are looking forward to testing themselves against South Sydney, who enjoy a dominant recent record against the Eels.
Jasper Bruce
Off-field comments between Melbourne owner Matt Tripp and Penrith great Greg Alexander have provided a spicy entree to the clash between the Panthers and Storm.
Melissa Woods and Jasper Bruce
Wests Tigers front-rower James Tamou says overseas interest might be his best option to play rugby league next season as his 300-game career winds down.
Alex Mitchell and Jasper Bruce
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has had his say on the NRL suspension for Canberra Raiders mentor Ricky Stuart over his “weak-gutted dog” comment.
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary says the Panthers will move on from Ricky Stuart's verbal attack on Jaeman Salmon as the NRL leaders prepare to face Melbourne.
Gold Coast have signed premiership-winning Sydney Roosters hooker Sam Verrills, who will join the club on a two-year deal from 2023.
Cameron Munster will return to the halves for Melbourne's crunch clash with Penrith, with Nick Meaney back at fullback and Jahrome Hughes out injured.
Scott Bailey
Wade Graham has declared he wants to play on in the NRL in 2023 and has started talks with Cronulla over a new one-year deal.
Canberra captain Elliott Whitehead says his troops remain fully supportive of coach Ricky Stuart after his post-match media conference outburst.
Alex Mitchell
Panthers players have spoken for the first time since teammate Jaeman Salmon was called a “weak-gutted dog” by Ricky Stuart in a stunning spray.
Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu cannot be tied to a horrific church stabbing through DNA, a court has heard.
Steve Zemek
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has been hit with a one-game suspension and $25,000 fine for calling Penrith's Jaeman Salmon a "weak-gutted dog".
Scott Bailey and Alex Mitchell
A former NRL player has shared his inspiring story after he was paralysed from the neck down in a horrific rugby league injury.
Hamish Spence
Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis says he expects Kiwi Test star Isaiah Papali'i will honour his three-year contract at the club.
Jake Arthur has shown the best way possible to deal with the haters who even support his Eels.
The Sharks fans at the ground on Saturday all thought Tariq Sims should have been sent off for his high shot on Connor Tracey and the NRL agrees.
Parramatta's Isaiah Papali'i says he will wait until the end of the NRL season to confirm whether he joins the Wests Tigers for 2023.
The NRL says it will clarify interpretations surrounding what can and can't be challenged after the Wests Tigers' controversial loss to North Queensland.
The NRL has made its decision on the controversial round 19 clash and the Wests Tigers have responded.
A frank Daniel Saifiti has admitted Newcastle's players must look themselves in the mirror on the pressure they have put on coach Adam O'Brien in 2022.
Rising NRL star Manase Fainu has told a court he feared for his safety during a church brawl and has denied stabbing a youth leader.
The Canberra Raiders say they are ready to accept any punishment handed down for Ricky Stuart's post-match tirade, which could include a suspension.
Melbourne-bound back-rower Tariq Sims is unlikely to play again this season after accepting the early guilty plea for his high tackle on Connor Tracey.
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