Stupid Saturday: Spooning at Penrith
Penrith have the lead over Newcastle in the 2015 'bland final' for the wooden spoon. Follow Steve Mascord's offbeat blog here.
Cronulla Sharks circle for finals
Steve Zemek 2:03 PM As Manly's decade of dominance comes to an end on Sunday, you get the feeling Cronulla's may be just beginning.
Souths looked knackered
NRL signals end of suburban grounds
Bird is the word as rookie pilots Sharks to finals
Jason Taylor bunkers down one last time
Bromwich not taking anything for granted
Dragons are not a spent force, claims Marshall
Editor's picks
Is this the greatest full-time fail?
Spare a thought for Batley fullback Shaun Ainscough who has produced one of the finest fails in the game.
World's greatest rugby league quiz
Here's our latest brain-bending quiz on rugby league, from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Round 26 previews: Roosters eye top spot
Chris Boulous Chris Boulous gives his take on the round 26 NRL games.
Wooden spoon showdown
Michael Carayannis Set of Six: The big talking points heading into the final round of the NRL with the wooden spoon and finals spots on the line.
Storm schedule 'criminal': Bellamy
Phil Lutton The Melbourne coach said he had never seen a team as exhausted as his after their win over Brisbane on Thursday.
Saga a 'first-world problem': Farah
Michael Carayannis Any anger Robbie Farah was feeling after his Tigers axing took a backseat on Thursday.
Stats show how Souths miss Sam
Brad Walter No Rabbitohs forward has filled the void left by Sam Burgess this year.
Pascoe named Wests Tigers CEO
Michael Carayannis Justin Pascoe has the task of turning around the embattled club after being named chief executive following a 'global search'.
McFadden slams partying Warriors
David Long Three players were filmed on stage with American R&B star Ginuwine two days before the 50-point thrashing by Wests Tigers.
Brown 'will return Knights to glory'
Adrian Proszenko Newcastle chairman Brian McGuigan believes Nathan Brown is the man to return the club to its halcyon days.
GF hopes could rest on bargains
Chris Boulous It's grand final week in Ultimate League.
Insight & Analysis
Which NRL team are you?
Which NRL team should you really support? Take our all-encompassing personality quiz to find your true rugby league soul mate once and for all. The answer may shock you.
South Sydney's players knackered
Andrew Webster 9:55 PM For South Sydney, this match wasn't about the win. It was about limiting the damage of the loss.
There is life beyond the NRL
Malcolm Knox 7:07 PM Rugby league is the greatest game of all - but it's under threat from within and without.
NRL players are the best athletes
Andrew Webster 3:40 AM The former Eels fullback is living proof the NRL creates players who can make it in other codes.
Discord
Steve Mascord As a rugby league person, I try to introduce as many new people to the game as I can.
Third party deals could damage TV
Roy Masters A rapid escalation in third party payments, concentrated in a small number of NRL clubs, threatens the competitive balance of the game, leading to blow-outs in matches, a turn off to TV viewers and a devaluing of future media rights.
World's greatest rugby league quiz
Here's our latest brain-bending quiz on rugby league, from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Jones should be last to criticise
Peter FitzSimons It didn't take Alan Jones long to run the Tigers into the ground when he was coach.
Maguire to Newcastle?
Andrew Webster It's time for the Souths coach to start somewhere new.
Why Farah is on the outer
Brad Walter Hooker's brooding negativity after defeats has put him offside with coach Jason Taylor.
Set of six
Steve Mascord  The NRL must pay tribute to the rugby league players who have died playing the game this year in a meaningful, central way at the grand final.
