Eels prepare to give up on this season 

Michael Chammas and Adrian Proszenko 9:58 PM   Parramatta are prepared to give up on this season if Anthony Watmough isn't cleared from the salary cap, with fears the Eels could set themselves back another three years.

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NRL Team of the Week: Round 9

2:19 PM   Here's the 13 players who stood tall, rose above the rest and gave more than the full 110 per cent for their teams on the weekend.

Power Rankings: A new leader

Phil Lutton   The competition has a new yardstick after the Broncos went down to the ravenous Sharks at Cronulla in round nine.

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NRL must be more than bad cop

Phil Lutton   The quest for better governance of rugby league must now go into over-drive as another season goes up in smoke thanks to a salary cap scandal.

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Yeo nose return to wing is worth it

Adam Pengilly 7:58 PM   Isaah Yeo could be forgiven for never wanting to return to the wing. Even on an interim basis.

Sterling calls for end to legal action

Paul Zalunardo 10:40 PM   Parramatta Eels club legend Peter Sterling has urged the five club officials taking legal action against the NRL to step aside for the good of the club.

We'll keep fighting, says Eels' Manu Ma'u

Marvin France 1:52 PM   From the elation of being selected for his Kiwis debut to the despair of Parramatta's salary cap scandal, it's been a bittersweet week for impressive back-rower Manu Ma'u.

Secret recordings at centre of findings

Chris Barrett and Rachel Olding   The Parramatta Eels hierarchy were left stunned by the extent of the allegations, laid out in a breach notice running to nearly 60 pages

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Eels need to shed stars in fire sale

Brad Walter   Parramatta may be forced to release Corey Norman or another big name star to get under the salary cap.

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Former Storm CEO calls for consistency

Former Melbourne CEO Ron Gauci has hit out at the NRL over perceived inconsistencies surrounding Parramatta's salary cap breaches.

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NRL shifts focus to player agents

Adrian Proszenko   Parramatta is the first club ever busted for brown-paper-bag cash payments, but the rorting information in the public domain is only the 'the tip of the iceberg'.

Club officials win court injunction

Chris Barrett and Rachel Olding   Five Parramatta club officials have won a last-minute reprieve in the Supreme Court against their deregistration.

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NRL Team of the Week: Round 9

2:19 PM   Here's the 13 players who stood tall, rose above the rest and gave more than the full 110 per cent for their teams on the weekend.

Poll - Vote now: How do you rate Eels sanctions?

How do you rate the NRL's decision to strip Parramatta of 12 competition points and fine them $1 million - harsh, fair or lenient?

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Brad Arthur: 'There's still hope'

Parramatta Eels head coach, Brad Arthur has said he and the players are disappointed with the 12 point penalty, but there's still hope.

Parramatta Eels penalty a 'watershed moment'

The Parramatta Eels' penalty for salary cap rorting could be the best thing that's happened to the club, says Fairfax's Andrew Webster.

Parramatta Eels' 'deliberate system of cheating'

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg reveals the findings of the investigation into the salary cap scandal at the Parramatta Eels. Vision courtesy ABC News 24

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Smith right behind Semi

Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith says he's happy to have Semi Radradra playing for Australia.

Parker puts Test on pedestal

Kangaroos forward Corey Parker says there's no reason Test rugby league can't be as enthralling as State of Origin.

Legal action over Storm's sanctions

Roy Masters   Disproportionately light penalties against Parramatta for salary-cap breaches have prompted influential Storm supporters to look again at court action over sanctions imposed on the Melbourne club by the NRL.

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Eels wanted to stop Greenberg

Andrew Webster   The NRL chief executive has shown in one morning why he is the best person to run the game.

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Why Storm review was rejected

Roy Masters   The penalty against the Eels for salary cap cheating is expected to be significantly lighter than the Storm's, despite the size of the Melbourne over-spending being considerably less than Parramatta's.

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It didn't have to come to this, Eels

Andrew Webster   The Eels' board will pay the price for failing to co-operate with the NRL over the salary cap scandal.

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