After 16 seasons in top-grade rugby league, NRL premiership winner Pat Richards hasbeen forced to hang up his boots.

At some point in the not-too-distant future, there is every chance that Nathan Cleary and Mitchell Moses will be playing alongside each other in sky blue jerseys.

Canberra Raiders have almost locked in their 2017 team with Clay Priest's re-signing.

Canberra Raiders can "smell something brewing", but will keep their focus squarely on Parramatta.

Brisbane centre James Roberts will impose a booze ban on himself in a bid to stay out of trouble and fulfil his undoubted football potential.

If Elijah Taylor comes back to bite the Panthers' finals aspirations with a crucial play at the death on Friday night, Penrith will only have themselves to blame.

Before long, you would imagine, the NRL and clubs will be in a position to start standing people down pending the current match-fixing investigations.

While some coaches have been more than happy to speak their minds in the media this year in an effort to prompt change at Rugby League Central, Taylor has kept his head down.

The 31-year-old will end his career as the second-most capped player in the merged club's history, while he also played 11 matches for NSW and two for Australia.

The AFL is planning to hijack the opening weekend of the NRL finals series in the harbour city gifting the southern code a marketing bonanza.

Gold Coast firebrand Ryan James won't miss a match after the NRL judiciary panel granted a downgrade for his tackle which fractured the jaw of Wests Tigers ace James Tedesco during a bizarre judiciary hearing on Wednesday night.

Canberra Raiders winger Brenko Lee determined to do everything he can in club's premiership bid.

Sauaso "Jesse" Sue had an interest in dispensing discipline well before he became a surprise addition to Wests Tigers' leadership group.

Canberra Raiders hooker Kurt Baptiste doesn't want to let Josh Hodgson down.

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy admits he had earlier plans to rest veteran playmakers Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk for Saturday's clash with Manly Sea Eagles.

NSW Origin hopeful James Roberts' career is again at the crossroads after he was allegedly involved in another off-field incident.

Laurie Daley is prepared to wait until a month before next year's State of Origin series to anoint Paul Gallen's successor as NSW captain after admitting code-hopping superstar Jarryd Hayne could emerge as a candidate.

It's not quite the "lifetime agreement" in the Jarryd Hayne mould, but soon-to-be-departing Curtis Rona has pledged any NRL return will be with the Bulldogs.

​It's the contest that could blow the NRL top four race wide open but Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett claims that hasn't even been a topic of discussion.