"They're in with a good show, aren't they?"

The way it usually plays out is the kid wants to play rugby league but the protective mum, fearful her little boy will get hammered, doesn't allow it. Unless you are Matt Prior.

She called him 'Reggie'; his teammates knew him as 'Gaz' and the rugby league world referred to him as 'Puff', as in the Magic Dragon.

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It nearly broke the club in two – but two years of pain has led the Sharks to the grand final against Melbourne at ANZ Stadium on Sunday night

The porch lamps in Holt Street, Taren Point, in the heart of Sharks territory, have been burning through the night this week.

When Craig Bellamy came to Melbourne 13 years ago to coach the Storm, he asked a staffer to paint two slogans on the walls of the gymnasium of the club's then Olympic Park headquarters.

The Canberra Raiders hope what they believe is a world-first membership drive helps them break the 20,000 barrier next year.

Sam Williams will leave Canberra with the Raiders' blessing, coach Ricky Stuart adamant he deserves to play first grade.

Jarrod Croker's Australian Kangaroos ambitions hinge on the results of a scan on his knee.

Cameron Smith says his focus won't be on the niggling itch that is Michael Ennis.

Wests Tigers general manager Mark O'Neill has resigned from his position after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

The Canberra Raiders have been told to escape the NRL bubble to return to training with fresh eyes.

This is Cronulla's chance to be remembered for something else. Sunday's NRL grand final against the Melbourne Storm gives Cronulla the rugby league club and Cronulla the beachside suburb of Sydney a rare chance to take control of their reputation.

Find out which of the 16 clubs boasts the most intelligent fanbase.

The Cronulla Sharks will command Paul Gallen's entire focus in what is likely to be the final chapter of his career in 2017 after the club stressed he must shelve any thoughts of broadening his boxing experience in late summer.

Having bought a television for his family back in Fiji, Suliasi Vunivalu knows they can only watch him if he's playing first grade. After all, Sky Sports' rugby league coverage into the Pacific nation doesn't extend to games featuring the Eastern Suburbs Tigers, Melbourne's feeder club in the Queensland Cup.

Ricky Leutele and Gerard Beale were classmates before they were title-chasing Cronulla teammates. And the men who have essentially been competing against each other for one starting berth all year are now united in a common goal to take down their junior club's most famous export.

Tim Glasby's last grand final was with Windsor Wolves. On Sunday the Storm forward will be just down the road playing in the NRL grand final.

Golf could be the next sport on Jarryd Hayne's list of dreams, with the Gold Coast fullback set to play in a pro-am event in Fiji in October.