Joe Kelly has stepped down as Manly CEO and has been replaced by Tim Cleary, the current Principal of St Augustines College in Brookvale.

Manly will emerge from the match-fixing allegations with a new major sponsor as the club attempts to move on from a difficult year on and off the field.

Veteran Manly centre Steve Matai on Friday denied his phone had ever been seized by authorities in Australia or overseas.

Penrith will host Canterbury in an elimination final at Allianz Stadium after climbing into sixth spot with a 36-6 thumping of the Manly Sea Eagles, whose season of woe has finally come to a close.

Manly have bolstered their pack with the signing of Warriors forward Shaun Lane on a two-year deal.

Sam Williams will delay a decision on his future to focus on the Canberra Raiders' NRL finals campaign.

The Raiders won't lose sight of their ultimate NRL goal as they chase a top-two spot and a club record.

There was no Blake Austin, but no worries for the Raiders as they marched to another win on Saturday. Here are the talking points.

The Canberra Raiders have set themselves up for a remarkable piece of history, and beating Manly delivered a good omen for their premiership quest.

While the Canberra Raiders are within reach of a home semi-final, Elliott Whitehead says the Green Machine are trying to keep a lid on the hype.

Sam Williams will step into an NRL finals cauldron as he weighs up his future in Canberra.

So it's farewell to Jamie Lyon, Benji Marshall and Parramatta Stadium: proof of the great game's ongoing power to mint people and places with personality.

The Canberra Raiders have suffered a major NRL finals blow after playmaker Blake Austin broke his hand at training on Wednesday.

The Canberra Raiders are backing Edrick Lee to add more X-factor to their devastating back line as they chase their best finish to a season in almost 20 years.

Manly pair Jamie Buhrer and Jake Trbojevic have been backed by teammates to usher in a new era as captains of the club next season.

​Manly captain Jamie Lyon admits he is unlikely to play another NRL game after re-aggravating his hamstring injury in a captain's run last week.

Melbourne Storm tightened their grip on the NRL minor premiership after cruising to a dominant win over Manly Sea Eagles with winger Suliasi Vunivalu scoring four tries.

Rival coaches Des Hasler and Trent Barrett both called on the NRL to review the golden point format after Thursday night's crucial clash between Manly and the Bulldogs descended into a lottery.

The ability for NRL players to have mobile phones in their possession within the inner sanctum of a dressing room could be in doubt with former racing top cop Ray Murrihy urging the NRL Integrity Unit to also explore thoroughbred industry-like powers to lift data off devices if it sees fit.