Jamal Idris could be in line for an NRL return with the Wests Tigers.

Wests Tigers premiership winner Mark O'Neill has been stood down indefinitely from his role as the club's football general manager pending an investigation into alleged misconduct.

The fans come to watch James Tedesco and not Ryan James. So says Tedesco's dad, John. But watching them on the same side?

Robbie Farah sat on the balcony of the Leichhardt Oval scoreboard drinking beer for more than an hour after full-time on Sunday. Next year he will be close to being the highest paid player in the game after the Wests Tigers agreed to foot $750,000 of his salary in 2017.

A green wave is about to hit Canberra as the best statistical team in Raiders history launches a premiership with a home-semi final after a stunning end to the regular season on Sunday.

Joey Leilua produced one of the most magical moments of the year in the Raiders' win over the Tigers.

Leichhardt certainly wasn't the Tigers' jungle on Sunday. From the moment Tim Simona's kick-off to the match sailed dead at the Iron Cove end, drawing groans around the ground, it was evident this might not be their afternoon.

The Raiders earned hosting rights against the Sharks in the first week of the NRL finals after annihilating a stunned Tigers, who blew the chance to reach the top eight for the first time since 2011.

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Wests Tigers veteran Robbie Farah will leave the NRL club at the end of the season.

Jarrod Croker's NRL finals experience is punctuated by heartbreak, shattered bones and horror luck, but the Canberra Raiders skipper says the rise of a new era can help bury any lingering demons.

At almost the precisely the same point last season, the Wests Tigers were also deeply invested in an NRL match in which they played no part.

Canberra strike weapon Jordan Rapana has declared the Raiders fear no one ahead of the NRL finals, adamant they can rise to new levels to continue their stunning end-of-season form.

A bus plastered with images of Raiders legends will carry them on a finals journey, but hooker Josh Hodgson says the current team wants to create its own slice of NRL history.

Wests Tigers are in negotiations to take a historic preseason trial to Hawaii in a move that will take their brand to a new global audience.

The Tigers' unlikely finals bid has delighted club officials, who give Jason Taylor credit for the rise of players such as five-eighth Mitchell Moses and for backing himself on the difficult mid-season demotion of Robbie Farah.

Joey Leilua says relaxation is key to the Green Machine doing "something special" on a premiership charge.

Wests Tigers players insist a recent virus that caused skipper Aaron Woods and veteran Dene Halatau to be quarantined hasn't hampered preparations for Sunday's NRL showdown.

The Canberra Raiders say a lack of finals experience won't be a drawback next week when they play for a double bonus that could boost the club's bottom line with end-of-year financial rewards.

Recalled Canberra Raiders prop Paul Vaughan says coach Ricky Stuart made the right decision demoting him to NSW Cup duties and has vowed to make the most of his opportunity on the eve of the NRL finals.