NRL turns to AFL in a bid to make new cap fit
The NRL has sought the counsel of its greatest competitor, the AFL, as it prepares to adopt the biggest equalisation measure since the introduction of the salary cap.
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Adrian Proszenko
Adrian Proszenko is Chief Rugby League Reporter.
Gallen begins mind games ahead of footy fight night
Moments after Junior Paulo took off his shirt, revealing a rippling frame almost 20kg heavier than his own, Paul Gallen spoke with a bravado befitting his second occupation.
Why there are no guarantees about Barba's next move
The only sure thing about Ben Barba's future, according to Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan, is that no one can be sure what it holds.
Why Canterbury Bulldogs busted the salary cap
Canterbury's inability to offload out-of-favour forward Lloyd Perrett is the reason the club breached the salary cap this year.
Barba could make shock cross-code switch
Ben Barba could make a shock defection to Japanese rugby after cashed-up clubs targeted the troubled Cronulla star about a code switch.
I'm not a Maroon: Kasiano rules himself out of Origin contention
Sam Kasiano, despite a change in eligibility rules that makes it easier to do so, can't bring himself to pull on a Maroons jumper.
Eels' Terepo to make professional boxing debut
Peni Terepo is the latest leaguie set to make his professional boxing debut, but he is not new to the fight game.
Wests Tigers appoint Des Hasler's right-hand man to top post
It is a signing the Wests Tigers hope will lead to a slew of player re-signings. Kelly Egan, the right-hand man of Des Hasler for almost a decade, will join the joint-venture outfit as its new general manager of football.
New structure designed to ease pressure on youngsters
The NRL will reinvest the $5 million it saves by abolishing the National Youth Competition into a new pathways structure designed to ease the pressures on youngsters attempting to break into the NRL.
Cartwright to continue family tradition at Penrith
Had Ivan Cleary still been at Penrith, his son Nathan would likely still be waiting to make his debut. Which is why Jed Cartwright, also the son of a gun, is relieved his famous father won't be joining him at the foot of the mountains.
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