A comeback date has not been set for Billy Slater but Cameron Smith says there is "no doubt" the veteran fullback will return to the NRL this year.

Melbourne Storm winger Josh Addo-Carr doesn't have to strike new path at his new club, he simply needs to follow the trail left by Marika Koroibete.

Ryley Jacks has put the tools aside to chase an NRL career with Melbourne Storm.

Melbourne Storm have suffered their first major recruiting blow of 2017 with star New Zealand international Tohu Harris signing a four-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors.

Melbourne Storm will send a very young team to the Auckland Nines but they still have high expectations for the annual tournament.

I​njury-hit fullback Billy Slater will make his return from a year on the sidelines in Melbourne's NRL pre-season trial matches.

Melbourne Storm champion Billy Slater will take a major step in his highly anticipated comeback when he begins full contact work on his reconstructed shoulder next week.

Young Tonumaipea is out to regain the starting wing role he held early in 2016.

Melbourne feel they're well-placed to cover the loss of Marika Koroibete to rugby union ahead the 2017 NRL season.

Melbourne halfback Cooper Cronk has been named this year's Rugby League Golden Boot winner for the world's best player.

The NRL season is months away but Billy Slater is already making his play to return to the field for Melbourne Storm.

Oscar Wilde, the 19th century foppish English playwright made two visits to the US city, rejecting its art and architecture with a snort, dismissively declaring: "Must we go to Chicago to be educated?"

The 2017 AFL season does not start until Thursday March 23 with an MCG match between Carlton and Richmond, yet the Storm's first home game on a weekend is a round  five Saturday match against the Panthers on April 1.

Melbourne Storm's fixture for the 2017 NRL season.

Kevin Proctor has been released from the Storm to move home to Gold Coast Titans.

England rugby coach Eddie Jones has turned to Australian rugby league to brush up his team's defence and he expects it will make a big difference.

Michael Cheika will set about blooding new talent - and plenty of it - as the rugby world reacts to the Wallabies coach's latest rant.

Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk believe Perth is ripe for NRL expansion.

Melbourne Storm have put their NRL premiership hopes ahead of representing the NRL at the World Club Series in Britain next year.