Jesse Bromwich has made his career at Melbourne Storm and he won't be leaving anytime soon inking a three-year extension until the end of 2020 with a two-year option after that.

It hasn't taken former Parramatta Eels enforcer Fuifui Moimoi long to make an impact for the world's first trans-Atlantic sporting team.

Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods has revealed how he tried to help embattled teammate Tim Simona deal with some off-field issues prior to his betting scandal.

Ah, Robbie. You've done it again. He's not even at the Tigers, but Farah's still getting under the skin of his old club.

Adam Reynolds is a chance of returning from appendicitis surgery this weekend but South Sydney will be extra cautious given their misdiagnosis of Greg Inglis' knee injury last Friday night.

The Titans coach was in no mood to discuss the Jarryd Hayne twitter controversy, walking out mid-question after saying the matter had been dealt with internally.

All the action as the Tigers- Panthers and Dragons-Eels clashes headline round two.

Te Maire Martin left the Wests Tigers looking for an opportunity. He was the hottest young talent on the market, but there was no room for him at the joint venture club given the investment the club had made in Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks.

Kieran Foran's much anticipated comeback could be put on hold, with the Warriors recruit racing to prove his fitness for the round three clash with the Bulldogs.

Craig Bellamy says he hasn't been told of any plans Cooper Cronk may have to retire at season's end but he couldn't guarantee the star would play out his contract,which runs until 2018.

Two weeks ago Edrick Lee reported to Raiders headquarters for training, now he has been named to play against them.

St George Illawarra's forwards are on a mission to provide the platform for off-contract playmaker Gareth Widdop to find career-best form.

Newcastle are poised to re-sign promising forward Mitch Barnett on a three-year deal as the club turns its attention from retention to a host of recruitment targets.

Manly are facing an early season front-row crisis with Martin Taupau and Addin Fonua-Blake copping two-game suspensions for shoulder charges in last week's NRL season-opener.

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The Wests Tigers have made the stunning admission that they tried to 'look after' Greg Inglis as he battled through what turned out to be a season-ending knee injury last Friday night.

Penrith Panthers general manager Phil Gould has said the club was unaware of a $50,000 abortion pay-off made by Bryce Cartwright to a woman who claimed to be carrying his child.

It might be just another game for one of Brisbane's new faces but the club captain says there's no reason why Friday night won't produce yet another masterpiece between the Broncos and Cowboys.

Rather than dwell on the refereeing, Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart wants his players to be better.

Canberra Raiders on track for biggest first-up home crowd in 15 years as code war heats up.