Clock ticks on Hayne's Titans decision
Jarryd Hayne has just two months to trigger an option to remain with the Titans next year, as former teammate Michael Jennings pleaded with critics to "leave him be".
Jarryd Hayne has just two months to trigger an option to remain with the Titans next year, as former teammate Michael Jennings pleaded with critics to "leave him be".
Panthers officials will closely monitor Bryce Cartwright's welfare and concede the troubled star is no certainty to face the Wests Tigers, as teammates closed ranks around him.
Ricky Stuart branded Michael Ennis "disrespectful" and told him to "grow up" - and the retired veteran's premiership-winning teammates won't be straying anywhere near the same fine line with a similar Viking Clap celebration upon their Canberra return.
Will Chambers will escape suspension for starting a brawl in Melbourne's opening-round win over the Bulldogs as the NRL's new fines system was rolled out.
The addition of a second game has spurred Fox Sports to trumpet its highest ever audience for a regular season simulcast Friday night match as it eats into Channel Nine's one-time monopoly on the timeslot.
Greg Inglis told Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire he wanted to play on in the second half of South Sydney's demoralising opening-round loss as the club on Saturday defended its handling of their representative star's season-ending knee injury.
Josh Reynolds was "filthy" on himself, but he won't be as upset when he sees the statistics at how much more involved he will be in the Bulldogs' attack in 2017 compared to last year.
"Real news", Des? You don't beat Craig Bellamy and Melbourne in the opening round. Not now. Not ever. Probably not again.
Jayden Brailey is used to roaming the family at Southern Cross Group Stadium and jammed in at one end of ANZ Stadium when the Sharks won the grand final, but the hot seat he has now landed in won't be given up without a fight.
NRL clubs' handling of concussed players is set to come into sharp focus again after Brisbane delayed taking Alex Glenn off the field in their season-opening win over premiers Cronulla.
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