Last season, the Dragons performance was so dire that coach Paul McGregor and chief executive Peter Doust had their lives threatened by irate fans. It's only one win, but the win over the Panthers in round one shows the Red V has changed
Tim Simona has been deregistered by the NRL for a range of rule breaches, including betting against his team winning and on opposition players scoring against his team.
Few will give South Sydney any chance of challenging for a premiership without Greg Inglis but the Rabbitohs are using the example of Melbourne last year as inspiration.
Canterbury may turn to exciting youngster Marcelo Montoya after Will Hopoate was taken to hospital and Kerrod Holland suffered a shoulder injury in Thursday's loss to the Sydney Roosters.
Latrell Mitchell wandered back into pre-season training at a weight almost reserved for a front-rower than a free-running centre.
Eighty minutes isn't enough to separate the Cowboys and Broncos, with Thurston the hero yet again with an extra-time field goal to seal victory. But it came at a cost with a possible ACL for star prop Matt Scott.
Follow full live coverage as the Broncos host the Cowboys.
NRL boss Todd Greenberg said he felt "sick in the stomach" after learning Tim Simona auctioned off jerseys that were meant to raise money for charity but pocketed the majority of the funds himself.
Canberra Raiders women will play the first of a series of exhibition games at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.
Canberra Raiders winger Jordan Rapana says he's learnt his lesson and vowed not to let his frustration get the better of himself again after he received a warning letter from the NRL for his double single-finger salute.
Canberra Raiders acting captain Josh Hodgson says all relationships take time and referees are no different.
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Simona threw his NRL career away gambling on rugby league and walked away $400 out of pocket. Fairfax Media can reveal Simona placed $600 worth of bets on rugby league matches at an average of $12 per punt, winning just $200 from the bets that on Friday saw the Wests Tigers centre deregistered from the NRL indefinitely.
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg admitted Tim Simona's charity hoaxes that were part of their investigation into his betting scandal left him "sick in the stomach".
Putting this as succinctly as I can: there's something quite uncomfortable; disturbing about the apparent cold-heartedness with which Bryce Cartwright conducts himself in his personal life. However, we've only been told one side of the story – not his.
He could be the buy of the season and won man of the match honours, but it didn't stop Luke Keary from being caught in Roosters coach Trent Robinson's crosshairs after the Tricolours recorded their best ever start under the premiership-winning coach.
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Jarryd Hayne could lose his $400,000 personal sponsor if he chooses not to take up his option to remain on the Gold Coast next year.
Former Canberra Raiders winger Edrick Lee will know he's now a Cronulla Shark on Saturday night.
Not every game can be a one-point thriller. Can it?
Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart hopes for the biggest first-up home crowd since 1999.