Cameron Smith would love to go back in time and change the 2016 grand final, but he knows that time has gone so his side has turned its attention to the "grand final rematch" with Cronulla Sharks.

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith broke the NRL record for most wins on Saturday night but he's more concerned with chasing another grand final win.

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Cronulla needed a late James Maloney field goal inside the final three minutes to secure a nervy 19-18 victory over Newcastle.

Robbie Farah has long been the best No.9 in the state. But is he the best hooker at his club?

Canberra Raiders young gun Nick Cotric produces moment of brilliance to stave off charging Eels.

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Wests Tigers "big four" of Aaron Woods, James Tedesco, Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks deny they were behind the sudden departure of coach Jason Taylor. The club cleared them of any push against Taylor, but what has been bubbling away is talk about the impact the so-called "football whisperer" had on the demise of Taylor.

Taniela Paseka is the biggest thing to hit the NRL in years.

The days of ducks and drakes are dwindling with NRL coaches significantly reducing the number of times they draft in players outside their initial top 17 under a League Central crackdown.

Ivan Cleary will make a call on whether he's able to juggle club and country duties when he is installed as the new Wests Tigers coach this week.

The Auckland Nines will comprise eight brand new franchises made up of stars bought at a player auction under a bold new proposal to reinvigorate the shortened version of the game along the lines of cricket's Big Bash League.

In the same week Manly's civil war was cooling with a meeting that became public, a private gathering with perhaps even greater significance was taking place.

David Nofoaluma was given the chance to play under Ivan Cleary a few years ago and knocked it back. But it appears inevitable the pair will come together at Wests Tigers.

It didn't end well for the last coach to dump Robbie Farah from the starting side.

The Bulldogs put forward a proposal to Des Hasler on Friday following a board meeting the previous night in which the board agreed to a revised contract offer to the two-time premiership-winning coach.

Josh Addo-Carr's breakaway try in Melbourne Storm's win over his former club, Wests Tigers, last Sunday could be seen as the ultimate way to stick it to his former employers but it wasn't.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart expects his star hooker Josh Hodgson to be fit to face the Eels.

Suddenly the future looks bright at the Wests Tigers. Just days out from announcing Ivan Cleary as the man to lead the club into a new era, the club has submitted plans for a $57 million centre of excellence that will be the benchmark of sport in NSW.

Josh Reynolds says he feels 'sick in the stomach' at the prospect of being squeezed out of his beloved Bulldogs, admitting Thursday night's win against Brisbane was a reminder to himself of why he belongs in the blue and white.

Canberra Raiders reunion to inspire the Green Machine once again.