Anthony Cherrington would stare down and look at his aching knees, throbbing ankles and yearn for just one more NRL game. Wondering if it would ever come. When told almost eight years after his last it would happen, he just cried.
Robbie Farah has long been the best No.9 in the state. But is he the best hooker at his club?
It didn't end well for the last coach to dump Robbie Farah from the starting side.
North Queensland's impressive start to the 2017 NRL season continued in Townsville on Friday as a composed Cowboys accounted for South Sydney 20-6.
Adam Reynolds can expect no sympathy when he rides into town to take on his great State of Origin foe and the king of the north, but there was plenty of love being sent the other way from the little Rabbitohs No.7 as an edgy Townsville prepares for the arrival of Cyclone Debbie.
Bryson Goodwin knows he'll never get the chance to ask him now, but he hopes he made his older brother Leon proud.
South Sydney general manager of football Shane Richardson on Friday defended Souths' management of a concussion suffered by their captain.
South Sydney could find themselves in hot water over their concussion protocols after Sam Burgess was allowed to continue playing for several minutes with a concussion that later forced him out of the game.
A frank Sam Burgess didn't mince words when he spoke to brother George over his flying elbow that will rob the giant Rabbitoh of precious NRL action - and likely pave the way for his twin Tom to return to the top squad.
George Burgess will miss two NRL matches and South Sydney teammate Hymel Hunt four after they took early guilty pleas for judiciary charges from Saturday's game against Newcastle. Braidon Burns will miss the next match against the Sydney Roosters.
The gloss has been taken off South Sydney's second win of the season over Newcastle with three Rabbitohs including out-of-sorts England front-rower George Burgess facing suspension.
Follow full live coverage of the three NRL clashes on Saturday afternoon.
South Sydney racked up their eighth successive win against Newcastle with a 24-18 victory at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday.
It turns out you can teach an old Tiger new tricks.
Greg Inglis turned up at Redfern Oval on crutches this week and one of the first players to approach him was Braidon Burns.
Adam Reynolds reckons he has never felt pain like the crippling appendicitis which delayed the start of the season, but is adamant an earlier than expected return won't backfire for a revitalised Rabbitohs.
An unburdened Robbie Farah has no plans to follow fellow NSW leader Paul Gallen into representative retirement after revealing he already feels a part of the "Rabbitohs family" as South Sydney plan a touching tribute before his 250th game.
The NSW state government has put forward a development application that anticipates 30 NRL games per year will be played at the new Parramatta stadium though the Eels are the only club to have committed to the venue.
The Sydney Roosters five-eighth left Souths following a bust-up with Russell Crowe and takes on the Rabbitohs in nine days' time.
The South Sydney centre says James McManus' legal action against Newcastle is a "massive eye-opener" for players.
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