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Johnathan Thurston in doubt for State of Origin opener
Australian Kangaroos five-eighth Johnathan Thurston is in danger of missing the State of Origin series opener.
Australian Kangaroos five-eighth Johnathan Thurston is in danger of missing the State of Origin series opener.
Young forward Christian Welch will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury while Nelson Asofa-Solomona will miss two games with a broken hand.
After a 34-22 loss, six weeks suddenly seems a very long time for St George Illawarra.
The Storm captain knocked off another record in his side's win over the Dragons.
Joe Stimson is pushing for every NRL game he can get.
Melbourne admit their top-of-the-table clash with St George Illawarra comes at the best possible time with the Dragons missing their attacking maestro Gareth Widdop.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona showed on Anzac Day how great he can be, he says the challenge to produce every week is a battle against himself.
Cooper Cronk was the inspiration but three of the Melbourne Storm's emerging stars proved the heroes in a compelling Anzac Day 20-14 win over New Zealand Warriors at AAMI Park on Tuesday night.
The Storm know they will eventually have to decide on whether Cameron Munster or Ryley Jacks starts at five-eighth but they aren't ready to make the call yet.
We spoke with three Storm players about their thoughts on Anzac Day and whether they could imagine what it would be like to go to war.
Christian Welch and Felise Kaufusi look forward to taking key roles on Anzac night when the Storm play the NZ Warriors.
Jordan McLean is moving on next season but he wants to make the most of his final season with Melbourne Storm.
Melbourne Storm star Cameron Munster admits he had to fight some mental demons ahead of his return from a broken jaw.
Kieran Foran is seeking an audience with Craig Bellamy in the coming week as he contemplates the prospect of starting over in Melbourne.
The Storm improved their record this season to 6-1 on Saturday but it was a confounding performance as they scored six tries in the first half but struggled in the second.
Manly coach Trent Barrett was left lamenting a deplorable opening 20 minutes on Saturday as Melbourne staved off a spirited Sea Eagles fightback to land a four-point win at Lottoland.
Melbourne will attempt to bring Gareth Widdop back to the club if they fail in their bid to sign Kieran Foran.
Mark Nicholls can tackle and run the ball as well as anyone in the NRL but when it comes to patience, he may have the most.
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy thinks the NRL and AFL player signings systems should find some middle ground.
Melbourne Storm have kept open the option of bringing stars Jesse Bromwich and Cameron Munster back into their side to face Manly Sea Eagles in Sydney on Saturday.
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