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Melbourne have laughed off Shane Flanagan's latest attempt to undermine their performance, admitting they weren't surprised by yet another post-match criticism of their tactics from the Cronulla coach.

Adam Elliott has knocked back rival offers to sign a three-year contract extension with Canterbury.

Professional sport elsewhere is already decades beyond the era of nationalisation, as the NRL plans to give existing clubs in a non-national competition more say in its future direction.

Sharks coach Shane Flanagan said he wishes he had "a couple of Cameron Smiths", joking the influential Storm skipper doubled as a "referee" during Melbourne's nailbiting win over the premiers in the grand final replay.

The Canberra Raiders captain says his middles must lift to fill Shannon Boyd's boots.

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says it'd "be nice" if he was the next re-signing off the rank

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Disgruntled Canterbury supporters will get the opportunity to grill Des Hasler face to face after the premiership-winning coach made himself available to face the tough questions at a fan forum next week.

Josh Mansour regards November 2, 2016, as the worst day of his life. But a year to the day he tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a training session in Britain with the Kangaroos, Mansour will celebrate the date as the best day of his life.

Wests Tigers have added Mahe Fonua and Corey Thompson to their roster as part of their 2018 rebuild.

Wayne Bennett won't entertain a mid-season release for Dragons-bound Ben Hunt after dumping the former Kangaroo to reserve grade, a decision his soon-to-be-coach Paul McGregor labelled as "strange".

​Halfback Ben Hunt has been dropped from Brisbane's NRL clash with South Sydney on Friday night.

Jarrod Mullen says he's having trouble accepting his four-year drug ban because his taking of a banned steroid was unintentional.

St George Illawarra's stunning start to the season is set to reward coach Paul McGregor, who has inked a contract extension to remain at the helm of the Dragons.

A new ARLC could dismantle the NRL's plans for digital technology leaving Fox Sports as the only bidder for TV rights.

John Grant's decision to put an end date to his controversial chairmanship of the Australian Rugby League Commission is likely to be better news for Todd Greenberg than the disgruntled clubs that have been agitating for his head.

Joel Thompson was doing the exact thing he had told so many others not to. He just didn't know if he wanted to talk. Let alone who to. And the words he wanted to say. But he knew he needed to say something when suicide struck so close to home.

The NRL has given an undertaking to the Rugby League Players' Association it will open up its books to show why it can't accede to the union's demands as the parties remain at loggerheads on paying the game's stars a fixed share of revenue.

• Peter FitzSimons

To paraphrase Bob Dylan, when it rains, it pours in Australia's football codes.