Cap clarity the key as Panthers eye long-term Cleary deal
Salary cap uncertainty is all that stands between Penrith signing Nathan Cleary to one of the game's longest contracts.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Salary cap uncertainty is all that stands between Penrith signing Nathan Cleary to one of the game's longest contracts.
A man who played just 20 first-grade games is the figure behind the vastly improved defence of the Parramatta halfback.
A redeveloped ANZ Stadium could have a capacity as low as 65,000, a scenario that would hurt Sydney's chances of attracting major events in the future such as a football World Cup final.
Michael Jennings has accused Brisbane's Josh McGuire of a "low act" in stomping on the ankle of Parramatta captain Tim Mannah while also taking aim at fellow Broncos forward Adam Blair for a lunge at this legs that could have caused him a serious injury.
The Parramatta No.1 believes the current side has the strike power to launch a run in this year's finals series.
Wests Tigers have recorded just their second win in 11 games to extinguish the semi-finals chances of Jarryd Hayne and the Gold Coast Titans.
When Corey Norman was asked a couple of weeks ago whether Parramatta could win the competition he replied in the affirmative, saying they had to believe it was not beyond them.
A plan for players to stage a public demonstration of solidarity during this weekend's round of NRL matches has hit a stumbling block.
Taylor will leave Canberra at the end of the season after only being offered another one-year contract by the Raiders.
St George Illawarra are in talks to take an NRL game outside Australia and New Zealand for the first time as part of a bid by Fiji to staging two competition matches next season.
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