The Canterbury Bulldogs have organised a recruitment and retention meeting for next week to outline a plan to get under the $9.4 million salary cap, with St George Illawarra making preliminary enquiries about the future of James Graham.

Parramatta returned to the winner's board with a 30-8 win against the Titans on Thursday night but a recurring hamstring injury to fullback Bevan French threatens to derail their finals assault.

The NRL will take a "best and final" offer to players on Friday that gives them a 29.5 per cent cut of the game's revenue.

But the Canberra Raiders halfback says his old club doesn't look like a happy place from afar.

Canberra Raiders star hooker Josh Hodgson labels the win over Cronulla shows they're a different team.

Lawyers acting for James McManus are seeking the medical records of former Newcastle players Richie Fa'aoso and Robbie Rochow as part of the former State of Origin winger's landmark concussion case.

Wayne Bennett already has his name written in Dragons folklore. Now he stands to preside over the team that puts an end to a depleted St George Illawarra's hopes of scrambling into the top eight.

Of all the things Trent Barrett could have done in a bid to get Manly's season back on track, taking the Steeden away from his players appeared the least likely.

NRL clubs have agreed to a salary cap of $9.4 million next year, in signing off on a pay offer that will on Monday be put to the game's players.

Bart Campbell, the chairman of the Melbourne Storm, has warned clubs will send themselves broke with their salary cap demands.

But Canberra Raiders chairman Allan Hawke is hopeful that won't have to happen ahead of NRL meeting.

Adam Reynolds is staking a strong claim to be the best goalkicker the NRL has ever produced.

There are fears the value of the next broadcast deals for sports such as rugby league and cricket could fall significantly.

Former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese has laid down the challenge to current skipper Jarrod Croker.

But Raiders have moved on and winning, rather than revenge, is all they're looking for against Penrith.

The man chiefly responsible for brokering the funding arrangement between the NRL and clubs fears franchises will fold if the salary cap rises any higher than $9.2 million for next year.

The Newcastle Knights are poised to collect a six-figure transfer fee after agreeing to release English import Joe Wardle from the final two years of his contract.

The drama around former star Jarryd Hayne has dominated the headlines - but the Eels aren't concerned.

A fit-again Boyd Cordner says the Sydney Roosters must build of Saturday's defensive effort against the Storm.