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Counselling appointment to decide Moylan's finals availability
Penrith won't play Matt Moylan in Friday's do-or-die semi final against Brisbane unless the skipper is given the all clear following his counselling appointment later in the week.
Penrith won't play Matt Moylan in Friday's do-or-die semi final against Brisbane unless the skipper is given the all clear following his counselling appointment later in the week.
Shane Flanagan and Trent Barrett launched separate referee tirades after their sides were dumped from the finals.
Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses says he's spent very little time perfecting the highlight reel no-look inside pass that has led to two Eels tries over the past fortnight.
Like the rest of the rugby league world, the Broncos have been hugely impressed by the Panthers teenage sensation. That only means they will go out of their way to make life difficult for him at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
Melbourne Storm forward Felise Kaufusi says his side has its bumps and bruises but is otherwise in full health heading in the NRL preliminary final in two weeks time.
In the end, Cronulla's premiership defence ended on the 30-metre line with 22 seconds remaining in extra-time with Andrew Fifita heading in the direction he's never comfortable with — sideways and towards the touchline.
Cronulla were eliminated in extra-time in a thrilling semi-final against North Queensland at Allianz Stadium.
​A Michael Morgan field goal in the first half of extra time has put North Queensland through to the second week of the NRL finals and ended Cronulla's premiership defence.
They were meant to be "cannon fodder" in the semi-finals but North Queensland Cowboys coach Paul Green believes they can beat anyone in the competition despite missing Johnathan Thurston and and internationals Matt Scott and Justin O'Neill.
Where does Jarrod Croker sit in terms of Australian left centres?
Brisbane will clash with Penrith on Friday night before the Eels and Cowboys tangle a day later, the NRL has announced.
The Parramatta Eels will head into their sudden-death semi-final with uncertainty surrounding the availability of their fullback and hooker.
Matt Moylan's teammates are hoping the Penrith skipper will provide a timely boost by returning for the finals clash with Brisbane.
When it comes to showing the magnitude of Cameron Smith's NRL games record, coach Craig Bellamy may have done the best job.
​Five years after Kieran Foran was awarded an infamous finals try that officials subsequently admitted should never have been given, the Sea Eagles are this time on the wrong end of a similar controversy.
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has lashed out at the referees for failing to use the bunker to examine two controversial Melbourne Storm tries on Saturday afternoon.
With a $1 million contract to counter, the Canberra Raiders' hopes of keeping Dave Taylor look slim.
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says his side had the scare they needed in their nail-biting qualifying final win over Parramatta Eels on Saturday.
Follow live as Steve Mascord takes you through Saturday's all-important NRL finals games.
Melbourne have survived an almighty scare from Parramatta, overcoming the sin-binning of Cameron Munster to book their passage into the preliminary final.