Paul Vaughan will return to his old stomping ground when Italy fights for a quarter-final berth.

Having successfully made his own transition between half and hooker, Ben Hunt predicts Mitchell Pearce will be able to do likewise at the Roosters.

The Dragons will be the first club to grant the wish of TV broadcasters and play more NRL games in smaller stadiums.

If Brisbane were to upset the Storm, Hunt wants to make the most of a second chance after his infamous dropped kick-off against the Cowboys.

After spending a year in jail, the Kiwi international turned his life around. Earlier this week, he graduated from Wollongong University.

Dragons hard man Paul Vaughan is on track to play in a second straight rugby league World Cup later this year.

Josh Dugan claims he's worked hard to clean up his image since leaving Canberra and is adamant he isn't reverting to his wildchild ways after his latest indiscretion.

The Broncos playmaker will play his final home game on Friday night before moving to the Dragons, where he will return to a more familiar role after being pitched into dummy half late in the season.

James Graham will move to St George Illawarra next season on a three-year deal.

The Bulldogs ended the Dragons' season with a 26-20 victory at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.

St George Illawarra and the Canterbury Bulldogs are finalising the details of a deal that will see James Graham join the Dragons on a three-year deal next season.

St George Illawarra have blown their shot at qualifying for the NRL finals, finishing ninth on the ladder after they threw away a late lead to lose 26-20 to Canterbury.

Josh Dugan squabbled all year over his value as a "world class player", but Paul McGregor's half a million dollar gamble to recall the repentant Dragons centre could deliver the club he is about to walk out on a huge windfall just for making the finals.

When he first burst onto the scene with a rat's tail and sidestep, Josh Dugan represented everything that was good about rugby league. Now he represents what's worst about the modern-day player.

St George-Illawarra coach Paul McGregor warned players to be punctual just a day before Josh Dugan was dropped for missing the NRL team's bus.

​Cronulla captain Paul Gallen has cautioned Josh Dugan about the importance of buying into the Sharks' rebuilt team culture when he arrives in the Shire next NRL season.

A potentially season-ending knee injury suffered by fullback Dylan Edwards has thrown a further spanner in the works of Penrith's semi-finals ambitions ahead of an all-important final-round visit to Manly.

Josh Dugan addressed his St George Illawarra teammates after Sunday night's victory to apologise for failing to adhere to the club's strict new disciplinary policy enforced over the past month.

Paul McGregor has refused to guarantee Josh Dugan's place in St George Illawarra's team for the final round of the regular season after they courageously kept their finals tilt alive without him.