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State of Origin
Moses’ season over, Edwards injured and 10 charged: The cost of fiery Origin decider
Ten players have been charged with a potential total of six weeks on the sidelines and more than $25,000 in fines as NSW and Queensland count the cost of a brutal clash.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Dan Walsh and Michael Chammas
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Holy Moses: NSW reclaim Origin shield after injured half stars in wild decider
NSW has reclaimed the Origin shield with just their third Suncorp Stadium win in a decider despite not leading until the 65th minute in a drama-packed contest.
- by Billie Eder and Dan Walsh
Ryles to start immediately with Eels
Jason Ryles will start work in his new job with Parramatta at the end of the week.
- by Billie Eder, Dan Walsh, Adam Pengilly and Michael Chammas
Explosion imminent? The NRL’s most combustible halves enter the Suncorp furnace
Only South Sydney’s Cody Walker would join Mitch Moses and Jarome Luai on a podium of the game’s most fiery playmakers as they return to rugby league’s most hostile environment.
- by Dan Walsh
Manly rookie won his mates thousands … and may never play for Sea Eagles again
Jamie Humphreys’ long-awaited Manly debut is every chance of being his one and only game for the club. So his mates loaded up and won big by betting on the NRL first-gamer.
- by Dan Walsh
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NRL 2024
Turbo, Hoppa jnr tear Knights apart as Manly’s past and future collide
Tom Trbojevic returned to the No.1 jersey and emphatically dismissed suggestions of playing anywhere else, even as his potential successor produced one of the plays of the year.
- by Dan Walsh
Analysis
State of Origin
The Blues game plan produced Origin carnage. Here’s how Queensland combat it
NSW nailed 40 perfect minutes of Origin football in Melbourne. Can they reproduce it for an entire 80 minutes in Brisbane?
- by Dan Walsh
‘In his saggy undies, ready to flatten me’: The making of Cronulla’s halves saviour
Unheralded utility Daniel Atkinson replaces one Sharks star and old roommate after a night terror and pre-season tangle with another.
- by Dan Walsh
Balancing whacked: Wright must overcome head illness to chase gold at Teahupo’o
Seven screws in the champion surfer’s head from an off-season surgery have hampered her 2024 season. But she has no hesitation in taking on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.
- by Dan Walsh
NRL’s rule change puts Cameron Smith in line to be next rugby league Immortal
Queensland’s generation of Origin champions will be front and centre of voting on the game’s 14th Immortal next month after a change to eligbility rules.
- by Dan Walsh
80,000km, $15,000 in fuel and 1350 hours behind the wheel: Aloiai’s drive to survive
Josh Aloiai lives in Campbelltown in Sydney’s south-west, so his new two-year Manly deal comes with some strings attached.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Dan Walsh and Billie Eder