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Highest average audience since the 2016 AFL deciderFigures boosted by decision to play game at nightThe AFL has again beaten the NRL in the grand final TV war, but both codes came away smiling after a fruitful weekend. Saturday night’s AFL grand final …
Should the veteran decide to call time on his career, he can do so knowing he has helped secure a bright new future for the StormWhen, among the hugs and confetti at ANZ Stadium, Cameron Smith was asked if the grand final victory was his final game, th…
Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers 26-20Ryan Papenhuyzen wins Clive Churchill medalIt started with an illegal outstretched leg and finished with a frantic flourish that was very nearly a Penrith comeback for the ages. Ultimately, though, Melbourne S…
Storm win 26-20 at ANZ Stadium in SydneyCameron Smith gives no indication of future plans 11.27am GMT And with that, we should leave the Storm players to their celebrations. And the Panthers to their commiserations. Melbourne won it in the first half; …
Brisbane Broncos beat Sydney Roosters 20-10Amber Hall wins player of the match at ANZ StadiumBrisbane continued their NRLW dominance with an incredible three-peat after defeating the Sydney Roosters 20-10 in Sunday’s grand final. Continuing an era of e…
The league operated at the behest of the Covid-19 pandemic but still managed to blaze a trail towards Sunday’s grand finalLast June, Victoria Racing Club chairperson Amanda Elliott called Peter V’landys “a silly little man making silly decisions”. The …
These Richmond Tigers will be remembered as a dynasty after securing their third premiership in four years with a stirring 31-point win against Geelong at a historic Gabba night grand final, but the time and location of the game didn’t sit well with fa…
The curtain call is nearly complete but this NRL club is uniquely positioned to continue a long run of success into the futureThe world and Australia were very different places back in April 2002. So too rugby league and the Melbourne Storm, when 18 ye…
Burgess says police statement ‘circulated’ by wife PhoebeFormer player pleads not guilty to intimidation NRL player-turned-coach Sam Burgess wants police to hand over the statement mentioned in a newspaper report on alleged gambling and drug use, a cou…
Even without the Dally M medal, the Panthers halfback is certain to have a big say in the destination of the 2020 premiershipThere is a curious irony in the fact that, six months after Nathan Cleary almost put paid to the NRL season’s restart, he is no…
Canberra Raiders star pips Penrith No 7 to top awardJust two points separate pair and Clint Gutherson in secondCanberra five-eighth Jack Wighton claimed the 2020 Dally M medal in a dramatic count during a final-round NRL shootout with Clint Gutherson a…
A fairytale end to a strange and spectacular season is guaranteed with the Storm and Panthers to meet in the grand finalFairytale finishes in rugby league are rare but as the NRL prepares for its latest grand final, hope springs eternal for one of the …
Penrith Panthers 20-16 South Sydney RabbitohsPanthers make history with 17th straight winPenrith’s magic number has emerged after making NRL history with a record-equalling 17-straight wins to make their first grand final in 17 years with a 20-16 victo…
Melbourne Storm 30-10 Canberra Raiders Storm to meet Panthers or Rabbitohs in grand final 12.00pm BST They just keep doing it, don’t they, Melbourne Storm. Season after season, stars come and go, rivals change, but Craig Bellamy and Cameron Smith remai…
‘Origin legend’ granted leave from national team dutyKangaroos coach joins Wayne Bennett for seriesMal Meninga will join Wayne Bennett’s State of Origin coaching line-up in a coup for Queensland’s looming campaign.The ARL Commission on Thursday confirm…