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Four contrasting styles of play will be on display in the AFL semifinals.
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Matthew Richardson

What semifinals teams must do to keep AFL flag hopes alive

RICHO’S TOP 10: Contrasting styles will clash in the sudden death finals this weekend, but here are my key insights into what it will take to book a preliminary final berth.

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Newcastle will be without Bradman Best against North Queensland
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NRL
Jasper Bruce and Scott Bailey

Major NRL finals blow for Knights

Newcastle has lost one of its star players only days out from its sudden death final against North Queensland.

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A fit-again Kalyn Ponga has lifted Newcastle into the NRL finals. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Jasper Bruce

Ponga reveals the secret behind Knights’ success

The superstar Newcastle fullback has detailed what is driving him to lead his team deep into the NRL finals.

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The North Queensland Cowboys can win the NRL premiership.
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Kiersten Duke

The NRL finals dark horse that can win it all

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s widely tipped to be a Penrith-Melbourne grand final but this team has shown they can match it with the big boys.

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Josh Addo-Carr has pleaded his innocence to Bulldogs officials.
NRL
Ben McClellan and Scott Bailey

Police admit roadside fail in NRL star drug test twist

NSW Police have made a stunning admission as the latest twist in the case of Bulldogs NRL star Josh Addo-Carr, who allegedly tested positive for cocaine, can be revealed.

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Josh Addo-Carr is set to be stood down.
NRL
Matt Shrivell

Josh Addo-Carr stands down after roadside drug test

The Bulldogs marquee player has stood himself down on the eve of the NRL finals after allegedly testing positive for cocaine.

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The manager of Brisbane prop Payne Haas says he loves the club and won't be leaving early. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Joel Gould

Is Haas looking for a Broncos exit?

The manager of Payne Haas has addressed claims his client is unhappy at the club and aiming to leave as the Test prop prepares for foot surgery.

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Cameron Munster and wife Bianca have announced the safe arrival of their third child.
NRL
Glenn Valencich

Footy champion ‘in awe’ as new baby arrives seven weeks early

The premiership winner and his wife were stunned by the ‘grand entrance’ just days before the finals.

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Josh Addo-Carr is in the headlines for the wrong reasons on the eve of the NRL finals. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Scott Bailey, Jasper Bruce and Luke Costin

‘The police have a different interpretation’: Gould on Addo-Carr drug drama

Canterbury football boss Phil Gould has revealed more details about what Josh Addo-Carr told the club about police claims he tested positive for cocaine during a roadside breath test.

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Josh Addo-Carr.
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NRL
Jasper Bruce and Luke Costin

Bulldogs star allegedly tests positive for cocaine

Canterbury winger Josh Addo-Carr has allegedly tested positive for cocaine during a roadside breath test.

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Penrith should not play Nathan Cleary this week and Spudd’s top five players to watch in the opening finals round.
Sport
Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll

The big call Penrith must make on superstar Cleary

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: There is only one way the Panthers should use the game’s biggest star as they chase a fourth title on the trot. Plus the five players you have to watch in the NRL finals first week.

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Players from the eight NRL clubs, all chasing the same prize, have attended the finals launch. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Scott Bailey

It’s on! The team that could spoil Storm’s NRL finals party

Penrith and Melbourne are the firm favourites to play in this year's NRL grand final, but one of the finalists believes they can upset the apple cart this September.

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Wayne Bennett has finished up as the Dolphins’ NRL coach.
NRL
Jasper Bruce

Wayne Bennett tees off with dire warning: ‘We’re in trouble’

The supercoach has left the building and now ‘someone else is going to pay the price’.

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Payne Haas, whose father Gregory could traded be in a prisoner swap for former Filipino mayor Alice Leal Guo (right).
NRL
Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmani

How Filipino fugitive could bring NRL star’s dad to justice

Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo was deported from Indonesia over money laundering allegations with Jakarta banking on the move facilitating a prisoner swap for the father of Broncos star Payne Haas.

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Latrell Mitchell will serve his one-match ban in 2025, the NRL has ruled. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)
NRL
Scott Bailey

Souths weigh up next move as NRL hold over Mitchell ban

South Sydney have refused to declare the Latrell Mitchell saga over as the club considers a response to the NRL's claim the No.1 must serve his ban in 2025.

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