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Nathan Cleary has released an update from his hospital bed.

Cleary injury likened to ‘gunshot wound’ as scary details emerge

The superstar promises to be back after undergoing his first round of surgery.

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Nathan Cleary was given the green whistle as he was carried off the ground.

’Stadium silenced’ as Nathan Cleary suffers horrific injury

The Penrith superstar’s mum was in tears from the sidelines in what was ‘a very sad moment for the game’.

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Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary has been switched to the bench for their preliminary final.  (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Nathan Cleary sent to bench as he fights foot injury

Nathan Cleary has been hit with a shock late change as the Panthers fight for a place in the NRL grand final.

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Peter V'landys has left racing and is set to take on the most powerful role in rugby league. (Robbie Stephenson/AAP PHOTOS)

V'landys sets sights on overseas moves in new NRL role

Peter V'landys has officially been appointed as the NRL's new executive chairman, making him the most powerful player in the sport in 30 years.

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Angus Crichton of the Roosters is embraced by head coach Trent Robinson following their win in the NRL Semi Final between the Sydney Roosters and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Saturday, September 19, 2026. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY DAN HIMBRECHTS

Robinson silences the nay-sayers with finals performance

The things I read and heard about Trent Robinson in the lead up to the weekend’s semifinals had Spudd Carroll doing a double take.

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Nathan Cleary is expected to be available for the Panthers, despite an injury to his right foot.  (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Nat is pretty sore’: Ivan’s big reveal

Ivan Cleary has provided an update on his injured son, with a respected medical voice warning that Nathan Cleary may not play in the prelim.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett unleashes on the NRL Bunker following his side’s loss to the Newcastle Knights on Friday.

Wayne Bennett is right, it’s time to turf the NRL Bunker

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Supercoach Bennett echoed my thoughts on the Bunker exactly after his Rabbitohs were beaten by Newcastle on Friday. But here’s the solution.

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Nathan Cleary has had to sweat on the NRL's match review committee but has avoided a ban. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Cleary learns fate after dangerous contact charge

Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary has learned his fate over a dangerous contact charge ahead of Penrith’s preliminary final.

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Wayne Bennett wants the NRL bunker binned after two more calls helped end the Rabbitohs' hopes.

'Who's refereeing?': Wayne Bennett erupts over NRL Bunker

An irate Wayne Bennett has lashed the NRL's bunker system after two video referee calls swung against South Sydney in their finals exit to Newcastle.

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Panthers coach Ivan Cleary.

How the Penrith Panthers sucked us all in

Only a handful of weeks ago, the four-peat bullies had sucked the rest of the competition in to believing this year’s premiership race was actually wide open. 

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Jai Arrow couldn't contain his emotions when he was embraced by Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Not a dry eye as Jai Arrow brings up 100th Souths game

Roosters and Rabbitohs fans came together to pay tribute to Jai Arrow as the MND-stricken forward chalked up his 100th South Sydney game.

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Darius Boyd will lead Queensland for at least the next two years.

Low-profile great unveiled as new Maroons coach after Slater’s exit

Queensland have tapped another former hero to lead the team after Johnathan Thurston and Cameron Smith opted against taking on the job.

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The NRL has told the Chiefs they must match the Raiders' offer for back-rower Hudson Young.

PNG's Young pursuit on hold after salary-cap drama

PNG's signing spree has met its first major hurdle, with the NRL to push back on the offer that was expected to be made to Canberra star Hudson Young.

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Watching the NRL experiment with the new kick off rule, while still dealing with the fallout from its expanded six-again interpretation, it is fair to ask whether the game is becoming unnecessarily complicated. Pictured: Mitchell Moses of the Eels.

Too much rule tinkering is bad for rugby league — or is it?

Watching the NRL experiment with the new kick off rule, while still dealing with the fallout from its expanded six-again interpretation, it is fair to ask whether the game is becoming unnecessarily complicated.

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Jett Cleary of the Warriors celebrates with Demitric Vaimauga.

Rugby league owes the New Zealand Warriors a premiership

DANE ELDRIDGE: Finding the promised land wouldn’t only reward the club for rescuing the game, it’d go a long way to dispelling its reputation as being known solely for fun and wild mullets.

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Spudd Carroll has the utmost respect for the Chooks and the people running the joint, but as an old Rabbitoh it annoys the hell out of him they are blocking the Bunnies’ bid to play fulltime out of Moore Park. Pictured: Brandon Smith.

Get stuffed Sydney Roosters, you don’t own Allianz Stadium

Spudd Carroll has the utmost respect for the Chooks and the people running the joint, but as an old Rabbitoh it annoys the hell out of him they are blocking the Bunnies’ bid to play fulltime out of Moore Park.

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Michael Maguire is sad to see Adam Reynolds retire, but says the early call was his skipper's. (AAP PHOTOS)

Broncos coach insists Reynolds retired on own terms

Brisbane coach Michael Maguire has addressed the saga surrounding Adam Reynolds' retirement with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

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Jai Arrow will ‘play’ two more games for the Rabbitohs.

NRL change rules to allow Jai Arrow to ‘play’ two more games

‘This thoughtful gesture by the Rabbitohs shows the true heart of our game.’

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