NRL

The performance has received mixed reviews despite fans rising as one to honour two heroes.

A string of huge Aussie acts will unite for an emotional NRL grand final performance after weeks of entertainment chaos.

Newcastle’s improbable run has brought grown men to tears and will leave the town out of beer if they win it all. But this is all nothing new.

Star Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary has claimed the cherished honour that had long eluded him, the Dally M Medal, in comfortable fashion.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Phoenix Crossland made a mistake. The NRL judiciary has dealt with it. It’s time the online mob did the same and left him alone.

Knights legend Andrew Johns led the charge for the band he famously ‘kidnapped’ to get back together for Sunday’s decider.

Former Kiwi star Shaun Johnson is the latest big name to join Channel Seven’s Rugby League World Cup coverage, with the New Zealand Warriors great set to lend his expertise to the tournament’s broadcast team.

DANE ELDRIDGE: With the Newcastle Knights capturing the nation’s imagination for Sunday’s NRL grand final, Australia is once again unifying in hate against the Sydney Roosters, even more so than usual. 

Nathan Cleary has taken the extraordinary step of defending Phoenix Crossland on social media over the hip-drop tackle that ruined the Penrith star's season.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The Chooks have hit top form and look almost unstoppable ahead of the grand final.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.