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NRL transfers: Dragons set to retain Muhleisen; Raiders nearing Pahulu deal
The NRL season may be over, but the player market is already heating up ahead of November 1. Isaac Issa has news on a Raiders target and the future of one of the NRL's true recruitment gurus.

TOP HEADLINES
A fairytale run ends in a Newcastle nightmare

Roosters and Knights player ratings: Nawaqanitawase and Tedesco incredible


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Rugby League World Cup squads: Kangaroos, Kiwis and more as they're announced

The best of the best: Who makes the cut for 2026?

Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland had to go and must miss Grand Final

What We Learned: Twelve-man Knights defy belief; Smith books Roosters reunion

What We Learned: Roosters game plan comes out on top; how does the league keep Marky Mark?


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PRELIMINARY FINALS
Why each preliminary finalist can and can't win the premiership

From wooden spoon to final four: How Holbrook unlocked Ponga and revived Newcastle

Top Headlines
- Over before it began: Perth Bears CEO quits
- Leniu joins Eels after early Roosters release
- 'One of the greats': Roosters' Tupou retires
- Five grand finalists in Samoa's RLWC squad
- Yeo makes RLWC call, Walker earns Roos spot
- Saifiti boosts Bati forward depth for World Cup
- Knights vow to return stronger after gutsy loss
- Tedesco breaks NRL record, wins Churchill Medal
- Roosters beat Knights to claim sweet 16th title
- Grand Final show strikes right note with fans
Brett Hemmings/Getty Images NRL Grand Final: Records, facts, figures from rugby league's biggest game
Rugby league has a proud history dating back to 1908. But what are some of the biggest records, facts and figures from its deciding game?
Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Roosters top the class: NRL 2026 team-by-team season review
The 2026 NRL season is over with the Roosters crowned the premiers, so it's time to evaluate every team's year.
Getty Images/ESPN Blame the coach: Tale of two disastrous seasons
Fairly or unfairly, the spotlight is on the coaches of the Bulldogs and Broncos after two very different but equally awful seasons.
Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Arrow takes centre stage: Life and sport inseparably, intrinsically linked
Jai Arrow has handled this awful situation as well as a person possibly can, and deserves everything and anything we can give him.
Mark Kolbe/Getty Images State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 135 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
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