Manly are confident they can still find an eleventh-hour replacement for Richie Fa'aoso before the NRL season starts in a fortnight's time.
The Sea Eagles front row stocks have been decimated in the off-season, with Fa'aoso's unexpected retirement due to an ongoing neck problem the tipping point.
Read More
News
Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.
GEOFF Toovey says there’s no reason for his Manly side to fear that the window for another NRL premiership tilt may be closing.
Coach Toovey says the Sea Eagles’ mantra of consistency, which won them competitions in 2008 and 2011 and got them within minutes of grand final glory last year, will work again even though some core players are ageing and front row stocks have been decimated.
Last season, stars Anthony Watmough and Brett and Glenn Stewart struggled to shake-off injuries.
Glenn and Watmough, along with Jamie Lyon and Jason King are all aged 30-plus, and even though Brett Stewart is a couple of years younger, his knees may disagree.
But with the NRL’s premier halves combination of Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran...
CHANNEL 10 may pursue rugby league’s Auckland Nines to build on the success of its summer ratings bonanza, cricket’s T20 Big Bash League. The short form of rugby league made its debut last weekend with strong viewer figures on Fox Sports.
Ten’s potential interest in the Nines could also be a tentative first step after the network’s narrow failure to win the NRL’s $1 billion TV rights contract 18 months ago.
Industry observers believe telecasts of the truncated version of league could ultimately provide the perfect preparation for a successful bid when the NRL’s $1 billion overall rights deal with Nine and Fox Sports expires at the end of 2017.
Ten last broadcast rugby league some two decades ago, but has made strong moves in...
THE Sea Eagles are playing a waiting game as they sweat on the fitness of experienced prop Jason King for the first round of the NRL season against bitter rivals the Storm.
Read More
THE price of NRL integrity has be revealed, with more than $2 million last year spent assembling the internal squad responsible for cracking down on player misbehaviour last year.
Read More
AFTER the successful comebacks of Steve Menzies and Brad Fittler in the Auckland Nines tournament last weekend, watch out for another Manly legend to pull on the boots next season.
“Beaver” reckons his old teammate Cliffy Lyons will be the next star veteran putting his hand up next year for a start.
“This will definitely inspire Cliffy,” Menzies said.
“I have no doubts he will be knocking on someone’s door this time next year saying: ‘Hey, do you need a playmaker’ for sure.”
The chance to see the old combination of Menzies and Lyons together again would be magic.
A MANLY SUGGESTION
WITH the former Manly contingent of coach Brad Arthur, Will Hopoate, Darcy Lussick and David Gower having moved out west, it might be time...
THE Sea Eagles have suffered a setback ahead of the NRL season kick off with backrower Tom Symonds to be sidelined for between four and six weeks.
He was another casualty from the Auckland Nines competition last weekend, injuring his back.
Read More
NRL captains have been asked to shake hands with match officials as they leave the field at the end of all premiership games this year.
The initiative of NRL head of football Todd Greenberg, which he says has met with wide approval, is designed to show spectators players respect referees and touch judges.
Read More
LEADING English clubs will not be included in next year’s Nines despite the NRL’s profits surging past $50 million after a seven-figure windfall from the pre-season extravaganza in Auckland.
Read More
MAROONS ace Johnathan Thurston is adamant foreign stars should not play State of Origin despite fears the code’s new eligibility rules forced Sam Burgess out of the NRL.
The NRL’s interstate guidelines came under fresh examination yesterday after Souths co-owner Russell Crowe claimed Burgess may have stayed in the game if he was permitted to play Origin.
Read More
JUST imagine it. It’s a mid-winter Wednesday night. Suncorp Stadium is heaving. Caxton Street is off the reservation.
It’s Origin time baby! But this year the crackle of the night sky has a little extra pop.
Read More
SUNCORP Stadium bosses are prepared to launch an audacious bid to bring the NRL Nines to Brisbane as club bosses accept the tournament is set to become a permanent fixture on the rugby league calendar.
The stunning success of the inaugural Nines in Auckland over the weekend has convinced many sceptics in NRL club land about the value of the nine-a-side event, with more stars expected to play in next year’s tournament.
Read More
By the time Suncorp Stadium hosts the Pre-Season Charity Cup on Sunday evening, the rugby league shop in Brisbane will have been shut for 171 days.
Five months and 18 days exactly since top level rugby league was played in what is considered one of the game's great strongholds.
Read More
The pressure is on for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority to wrap up its probe into the NRL and AFL before chief executive Aurora Andruska retires from the post on May 9.
Read More
WITH the whingeing of coaches already starting up in the distance with the season still two weeks away, the NRL needs to sharpen the penalties on coaches who pillory referees in public comments.
Read More
2025 Ladder
| Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 44 |
| 2 | Storm | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 212 | 40 |
| 3 | Bulldogs | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 120 | 38 |
| 4 | Broncos | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 172 | 36 |
| 5 | Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 36 |
| 6 | Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 34 |
| 7 | Panthers | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 33 |
| 8 | Roosters | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 132 | 32 |
| 9 | Dolphins | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 125 | 30 |
| 10 | Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 30 |
| 11 | Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | -76 | 26 |
| 12 | Cowboys | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | -146 | 25 |
| 13 | Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | -135 | 24 |
| 14 | Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | -181 | 24 |
| 15 | Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | -130 | 22 |
| 16 | Titans | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | -199 | 18 |
| 17 | Knights | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | -300 | 18 |