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Moses backs Eels with no easy Lomax answer for NRL

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo says any proposed changes to contracting laws following the Zac Lomax affair need careful consideration, with the winger still in limbo.

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'Defy the impossible': NRL bullish about global plan

The NRL is hopeful of playing regular-season games in Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the Abu Dhabi in the coming years.

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'Too early' to say if NRLW is too lop-sided: CEO

Andrew Abdo claims it's too early to say the NRLW has become too lop-sided as Ali Brigginshaw floats a solution for helping to close the gap between sides.

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NRL 'really comfortable' with unprecedented finals draw

NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has defended the league's decision to schedule its preliminary finals further apart than usual.

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Carrigan out of prelim after Broncos accept ban

Brisbane have accepted a one-match ban for lock Pat Carrigan but have towering prop Xavier Willison available for selection for their preliminary final.

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NRL eye crucial judiciary change in post-season review

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has revealed it could be made easier for players to challenge match suspensions in the future, with Harry Grant leading the call for change.

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NRL open to another Sunday shift in finals schedule

The NRL have moved a week-two semi-final to a Sunday for the first time since 2007, and a day-time preliminary final in week three remains a possibility.

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Storm want judiciary overhaul as Crichton cops fine

While Bulldogs star Stephen Crichton has been charged three days post-game, Melbourne want clubs to be able to challenge gradings without risking matches.

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Harsh and unfair: Coach Cleary responds to trainer ban

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has launched a passionate defence of under-fire trainer Corey Bocking after the NRL banned him for running in front of a goalkicker.

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Hard call barring 'Marky Mark' from rookie gong: Watson

Mark Nawaqanitawase had been considered a leading candidate for the NRL's Dally M Rookie of the Year award until a mid-season rule change.

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Penrith's rap sheet forced NRL into big punishment: CEO

Andrew Abdo has opened up on the NRL's decision to whack Penrith with a monster punishment for trainer Corey Bocking's mid-game blunder against Gold Coast.

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NRL 'not concerned' as players fight judiciary change

The NRL has reiterated its stance on a controversial rule change aimed at tightening the judiciary process.

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NRL downplays judiciary change after Cleary frustration

NRL boss Andrew Abdo says it will only be in "very rare, exceptional circumstances" that the Australian Rugby League Commission weighs into judiciary matters.

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Former Bulldogs boss to chair new PNG franchise

The NRL's expansion franchise in PNG has a board with the Australian Rugby League Commission naming former Bulldogs boss Ray Dib as the chair.

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Edict fires two NRL greats into frame for Kangaroos job

The NRL has revealed its policy for hiring the next Kangaroos coach, which will prevent several of the game's biggest names from applying for the position.

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NRL goes for gold, kicks off 2032 Games inclusion bid

The NRL is punting on talks with Brisbane Olympic organisers to include a rugby league format in the 2032 Games sport program.

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NRL confident diving scourge won't follow sin-bins

The NRL insist there is no need to remind players not to take dives, despite fears a record number of sin-bins could encourage ball-carriers to milk penalties.

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Abdo adamant Perth club will not be run by NRL

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has revealed a new club in Perth will become a members-owned franchise, after the inaugural board is appointed by head office.

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Hasler claims sin-bin changes affect integrity of NRL

Gold Coast coach Des Hasler has pushed back against the NRL suggestion there is no crackdown on foul play, while wanting consistency heading into Magic Round.

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NRL weigh up call on Stuart's post-match comments

Ricky Stuart could still earn the ire of the NRL over comments he made following Canberra's round-three loss to Manly.

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NRL caps expansion with broadcast rights puzzle to dominate in 2025

The league faces challenges and opportunities this season with broadcast negotiations, expansion and showpiece events in the spotlight

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Cleary would welcome World Club Challenge in Vegas

The World Club Challenge was unable to go ahead in 2025 but Penrith coach Ivan Cleary would welcome the fixture being included in the NRL's Las Vegas program.

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Penrith domination leaves NRL looking for challengers

The NRL's biggest names insist Penrith's dominance is worth celebrating, even if the spread of titles between clubs is thinner than any point since the 1980s.

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All teams to be offered Vegas trip before double-ups

The NRL will resist the temptation to bring back its more prominent clubs for second Las Vegas visits until every team has been offered a turn in Sin City.

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NRL defends Trump's Vegas invite after charity backlash

White Ribbon called the NRL "tone deaf" for inviting Donald Trump to its Las Vegas fixtures, but the league's chief executive disagrees with the charity.

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