DARK SECRETS: 102 | Vintage Vibes

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.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Penrith must defy history to go from bottom to finals

Ivan Cleary says NRL ladder positions don't matter until July, but history suggests Penrith will have a tough time recovering to make finals.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

A rugby league star denies touching or grabbing a police firearm before he was set upon by two officers in a tiki-bar brawl.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Panthers to fight the NRL judiciary amid crackdown

Their NRL season on tilt, Penrith will head to the judiciary in the hopes of downgrading Scott Sorensen's charge from the match review committee.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Galvin lifts lid on emotional toll of Tigers saga

Lachlan Galvin is relieved to be back in NRL after his decision to reject a Wests Tigers contract extension developed into the biggest story of the season.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

NRL lifts bar for bunker to go back in play and sin-bin

NRL bosses have insisted it is on players to reduce the number of sin-bins, but will tell bunker officials not to go back in play for borderline offences.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Players call for changes to women's Origin schedule

Women's State of Origin players on both sides have called for the three-match series to be played in the context of an NRLW season.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Stage set for Dodd's first start in Souths' halves

South Sydney's English recruit Lewis Dodd looks set to make his first start in the NRL as Latrell Mitchell accepts a one-game suspension.

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Perth's NRL entry to set right historical wrong: Geyer

Former Western Reds star Mark Geyer insists the new Perth NRL franchise will thrive as he shines a light on the real reason the city lost elite rugby league.

AAP · Apr 27, 2025