Brisbane centre Kotoni Staggs has suffered a knee injury that will end his NRL season early.
Scott Bailey
Gold Coast haven't given up hope of ending an underwhelming NRL campaign with a finals berth as they chase some elusive consistency in the closing rounds.
Ed Jackson
Manly's charge for the top four has been all about Tom Trbojevic but several unsung heroes are having the best years of their NRL careers around him.
The NRL has been cleared to play five games at Suncorp Stadium inside two days, despite the ban on all sport during the lockdown in south-east Queensland.
Kristian Woolf says his Tonga players remain committed to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup but he says the tournament must include the game's elite players.
Ian Laybourn
Brisbane playmaker Tyson Gamble believes he's the man to partner star signing Adam Reynolds in the halves in 2022.
Fraser Barton
Embattled Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has maintained there is still hope for him, despite staring down the barrel of another season out of the finals.
North Queensland coach Todd Payten admits his side's finals chances are all but gone after a dismal and disappointing loss to Brisbane in the Queensland derby.
Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has praised his side after a dominating performance to beat North Queensland 37-18 in the Queensland derby.
The Wests Tigers' hopes of ending the NRL's longest finals drought look shot after a horror second half led to an 18-16 loss to the Warriors.
St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin said Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro will be assessed to play in round 21 once they return to the team's bubble on Sunday.
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Anthony Milford has signed a one-year deal with South Sydney for next season which comes after a recommendation from former Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett.
The 16 NRL clubs have called for rugby league's World Cup to be postponed, indicating they do not want their players to feature in the tournament.
The NRLW season will start during NRL grand final week amid the growing uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney.
Mitchell Pearce won't play for Newcastle against Canberra in the first of eight crucial games across the competition that will decide the final top-eight spots.
Shaun Johnson's Cronulla career has been cut agonisingly short after scans confirmed a hamstring injury will end his NRL season.
Ryan Papenhuyzen has signed a three-year extension to stay at Melbourne just days after the club secured the services of head coach Craig Bellamy.
Aussie James Maloney's eight goals from eight attempts have steered Super League leaders Catalans Dragons to another emphatic win over Wakefield Trinity.
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Parramatta coach Brad Arthur was left fuming at 'dumb' football after the Eels were thumped 28-0 by Sydney Roosters.
North Queensland playmaker Tom Dearden hopes to eradicate a horror 21-game losing streak as he faces the club that let him walk mid-way through 2021.
Parramatta's hopes of finishing in the top four have taken a huge hit after a 28-0 loss to Sydney Roosters in Mackay on Thursday night.
Rugby League World Cup officials will push ahead with a survey of players on whether they will feature in the tournament despite clubs asking for postponement.
Payne Haas and Jason Taumalolo are expected to be key figures when the Broncos play the Cowboys.
Andrew Fifita admits he is unsure whether to play for Tonga or the Indigenous All Stars if the latter are allowed to take part in the Rugby League World Cup.
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