Kalyn Ponga, Blake Green, Daniel Saifiti, Mitch Barnett and hooker Jayden Brailey have been shortlisted to replace Mitchell Pearce as Newcastle captain.
Murray Wenzel
WITH their 2021 senior coaches on board and player numbers on the rise, Northern Sharks vice president Aaron Tilley feels his club can achieve bigger and better results in the NRL NT season to come.
NATHANIEL CHAMBERS
The 29-year-old was training with Canterbury alongside younger brother Dallin when he ended up in hospital before Christmas.
Pamela Whaley
Brisbane legend Steve Renouf would be happy to have Payne Haas take over the NRL club's captaincy despite his arrest in NSW last weekend.
Ed Jackson
Ex-Queensland star Justin Hodges believes Wayne Bennett's success with the Maroons in 2020 has eased the pressure on whoever steps in to the role this year.
Melbourne star Brandon Smith gifted his NRL premiership ring to his mum over the off-season to thank her for raising a kid with a dream who achieved it.
Brandon Smith is fighting to wear Melbourne's No.9 jersey this year but is prepared to leave the club at the end of the NRL season if he loses out.
Malakai Watene-Zelezniak has announced his retirement from the NRL after a pre-season scare while training with Canterbury changed his perspective.
Warriors coach Nathan Brown believes the NRL club is well-placed to overcome the issues of living away from home in 2021.
Scott Bailey
Catalans Dragons have dismissed reports that their Australian dual-code international Israel Folau is set to turn his back on them in the Super League.
Ian Laybourn
After 13 seasons and 267 games, Brisbane will honour one of its great servants with the first testimonial match in Broncos history.
Chris Honnery
Brisbane veteran Alex Glenn is backing Payne Haas to make up for his mistake after the star forward was arrested after an alleged incident with NSW police.
Two of Brisbane’s exciting young stars have been training at centre as Kevin Walters prepares for his first game in charge for their first trial match early next month.
After being dropped last year, Gold Coast prop Jarrod Wallace has no intention of giving up his starting role at the Titans in the 2021 NRL season.
THE early stages of the Richardson Park demolitions have started, with several excavators on site tearing down infrastructure.
WILL ZWAR
The Rugby League Players Association and NRL finally ended six months of negotiations on Tuesday, with players agreeing to a six per cent pay cut for the next two seasons.
NRL players have agreed to take a pay cut with the salary cap reduced by 6 per cent as the game deals with the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Big name arrivals have hogged the headlines for Gold Coast in the NRL pre-season but Jarrod Wallace is excited to see what Moeaki Fotuaika can deliver in 2021.
Parramatta players have faith that any NRL bubble won't drain them this season, after Shaun Lane admitted mental fatigue hurt the Eels in 2020.
St George Illawarra fullback Matt Dufty is off-contract at the end of the NRL season but wants to re-sign with the Dragons if he can impress the new coach.
Brisbane CEO Paul White says star NRL forward Payne Haas must accept whatever punishment comes his way after his arrest over the weekend.
Star Brisbane NRL prop Payne Haas has been arrested and charged by police after an incident in Tweed Heads.
Brisbane Broncos forward Payne Haas has been arrested and charged by police after an incident in the northern NSW town of Tweed Heads.
Wests Tigers prop James Tamou is ready to lead from the front in 2021 with the club yet to make an announcement on their captain.
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