Benji Marshall has delivered a blunt message to the Wests Tigers playing group ahead of the new season as the club attempts to return to the finals for the first time since 2011.

The pressure that the premiers the Broncos are under is quite unprecedented, but the blowtorch on Michael Maguire will not go away because of his reputation that follows him.

Ex-Eels star Zac Lomax has been criticised for taking a cheap shot at rugby league on the way out after signing a two-year deal with the Western Force and the Wallabies.

Angus Crichton heard all the whispers back in 2023 that he’d never play in the NRL again.

The NRL’s six-again rule change tweak is under fire after a number of blowout games and momentum swings in Round 1, which saw the highest winning margin spread in 25 years.

Dally M votes are in for the first week of the competition, with a four-way tie at the top including previous winner Kalyn Ponga.