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‘Worst couple of days of my life’: Fallout from Cleary tackle devastates Kiwis star

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 at 3:37am AEST

A remorseful Phoenix Crossland is struggling with the fact he hurt his ‘favourite player’. Chris Barrett

Crossland to miss NRL GF with four-game ban for Cleary tackle

from ABC News: Rugby League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 7:40pm AEST

Newcastle Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland is suspended for four games by the NRL judiciary for the tackle that left Penrith's Nathan Cleary with a broken leg.

Warriors stalwart signs for rival NRL club days after early release

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 5:09pm AEST

The 28-year-old centre has inked a two-year deal with the Melbourne Storm for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Stuff

One last 'last' for Broncos legend Ali Brigginshaw in NRLW grand final

from ABC News: Rugby League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 1:05pm AEST

Ali Brigginshaw and fellow OGs Julia Robinson and Chelsea Lenarduzzi are hoping to join Broncos royalty with a fifth NRLW premiership.

Kiwis star confirmed to miss Grand Final before judiciary hearing

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 12:42pm AEST

Phoenix Crossland has accepted his fate before fronting the NRL judiciary for the hip drop tackle that shattered Nathan Cleary’s ankle. Simon Brunsdon

Top ref whose controversial call cost Warriors misses out on NRL grand final

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 12:37pm AEST

Ashley Klein pays the price for two contentious decisions in consecutive NRL finals games. Dan Walsh

Crossland expected to miss grand final with guilty plea over Cleary tackle

from ABC News: Rugby League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 12:00pm AEST

The Newcastle Knights are expected to be without Phoenix Crossland for the NRL grand final after he pleads guilty at the judiciary over the tackle that snapped Nathan Cleary's leg.

This iron Rooster has been the NRL's best forward in 2026

from ABC News: Rugby League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 9:33am AEST

Fresh off another act of blunt-force artistry, there can be no doubt that Roosters prop Naufahu Whyte has been the best forward in the NRL in 2026. 

Nathan Cleary goes in to bat for Phoenix Crossland over 'complete accident'

from ABC News: Rugby League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 6:40am AEST

Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary urges trolls to stop abusing Phoenix Crossland online over the tackle that broke his leg, saying it was a "complete accident" and confirming the Knights hooker had apologised.

The Knights and the Warriors are the life blood of rugby league

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 at 1:00am AEST

Somewhere between Newcastle’s 12-man heroics, Nathan Cleary leaving in an ambulance and thousands of Knights fans losing their minds, rugby league reminded us what sport is meant to feel like. Mark Reason