The 30-year-old father of one finishes his 178-game NRL playing career, effective immediately, following the shock diagnosis. Chris Barrett

Injuries to three key players have compounded Queensland's task to avoid a 3-0 women's State of Origin whitewash.

Sir Graham Lowe is Queensland through and through, yet even he can’t understand why a Warriors star has been snubbed from the Blues squad. Stuff sports reporters

Rabbitohs and Maroons enforcer Jai Arrow announces he will step away from rugby league after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Jarome Luai will begin his final season with the Wests Tigers in Las Vegas, with the NRL unveiling its teams for next year's season-openers.

Briton Nikora is one of the big beneficiaries to the State of Origin eligibility rule changes- but don't question his loyalty and pride to pull on the Maroons jumper. Liam O'Loughlin

Sam Walker has always seemed like a player destined for the highest levels of rugby league, but ahead of his State of Origin debut, it's impossible to know what comes next for the new Queensland halfback. 

Luke Metcalf's hefty contract falling off the books has allowed the club to make some significant moves on its 2027 roster. Stuff sports reporters

The Luke Metcalf story took another dramatic twist when Warriors halfback Tanah Boyd slumped to the turf in agony in Brisbane. Stuff sports reporters

Reece Walsh's generational run to end 2025 was almost without peer, but he has rejoined the ranks of the mortals to start this year.