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‘I don’t love’: Call for bold shake-up to solve Bulldogs’ star issue in flag bid

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 3:42pm AEST

After bowing out in straight-sets during the 2025 NRL Finals Series, a surprising positional switch has been floated around as the Bulldogs attempt to win their first title in over two decades.

Super Bowl champ backs Burton's boot as good enough for NFL

from ABC News: Rugby League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 3:16pm AEST

Australian Super Bowl winner Michael Dickson says the booming boot of Bulldogs five-eighth Matt Burton could cut it in the NFL, but not without some major adjustments.

‘Feel like a burden’: Veteran opens up on injury hell as obvious option to replace star revealed

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 1:00pm AEST

Star five-eighth Cody Walker says Peter Mamouzelos is the “obvious” option to replace the injured Brandon Smith for the opening rounds, with the veteran playmaker conceding he felt like a “burden” as he battled his own fitness issues over the past two years.

'I want to play fullback': Why Warriors’ latest signing creates selection headache

from Stuff.co.nz - League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 12:23pm AEST

It was the question Andrew Webster was asked more than any other in 2025 and after this signing, the ‘who will play fullback’ query is an ever hotter topic. Mat Kermeen

This Manly youngster played against future NFL stars. Now he's trying to crack the NRL

from ABC News: Rugby League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:52am AEST

After some eye-catching performances in the pre-season, young Manly backrower and former American high school football linebacker Hugo Hart is edging closer to an NRL debut.

Walker opens up on NRL future as Souths playmaker reveals key contract deadline

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:45am AEST

One of seven South Sydney Rabbitohs players that off-contract at the end of the 2026 season, star five-eighth Cody Walker has provided an insight into his rugby league future as he prepares for the club’s opening match against the Dolphins.

‘Something special’: Who are the Vegas stars tipped to sell NRL to the world

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:39am AEST

Matty Johns reckons Canterbury skipper Stephen Crichton is the NRL superstar best equipped to sell rugby league to Americans – while also suggesting the conditions inside Allegiant Stadium this Saturday could see Kalyn Ponga play one of the greatest games of his life.

‘What, really?!’: Brown opens up on $13m call as Matty reveals Knights star’s ‘class’ Eels act

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 9:49am AEST

Watch Matty Johns go face-to-face with Knights star Dylan Brown on Fox League at 7:30pm AEDT on Friday.

‘You’ve played the All Blacks?’: Holmes sells rugby league’s Vegas dream to US after NFL crack

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 9:46am AEST

It’s just after 11 o’clock on Thursday morning here at the NRL Las Vegas fan fest, and St George Illawarra’s Val Holmes is being dragged from a chaotic Dragons signing session for which the line of fans, no lie, stretches several hundred metres.

Broncos face $500k squeeze as five clubs circle Origin star; Bears target duo — Whispers

from FOX SPORTS League

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 8:29am AEST

Broncos star Gehamat Shibasaki is a man in demand, with five clubs reportedly vying for his signature.