The dream debut is now under his belt, now Manly face a bigger problem around talented playmaker Joey Walsh: how to retain him.

The Tigers have locked down one of the NRL’s most prodigious talents with fullback Jahream Bula committing his future with the joint venture club.

The Bulldogs’ hire of former Knights mentor Adam O’Brien to their coaching staff has come under question as the club’s attack continues to struggle.

They may be defending champions, but Billy Slater’s Queensland team for Origin I is set to look very different than the side that clinched the shield last season.

The returns of Dylan Brown and Kalyn Ponga may have seen him demoted to reserve-grade but Harrison Graham has shown why he belongs in the NRL with a standout performance in NSW Cup.

The NRL's expansion has ramifications for more than the existing 17 clubs, with Australian and New Zealand rugby talent also in the crosshairs. 

Questions are being asked why Manly have not signed Kieran Foran as their head coach after the interim boss led them from last on the ladder to genuine premiership smokeys in a month.

The Bulldogs have been criticised for pushing Reed Mahoney out of the club without a ready-made replacement after the shunted hooker returned to haunt his old club in Round 9.

Watch Yvonne Sampson go Face to Face with Broncos, Maroons and Kangaroos legend Darren Lockyer on Fox League at 7:30pm AEST on Tuesday!

Brisbane Broncos's chief medical officer releases the timeline of Deine Mariner's serious leg injury against the Roosters, leading to "limb-saving surgery" at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.