Scott Dureau, a former halfback for the Newcastle Knights and Catalan Dragons, has tragically passed away at the age of 39 after a battle with cancer.

The Wests Tigers have been urged to consider dropping Jarome Luai as their disappointing season continues to unravel, with the club winning just two of its past 11 matches.

The St George Illawarra Dragons have ended months of speculation by appointing Dean Young as their permanent head coach.

The Wests Tigers will head to the judiciary in a bid to save their season while the Bulldogs got back in the winner’s circle on the weekend, but now are presented with an interesting dilemma.

Newcastle legend Andrew Johns has called on his former club to reach out to goal-kicking coach Daryl Halligan after Kalyn Ponga’s costly goal-kicking performance.

They already landed Jarome Luai’s signature and now the Perth Bears are set to make their next biggest play on the transfer market.

Cooper Cronk has vented his frustration over the NRL allowing Jarome Luai to service a third party agreement associated with his PNG Chiefs deal — while being contracted at a rival club.

Remember back in pre-season how Benji Marshall delivered his now famous address to his Wests Tigers players about the standards required to build a winning culture?

Eels legend Nathan Hindmarsh blasted the match review committee after Tigers young gun Latu Fainu was slapped with a two-game ban for a dangerous tackle in Saturday’s loss to the Bulldogs.

The Tigers’ spiral has continued and it has prompted some uncomfortable questions in the wake of Jarome Luai’s impending exit.