The Sydney Roosters have provided a cryptic hint on the status of superstar halfback Sam Walker as he looks to return to the field.

Dates and times for the second week of the NRL finals, and the opening week of the NRLW finals series, have been released. 

The future of two star South Sydney Rabbitohs players have been put under the spotlight after their shock elimination to the Knights in the opening week of the finals.

Ivan Cleary has delivered an emphatic response to whether son Nathan could cop a suspension for a dangerous tackle which resulted in a sin bin during Penrith’s Week 1 finals win over the Roosters.

Trent Robinson has taken aim at several refereeing decisions after the Roosters found themselves at the wrong end of multiple contentious calls in their loss to the Panthers.

They were super brave, but the Roosters’ bid for a fast-tracked spot in a preliminary final fell short after a 19-12 loss to Penrith.

The Penrith Panthers booked their spot into their seventh consecutive preliminary final after securing a 19-6 win over the Sydney Roosters.

The Penrith Panthers face a nervous wait after superstar halfback Nathan Cleary was placed on report and sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle.

The regular season of the NRLW has drawn to a close, with attention quickly turning now to the finals as teams look to upset the high-flying Roosters’ bid for another premiership.

The Panthers are one win away from a fifth NRL final in six years, but their star halfback will be sweating over a potential ban. Stuff sports reporters