Quaden Bayles, a nine-year-old boy with dwarfism, led out the Indigenous All Stars team and held hands with captain Joel Thompson.

Indigenous All Star champion Josh Addo-Carr paid tribute to an Australian football icon in a spine-tingling moment before kick-off.

Inspirational play from former Jillaroo Nakia Davis-Welsh has helped the indigenous All Stars women gain sweet revenge with a 10-4 win over the Maori on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Sonny Bill Williams has a deep connection with Nick Politis, the man who lured him back to the NRL from the All Blacks.

The Melbourne Storm looked the better of two rusty sides in their first trial match of the year.

The 26-year-old prop will join the Titans immediately, ending his Warriors career.