After 27 rounds of action, the regular NRL season is over.

Veteran journalist Phil Rothfield has declared the Knights are “in a world of pain” heading into the 2026 season.

Questions have been posed over the NRL’s decision to downgrade Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes to a grade one dangerous contact charge because of a rival player’s medical report.

Max King has been living with a mould infestation at home that he is glad to have finally escaped in the lead-up to Friday's qualification final at Melbourne.

After their return to NRL contention, the Bulldogs have locked in their core, with coach Cameron Ciraldo and general manager Phil Gould signing long-term deals.

Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's knee injury will keep him out of the Pacific Championships, where he was preparing to reunite with Samoa.