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Manly’s season was supposed to end with Trbojevic’s injury - it finally did with a kicking duel
Sea Eagles 12 Panthers 24
Australia

Manly’s season was supposed to end with Trbojevic’s injury - it finally did with a kicking duel

With their finals hopes teetering and Penrith wobbling, the Sea Eagles tried to start a kicking duel. The bizarre move backfired.

  • by Adam Pengilly

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Cherrington facing lengthy ban for spear tackle after direct judiciary referral
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NRLW 2023

Cherrington facing lengthy ban for spear tackle after direct judiciary referral

Parramatta skipper Kennedy Cherrington became the second player in the league’s history to be sent off after tipping Laishon Albert-Jones on her head.

  • by Billie Eder
Error-ridden Raiders hang tough for narrow win over Tigers
Raiders 22 Tigers 18
NRL 2023

Error-ridden Raiders hang tough for narrow win over Tigers

While the Raiders produced some moments of brilliance, coach Ricky Stuart would have been pulling his hair out during the first half with his team only completing 13 of 23 sets.

  • by Melissa Woods
Eels battered and bruised by four Ravalawa tries, but still alive
Eels 26 Dragons 20
Parramatta Eels

Eels battered and bruised by four Ravalawa tries, but still alive

Last season’s losing grand finalists live to fight another day after surviving the mother of all scares from a Dragons outfit playing for little more than pride.

  • by Dan Walsh
Burgess faces season-ending ban as prop shortage leaves Souths sweating

Burgess faces season-ending ban as prop shortage leaves Souths sweating

South Sydney will sweat scans on Jai Arrow’s back as the Bunnies face a big man shortage with English star Tom Burgess likely sidelined for the rest of their finals bid.

  • by Dan Walsh and Christian Nicolussi
Knights burst back into top eight, Broncos shake off Reynolds’ absence

Knights burst back into top eight, Broncos shake off Reynolds’ absence

Newcastle have ended the Dolphins’ faint finals hopes, after a tough defensive performance from the Broncos laid the platform for victory against North Queensland.

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Luai escapes suspension for hit on Asofa-Solomona in big Penrith win
Penrith 26 Melbourne 6
Penrith Panthers

Luai escapes suspension for hit on Asofa-Solomona in big Penrith win

Penrith belted Melbourne 26-6 on Friday to remain on top of the NRL ladder, and the premiers got even more good news on Saturday.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
Gone in 30 seconds: Roosters forward enters NRL hall of shame
Roosters 26 Sea Eagles 16
NRL 2023

Gone in 30 seconds: Roosters forward enters NRL hall of shame

On the night the Roosters kept alive the faintest of finals hopes, Nathan Brown etched his name into the record books for all the wrong reasons with a high shot.

  • by Adam Pengilly
Revitalised Roosters hand Dragons their biggest ever NRLW defeat
Roosters 30 Dragons 0
NRLW 2023

Revitalised Roosters hand Dragons their biggest ever NRLW defeat

After racing in two tries in the opening nine minutes, the Roosters finished the job with a four-try blitz in the final 25 minutes.

  • by Billie Eder
Titans upset Cowboys with Holmes on report again
Titans 22 Cowboys 13
NRL 2023

Titans upset Cowboys with Holmes on report again

The race for the finals has been blown wide open by a surprise Cowboys loss in Sunday’s Queensland derby, meaning just one win separates sixth and 11th on the ladder.

  • by Joel Gould
Narrow Bulldogs victory dents Dolphins’ finals hopes in inaugural season
Bulldogs 23 Dolphins 22
NRL 2023

Narrow Bulldogs victory dents Dolphins’ finals hopes in inaugural season

A first-half field goal to Matt Burton proved the difference as the lowly Bulldogs held on for a rare win over the NRL’s new boys in front of a packed house in Bundaberg.

  • by Darren Walton