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Our NRL experts have analysed all the weekend’s trial action, casting an eye on the rookies, recruits and players vying for Round 1 spots.

The defending premiers Penrith may be fielding a weakened team for the final week of trials, as their first-grade stars will be already US-bound for the bright lights of Vegas come this weekend’s game ...

Picture: NRL Photos But a serious foot injury limited ... Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Kurt Mann 14. Jaeman Salmon 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Tom Amone 17.

Picture: NRL Photos But a serious foot injury limited ... Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Kurt Mann 14. Jaeman Salmon 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Tom Amone 17.

Head Coach Cameron Ciraldo has named a strong squad to face the Broncos, including Captain Stephen Crichton as well as the likes of Matt Burton, Reed Mahoney and Viliame Kikau. Connor Tracey has been ...

Injuries have thrown more than a few spanners into the works for coaches heading into the start of the NRL season. South ...

A fit-and-fresh Reece Walsh has got the green light to return to action with Broncos coach Michael Maguire to unleash his ...

A Balmain junior from the Dundas Shamrocks, the hard-working 26-year-old made his NRL debut for the club in 2020 and has played 70 NRL matches to date. "Alex is a great asset to the team and we ...

The Raiders unleashed talented young hooker Owen Pattie in their first trial against the Panthers and now have extended the ...

From selection battles going down to the wire to prop rotations, every NRL coach has a big unanswered question ahead of round ...