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Broncos certainties this week, Sharks to win toss of the coin
The 2026 NRL season continues to confuse and confound, providing plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year. Tipping all the winners each weekend is near impossible, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.
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Midweek mail: Bennett not happy with Souths; Dogs endure 'confronting' review
The 2026 NRL season rolls on to Round 5, with the Panthers needing to find a new hooker and the rest of the league wishing they had Penrith's problems.
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ROUND 4
REVIEW
Top guns tumble; Panthers prove unstoppable
The upsets continue to baffle experts and punters alike, the Tigers ventured across the ditch to upset the Wahs, the Knights belted the Bulldogs, and the Cowboys produced a minor miracle against the Storm in Townsville.
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'There's no rush': Why Sharks young gun Riley Pollard is happy to wait for an NRL debut
ROUND 4
SUNDAY'S GAMES
Flanagan out of hospital after five-minute KO
St George Illawarra five-eighth Kyle Flanagan has been taken to hospital in an ambulance after a sickening head knock in the 22-14 loss to Gold Coast.
ROUND 4
ROUND 4
Fierce storm and comical boos greet Daly Cherry-Evans return to Brookvale
Daly Cherry-Evans returned to Brookvale Oval for the first time since his departure to the Sydney Roosters. The reception he received was both understandable and actually deeply complimentary.
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A new No.1 crowned, as a Cleary joins the fold
ROUND 3
Panthers are roaring, Sharks sink and Munster lets the Storm down
The reigning premiers finally had a win, shocking everyone with an upset victory over the Storm in Melbourne. The Bulldogs did just enough to beat the Raiders and the Panthers were awesome as they dismembered the Roosters.
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Top Headlines
- NRL teams: Hunt in for Knights, Haas for Broncos
- Storm players emotional after Kamikamica's stroke
- Xerri back on Bulldogs' bench, Foran sticks solid
- 'Harsh': Manly star disagreed with Seibold axing
- Cleary turned down PNG, Panthers look to Lussick
- Storm's Kamikamica suffers suspected stroke
- Flanagan out of hospital after five-minute KO
- Raiders 'self-destruct' as Sharks snap losing streak
- Dolphins point-scoring guru to join Storm in 27
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ESPN's way-too-early NRL predictions
ESPN's NRL experts have turned their attention to 2026 for their way-too-early predictions.
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Must-see games of the first four rounds of the 2026 season
The 2026 NRL draw has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the must-watch games from the opening four rounds.
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Rugby's rebel league explained: Everything you need to know about R360
R360's start date has officially been kicked down the road to 2028. Perhaps now we will start to see some of the detail it currently lacks. So what exactly do, and don't we know about, it?
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State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 129 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
