Make-or-break decisions salvaged the Cowboys’ season and turned them into one of the game’s most lethal attacking sides.
This is one of the best weekends of the year – and I think the biggest winner will be one few are expecting.
A last-minute finals scheduling change had left Newcastle facing one of the NRL’s most gruelling trips on a shorter turnaround.
The Herald’s experts take a look at this week’s finals matches and name the two teams they think will battle it out for the premiership.
The skippers of this year’s top eight teams tell the Herald which players are primed to cause havoc in the play-offs,and which opponent they’ll be keeping their eyes on.
The departing Dolphins coach has delivered a withering take down of the NRL’s officiating procedures as Newcastle ended his tenure and booked a finals clash with North Queensland.
More than a decade has passed since Wayne Bennett walked out on Newcastle. Was it his lowest ebb or his finest coaching performance?
As the Dolphins prepare for a do-or-die final round battle against Newcastle,skipper Jesse Bromwich has revealed the luckless star ready to lead the club’s future.
As the master coach brings his Dolphins to Newcastle for a last-eight shoot-out against his former club,there remains lingering resentment in the Hunter over his three years at the helm.
The top eight won’t be decided until the last siren of the NRL season. And Wayne Bennett is settling family business along the way.
Kai Pearce-Paul initially thought it was just like any other graze. But after taking a second look,he realised he had a serious problem.