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.
Sydney’s east and west will collide,the 2016 grand final combatants will renew their rivalry and the Bulldogs will play finals for the first time in eight years.
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.
Canterbury blew a chance to host an elimination final on Saturday – and the result could now cost the NRL a seven-figure sum in gate takings next week.
Melbourne’s livewire fullback hobbled off the field in the first half of a match that kept North Queensland on track for a home final.
It’s a staple of American sports – and now two of the game’s most influential club bosses want the NRL to aim sky-high before Perth and Papua New Guinea teams enter the competition.
Valentine Holmes had no intention of ever returning to Sydney. And then everything changed.
Kotoni Staggs produced one of the finest performances of his career. And somehow,it has kept the Broncos in the finals race … if several things go their way.
Brisbane have staged a stunning comeback in Townsville to thump North Queensland 42-18 and keep their slim NRL finals hopes alive on the back of a blistering display by centre Kotoni Staggs.
Ethan Lowe launched a landmark case against the NRL’s insurer following a career-ending injury. After his defeat in the Federal Court,the players’ union insists there are “gaps” in the policy.