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Dolphins stars Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Max Plath (centre) lead a six-man club contingent into Origin game two, while the Broncos this series have had most selected as reserves, including Ezra Mam (left) and Reece Walsh (right) this series.

How new kings of Origin usurped under-siege Broncos

In less than four seasons, the Dolphins have usurped the Broncos – and Storm for the matter – as Queensland’s Origin kingpins. So how have they done it?

  • Nick Wright

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The top four drop-off: Can Reece Walsh and Lachlan Galvin revive their flagging sides?

The NRL’s heavyweights have fallen off a cliff. And only one is climbing back up

Set restarts, injuries and hubris have four of the NRL’s premiership favourites battling to save their 2026 campaigns already.

  • Dan Walsh
Xavier Coates.

Storm star Coates suffers injury setback which ends season

Melbourne’s slender hopes of making the NRL finals have been dealt a major blow with star winger Xavier Coates ruled out for the season after snapping his Achilles.

  • Melissa Woods
Sua Faalogo.

Faalogo steers Storm to crucial win over scratchy Roosters

There are nine Origin players backing up as the Roosters face the Storm in Melbourne. Follow the action live.

  • Dominic Brock
Queensland Maroons Melbourne Storm composite

Four heartbreaking diagnoses threatened to break them. It fuels these Maroons

Painful setbacks for three Storm teammates were followed by coach Craig Bellamy’s life-changing diagnosis. These Maroons will use it as motivation.

  • Nick Wright
Jack Underhill’s big hit on Alec MacDonald.

The tackle that may have saved Canterbury’s season; Ciraldo blasts ‘outside noise’

Jack Underhill is fast becoming a Canterbury cult hero as the Dogs’ coach revealed how the outside noise had become debilitating for his young players.

  • Christian Nicolussi
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Matt Burton makes a break against Melbourne.

Burton runs wild as Bulldogs chase down Storm to snap losing streak

Matt Burton was the star and the Bulldogs unearthed a new crowd favourite in a crucial comeback victory over Melbourne.

  • Dominic Brock and Christian Nicolussi
Jarome Luai has driven standards at the Tigers, on and off the field.

‘The ultimate away trip’: NRL’s 2027 Las Vegas teams revealed

The teams for the opening round of the 2027 NRL season in Las Vegas have been revealed. And it features a club that once vowed never to go.

  • Adrian Proszenko
The controversial tackle that led to Reuben Cotter being sin-binned.

‘The game isn’t played in super slo-mo’: Sin-binning stuns players and NRL experts

The Sydney Roosters were shocked by a determined North Queensland, while Melbourne won an ugly, error-riddled contest against Parramatta.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Sualauvi Faalogo opens the scoring for Melbourne in the second minute.

Depleted Tigers slump to sixth place as Storm snap losing streak

There was no coming back for Benji Marshall’s men after they were blown away in the opening stages at AAMI Park on Sunday.

  • Chris Barrett