NRL midweek mail R18: Panthers star in demand
Clint Gutherson has shrugged off retirement rumours, while Damien Cook has flagged two Dragons teammates as potential Blues players.
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Clint Gutherson has shrugged off retirement rumours, while Damien Cook has flagged two Dragons teammates as potential Blues players.
Every NRLW season begins with optimism for footy fans. New recruits arrive, combinations are formed and every club believes this could finally be their year.
Sometimes this exercise can feel like banging my head against a brick wall -- thanks Panthers!
State of Origin takes one final shot at messing up the NRL season, with just the five games to be decided this weekend. We start the round with what could have been a fantastic game between the Panthers and Rabbitohs.
We had another fascinating round of NRL action with the Panthers losing to a fired-up Cowboys side, the Sea Eagles thumping the battered Storm, and the Dolphins continuing to impress with a win over the Warriors.
We are back to a full round this weekend as the NRL season really starts to sort the wheat from the chaff. There are some teams that are out of the Top 8 who are really reaching desperation time, with teams above them disappearing into the distance.
Jason Ryles punched a wall in anger and then aired his frustrations with his Parramatta side, claiming their performance in a loss to South Sydney was so bad that they wouldn't have beaten a park football team.
Cody Walker will turn 37 next year and remains unsigned for the 2027 season.
Cody Walker has guided South Sydney to a 32-12 win over Parramatta that ensures the depleted Bunnies remain in the race for a top-four spot.
Jason Ryles has kept the door ajar for further additions to Parramatta's roster before the mid-season deadline as the Eels circle Canterbury centre Bronson Xerri.
There are several very tough games to tip this weekend, as teams in form meet and others that are struggling take on teams they would normally beat.
Latrell Mitchell's return from a back injury, and game-three State of Origin hopes, have been thrown into doubt after he left a crucial South Sydney field session.
It was an interesting post-Origin round with the depleted Panthers losing to the lowly Titans, the Warriors winning in Christchurch, the Bulldogs thieving a victory over Manly and Roosters firmly putting the Sharks in their place.
With Origin II under our belts, the NRL season powers on through June, as the temperature tumbles and the ladder sorts itself out. This week three teams have the bye leaving seven games to be decided.
We've rounded the halfway point of the NRL season and Game II of State of Origin is just about here! As ever, there is plenty happening around the clubs. Isaac Issa has it covered in his Midweek Mail.
Another post-Origin round coming up with players backing up or taking rests, making it tough to tip. Recent weeks have proven that the surest of things are just as likely to lose as any other team.
What a disappointing weekend for fans of teams that started the year with so much promise. The Broncos, Raiders and Warriors were all well short of the standard expected from them, as they suffered costly losses.
State of Origin II is on the horizon and so Round 15 of the NRL season contains just the five games. Once again, tippers will be relieved to have just the five games to get right, but some of the teams that are playing are still short-staffed.
Parramatta have put Canberra's season on life support after inflicting a ninth loss of the season for the 2025 minor premiers on Saturday.
We're rounding the halfway point of the NRL season in between Games I and II of State of Origin and, as ever, there is plenty happening around the clubs. Isaac Issa has it covered in his Midweek Mail.
Mitch Moses has trained separately from his NSW teammates at the session Laurie Daley previously said would determine his hopes of lining up in State of Origin II.
Well, didn't the Broncos prove emphatically last week that they should not be called "sure things" no matter who they are playing. With only five games this week and Origin playing havoc, it's a tough round to analyse.
What is going on at the Broncos? For a second straight week they have fallen to team from the bottom of the ladder. Meanwhile the top of the ladder Panthers have put on an absolutely stunning performance against the bewildered Tigers.
Stephen Crichton has kicked a late penalty goal to help Canterbury slow the Bulldogs' worrying run of NRL form with a 14-12 win over Parramatta.
We're rounding the halfway point of the NRL season in between Games I and II of State of Origin and, as ever, there is plenty happening around the clubs. Isaac Issa has it covered in his Midweek Mail.