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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.
A hat-trick from skipper Jarome Luai has not only silenced his critics but helped Wests Tigers farewell Leichhardt Oval in the best way possible with a come-from-behind 36-28 win over Gold Coast.
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.
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.
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.
Gold Coast fullback Keano Kini conjured up the attacking play of the season to sink Brisbane 28-23 and leave the premiers' title defence in ruins.
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.
After three months of the 2026 NRL season, it is time again to evaluate the teams. Who have the best chance to win the premiership? Who are legitimate contenders? And which teams should be looking towards the 2027 season?
We are back to a full NRL round this week, with some really tough games to tip, particularly following on from last weekend's upsets. Are the Dragons about to go on a run to the finals?
This weekend is full of intriguing clashes. Which teams will bounce back from losses, which teams will put back-to-back performances together? Will the Dragons continue their charge up the ladder, as the Bulldogs continue their fall down it?
The Dragons have pulled off the biggest upset in rugby league history (a large dose of recency bias thrown in there). The Bulldogs returned to being rubbish, the Storm upset the Roosters, and the Raiders bounced back against the Cowboys.
The NRL season continues around the State of Origin interruption, with an almost full round set to follow Origin I. It always pays to wait until later in the week to see which Origin stars will be backing up for their clubs.
State of Origin I has been run and won, while there is plenty happening around the NRL ahead of Round 13.
The NRL season has reached the State of Origin period, with plenty of byes and key players missing. It makes tipping easier and yet tougher at the same time.
With State of Origin upon us, we saw the first of the abbreviated rounds. The teams that were required to play weren't all free from Origin absentees and there were a couple of surprise results.
The NRL season moves into the State of Origin period, where tipping becomes trickier. Lots of byes mean you don't have as many games to get right, but there are still plenty of quality players missing from the teams that are playing.
A sparkling performance from stand-in fullback Clayton Faulalo has helped Manly continue their hot form under Keiran Foran with a 12-10 win over the rookie coach's former club Gold Coast.
Coach Josh Hannay says he risks the wrath of Moeaki Fotuaika by making their clash with Manly about the prop, who is set to become the most-capped Gold Coast player.
The Rookie of the Year race is beginning to properly separate into tiers after Rounds 10 and 11.
The teams are in for State of Origin and Isaac Issa has all the news from inside Blues camp. Meanwhile in the NRL, the Origin period is poised to throw up some intriguing changes.
Since State of Origin's inception in 1980, allowing the best players in the nation to represent their state in a three-game series has embedded itself in the hearts and minds of fans of the great game.
