Take the team that made it to the grand final in 2024, throw in one of the NRL's most promising front-rowers, and you have a genuine premiership threat on your hands in Melbourne.

Two NRL venues will be modified to replicate Allegiant Stadium for this weekend’s Witzer Pre-season Challenge.

The Manly Sea Eagles hope the mix of youth and experience will produce the perfect winning formula as they look to capitalise on a wide-open premiership window in 2025.

Follow all the action and reaction from the opening round of the 2025 NRL Pre-Season Challenge in our live blog on NRL.com ...

Hunt has forged a remarkable career: 334 NRL games, 20 Origins and 15 Tests. But his only grand final appearance, in 2015, ...

Hunt has hit the ground running in his new role. He’ll play five-eighth in the opening couple of months of the season while ...

Knights playmaker Georgia Roche, Raiders second-rower Hollie-Mae Dodd and Eels recruit Paige Travis will face the Jillaroos ...

In the Raiders’ pack Josh Papali’i and Hudson Young are joined by Morgan Smithies in a strong forwards contingent. Ethan Sanders, Chevy Stewart and Danny Levi will be ones to watch off the bench for ...

After needing ‘a real cocktail’ of drugs to get through last year’s grand final, he’s called time after a fresh health scare.

"I'm about 50-50 for Round 1," Murray told NRL.com. "I've just got to progress ... pain to lead his club to a historic fourth straight premiership. Cleary's teammate Paul Alamoti suffered a ...

And Fletcher says if Walsh can rediscover that sort of form under Maguire, they are a massive chance to claim the premiership in 2025. "Of course they can win the comp," Fletcher said. "Madge (Maguire ...

A trimmed down Fonua-Blake is primed for what could be his best season to date. His blistering form earned him a spot in the 2024 Dally M Team of the Year and he’s set to be even more lethal now that ...