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2021 NRL season: Round 5 preview A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A number of rivalries will highlight Round 5 of the NRL, with no less than four grand final rematches from yesteryear among the must-watch matches this weekend. Friday sees rematches of the 1991 and 2011 grand finals, with the Penrith Panthers to mark the thirtieth anniversary of their first ever premiership win when they host the Raiders – the team they defeated to win that title in 1991 – at the newly-named Bluebet Stadium. Manly, wh...

St George Illawarra are a long way from where coach Anthony Griffin wants them to be, but he was pleased with their resolve and resilience in beating a bashed-up Newcastle on Sunday. Dismissed as wooden-spoon candidates by many punters and pundits during the pre-season, the Dragons posted their third straight win after victories over the Cowboys and Sea Eagles in the previous two weeks to be sitting sixth heading into next Sunday’s game against Parramatta. Griffin acknowledged Newcastle’s crippling injury toll, which included losing Mitchell Pearce (pectoral muscle), Kurt Mann (concussion...

Jason Saab has shot into the frame as the NRL's fastest man after the winger eclipsed Josh Addo-Carr's 2020 top speed in Manly's round-one loss to the Roosters. Storm star Addo-Carr, long regarded as the game's quickest, topped last year's Telstra Tracker speed leaderboard with 37.2km/h. While Addo-Carr still holds the overall record having reached 38.5km/h in 2019, 20-year-old Sea Eagle Saab has thrown down a challenge to the NSW representative by motoring to 37.5km/h on Saturday. Speaking to NRL.com in February, Saab backed himself as the fastest at his new club while renowned sprint coach ...

It was faster than ever. It was breathless. It was brutal. It was gloriously chaotic. Not the NRL Round 1 on-field product, but the massive overreactions from fans of winners and losers. The early few rounds of a season are generally a less-than-beautiful experience as players find their feet and fitness, new combinations and game […]

Cronulla Sharks win scrappy clash with Dragons; Canberra Raiders beat Wests Tigers with dominant second half Posted SunSunday 14 updated SunSunday 14 Josh Dugan touched down first against his former club in a scrappy affair. ( Print text only Cancel The Cronulla Sharks have held on for a 32-18 victory over the St George Illawarra Dragons in a game that will leave both sets of fans wanting more from their teams. Five of the eight tries came after teams failed to diffuse kicks coming their way, the Sharks had a player sin-binned and the Dragons were twice denied by the bunker, including a crit...