The South Sydney Rabbitohs have kept their NRL season alive, winning a thrilling, high-scoring semi-final over the Manly Sea Eagles to book a trip to the nation’s capital next weekend. Here are my talking points from the match.
The Melbourne Storm will be out to avenge their loss from seven days ago when the season goes on the line a week earlier than they would have liked as they host a red-hot and overconfident Parramatta Eels side in the second NRL semi-final.
Was this really worth a trip to the bin?
Sam Burgess is in big trouble. He’s really done it now.
Few people expected to see the Melbourne Storm in the NRL’s semi-final weekend but, unfortunately for their opposition, here they are.
And then there were six. After a first weekend of finals which felt like they were barely there, including a record being broken, we arrive at the semi-finals, with another two teams set to meet their doom. Here to tell you who they will be are The Roar’s NRL expert tipping panel.
This weekend will go down as one of the biggest periods in Australian sport, with AFL preliminary finals, NRL semi-finals and the start of the Rugby World Cup all getting underway at the same time.
NRL judiciary system: (to Jared Waerea-Hargreaves) Hands up, you scuzzbag! (Sam Burgess raises his hands) (to Sam) Nah, not you, the tripping scuzzbag.
The NRL Finals Week 2 teams are in, with South Sydney enjoying some fantastic news at the selection table ahead of their do-or-die semi-final with Manly.
Both the Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs will fight to avoid the embarrassment of a straight-sets elimination from September when they face the Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles in their respective semi-finals this weekend.
The word hero gets thrown around an awful lot in the sporting dialect.
The Sydney Roosters have defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 points to 6 in what was an absolutely dominant display and a complete reversal of last week’s result.
Considered one of the toughest deciders in rugby league history, Ian Heads described the 1973 NSWRL grand final between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Cronulla Sharks as “tough and dirty as any bar-room brawl”.
Darius is getting more support from Benji than his actual team!
‘I’m gonna play my game… things do happen, and I don’t apologise for that.’
The NRL has conceded that a touch judge’s crucial decision late in the Canberra Raiders’ dramatic win over the Melbourne Storm was wrong, yet defended the official after a series of online attacks.
Todd Carney has spoken on the Kyle & Jackie O Show about some of the more unsavoury moments in his career.
It takes a brave man to mess with Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy. But apparently star playmaker Cameron Munster is up to the task.
Paul Gallen has announced his retirement from the NRL on Kyle And Jackie O.
They are the Liberaces of league. Like Madonna and Maradona, Pele and Prince, these worthies need one handle only. One is plenty.
They are the Liberaces of league. Like Madonna and Maradona, Pele and Prince, these worthies need one handle only. One is plenty.
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