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- Sydney Roosters
NRL 2026 LIVE updates: DCE’s Roosters face Warriors; Panthers take on Brisbane
It’s the first Friday night football of the 2026 season, with the star-studded Roosters in action in Auckland before defending premiers Brisbane host powerhouses Penrith.
- Dominic Brock
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It takes a special person to be an NRL coach. So why do they do it?
A football season is a test of whether the forces that bond a club together can withstand the forces seeking to pull it apart. Coaching is usually the easy part.
- Roy Masters
How the advice from three ‘wonderful teachers’ shaped the NRL’s latest head coach
Josh Hannay will think of three men just before he takes charge of his first official game as an NRL head coach on Saturday.
- Christian Nicolussi
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- Parramatta Eels
Lazy defence, panic calls, pushed passes: Ugly Eels opener had it all
The only thing more surprising that Parramatta’s opening-round capitulation to the Storm last year was that the Eels would allow it to happen again.
- Adrian Proszenko
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- Penrith Panthers
The season-defining moments that have haunted Penrith all summer
For the first time in five years, Penrith blinked when a tight contest was there to be won in last year’s preliminary final against Brisbane.
- Dan Walsh
‘I’d love to do a Cronk’: DCE knows exactly what’s expected of him at Roosters
Cooper Cronk came to the Roosters at the end of his career and won two premierships in two years. Daly Cherry-Evans knows fans want the same from him.
- Adrian Proszenko
‘Make it count’: Why Haas’ defection won’t derail Broncos – this year or next year
As Reece Walsh slammed suggestions Payne Haas’ defection would derail Brisbane’s hopes, the latter has set about influencing the trio aiming to replace him.
- Nick Wright
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- Parramatta Eels
As it happened: Storm steamroll Eels to extend remarkable round-one record
Parra had already had one big win over Melbourne this week, but the ruthless Storm crushed their hopes of scoring another.
- Phil Mitchell
‘Players aren’t bargaining chips’: Matterson, RLPA criticise clubs using him as currency
Parramatta forward Ryan Matterson has criticised Parramatta and Melbourne for using him as currency in an attempted Zac Lomax deal, as the former Eels winger now weighs up his future.
- Billie Eder
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- South Sydney Rabbitohs
The Rabbitohs revolution to fix worst attack of Bennett’s 38-year career
South Sydney had the NRL’s best completion rate in 2025, but ranked last in several other key attacking statistics.
- Dan Walsh