League
Players seek salary cap rise as union talks continue
Brad Walter NRL players want the salary cap for next season to be more than the $5 million ceiling agreed to by clubs and the ARL Commission and are also seeking a five-year collective bargaining agreement.
League
Cowboys play the percentages with salary cap
Brad Walter Kangaroos stars Johnathan Thurston, Matt Scott and James Tamou are to be offered a percentage of North Queensland's salary cap in their next contracts due to the uncertainty about how high it will be.
Club bosses set sights on $5m minimum for salary cap
Brad Walter THE NRL salary cap is set to rise to $5 million next season after a meeting of club chief executives yesterday agreed that was the figure they would work on when signing players.
LEAGUE
Tigers deny they've got salary cap trouble
Brad Walter, Michael Carayannis Wests Tigers officials insist the decision to release utility back Mitch Brown to the Bulldogs was unrelated to a meeting they had last Friday with NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert.
Tigers say starting spot, not salary cap, behind Brown move to Dogs
Brad Walter, Michael Carayannis WESTS Tigers officials insist the decision to release utility back Mitch Brown to the Bulldogs was unrelated to a meeting they had last Friday with NRL salary cap auditor Ian Schubert.
Drinking buddies let down the game that helped pick them back up
Brad Walter 'From booze brothers to Blues brothers,'' said one member of the NSW coaching staff, reading the back page of Monday's Herald at the team hotel.
Soward's Super League switch denied as Dragons refuse to rule out return
Brad Walter St George Illawarra officials are set to block a bid by out of favour five-eighth Jamie Soward to play out the season in England and have not ruled out the possibility of him wearing the Red V again.
League
Moylan no sure thing for Penrith despite Naiqama injury
Michael Carayannis, Brad Walter An injury to Wes Naiqama is not guaranteed to open the door for star rookie Matt Moylan to return to the Penrith side, with changes to the second-tier salary cap unlikely to be introduced before...
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Cap system to come under scrutiny after rookie's benching
Brad Walter The second-tier salary cap system that has interrupted the NRL career of promising Penrith rookie Matt Moylan will be officially reviewed this week and the changes may lead to him being able to line...
League
Potter calls on fans to stand by his men
Brad Walter Wests Tigers' horrific injury toll and salary cap problems caused by the loss of so many top-line players will leave Mick Potter with little choice but to stick with the team outclassed by Souths.
Winning Starts Monday
Dragons are genuine title contenders - for 2014
Brad Walter Just a few weeks ago, St George Illawarra were considered little more than a rabble. But they have now emerged as premiership contenders - next season.
SIN BIN
SBW in Dragons' sights - all in charity's name, of course
Brad Walter Sydney Roosters officials have been assured they have nothing to fear after a member of St George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust's staff successfully bid for a lunch with Sonny Bill Williams...
League
How News lost the game
Brad Walter MANLY and South Sydney players had just finished a game so brutal that four judiciary charges would stem from it - but the hostilities were put aside when senior members of both teams met afterwards.
League
Greenberg: we'll keep SBW and get Folau
Brad Walter Todd Greenberg, the man who insisted Sonny Bill Williams be banished from rugby league for five years after walking out on the Bulldogs, has vowed to help keep the All Blacks star in the game when he...
SIN BIN
Six of the best proposed for expanded club challenge
Brad Walter The World Club Challenge is set to be expanded to six teams under a proposal that would also result in three NRL sides playing a warm-up match each against a Super League club.
League
Broncos end Dugan talks after star's latest tirade
Brad Walter St George Illawarra appear to be Josh Dugan's only remaining option after the Broncos terminated negotiations with the sacked Canberra star following an Instagram tirade in which he told a Raiders...
Future stars forged in the furnace of the game's suburban grounds
Brad Walter JOSH Reynolds is being touted as a possible NSW Origin representative this season, but the Canterbury five-eighth admits only two years ago he was wondering if he would ever play NRL.
League
Dogs admit courting Folau but deny deal has been done
Brad Walter Israel Folau has been in the sights of some Canterbury officials since attending last year's Back to Belmore clash against Sydney Roosters, but Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg denies any deal...
Sin Bin
Benji's injury saves Kiwi selectors from having to toe the line
Brad Walter Benji Marshall's toe injury may have saved the New Zealand selectors from another tough decision about the Wests Tigers star.
League
Kite flying off to Penrith on two-year deal
Brad Walter Penrith have continued their recruitment for next season after signing Manly prop Brent Kite on a two-year deal.
