Billy Slater
League
NSW plan to put Suncorp's rainy days behind them
Glenn Jackson There's winning a State of Origin, and there's winning a State of Origin at Suncorp Stadium. The task ahead of NSW is highlighted by the fact that just six players in the present squad have ever...
Roy Masters
Higher plane: Immortal status beckons for Billy Slater, NRL's Mr Natural on and off the field
Roy Masters Billy Slater has moved up a couple of floors in the department store of rugby league history, past the Unforgettables and on to the Unsurpassables.
League
Shillington dropped from Maroons team
Chris Wilson Canberra Raiders and Australian Kangaroos prop David Shillington has been dropped from the Queensland Origin team, two weeks after starting for the Maroons in the series opener.
Set of Six
What were the Booze Bros. thinking?
Phil Gould It defies belief doesn't it? It's a real struggle for me to understand how, after everything they have experienced, these two boys decided it was a good idea to go out drinking together in public on...
Round 15 line-ups
Talkin' Teams Origin edition, Tuesday, June 18
Michael Chammas The latest news for Origin II as clubs name their sides for round 15.
League
Origin selections signal generational change in Maroons
Phil Lutton Queensland coach Mal Meninga has initiated a generational change within the Maroons with veterans David Shillington and Ashley Harrison dropped for game two in Brisbane
Bye buys Knights crucial time after fourth straight loss
Melbourne 16 Newcastle 14 Knights coach Wayne Bennett remains buoyant about his team's prospects in the second half of the season despite surrendering another half-time lead in their gripping loss to Melbourne at AAMI Park on...
Rugby League
Storm slips by Knights in hard slog
Brett Keeble Storm duo Billy Slater and Ryan Hoffman produced enough magic to pull off a late 16-14 win.
League
Maroons to unleash the backrow beast in Origin II
Phil Lutton Queensland selectors are set to unleash Canberra backrower Josh Papalii in State of Origin II as part of a revamp that is also likely to feature Manly's classy number seven Daly Cherry-Evans.
Bellamy backs Slater and Cronk to be fit for Maroons
Brett Keeble Storm coach Craig Bellamy is confident Queensland stars Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk will line up for the Maroons in Origin II at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday week.
League
Storm sneak past Knights
Melissa Woods Star Melbourne fullback Billy Slater steered the Storm to a 16-14 come-from-behind win over Newcastle on Sunday in their NRL clash at AAMI Park.
Round 14 line-up
Talkin' Teams, Tuesday, June 11
Michael Chammas The latest news from the NRL as clubs name their sides for round 14.
League
Right on Ricky: decks needed clearing
Phil Gould There are two ways to run a professional football club.
Melbourne Storm v Newcastle Knights
AAMI Park, Sunday 3.30pm (AEST)
Graham not biting off more than he can chew in his return for Bulldogs
Michael Carayannis James Graham isn't after redemption. But as much as he'd like to forget the 12-match suspension he received for biting Melbourne's Billy Slater in last year's grand final, the public aren't ready to...
League
Hayne: I'll do whatever it takes to play in Origin II
Adrian Proszenko, Daniel Lane Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne has vowed to work ''around the clock'' in an effort to overcome his hamstring strain in time for Origin II at Suncorp Stadium.
Locke happy to shift for No.1 star Tomkins
Ben Stanley Warriors fullback Kevin Locke is open to a move to five-eighth, paving the way for Wigan star Sam Tomkins to wear the No.1 jersey at Mount Smart Stadium next year if the club is able to sign him.
Live: Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks
Shane Brady Join LeagueHQ as the resurgent Sharks travel to Melbourne to take on the premiers.
Rugby League
Super Cooper sinks Sharks
Steve Mascord On his own website, Cooper Cronk denies being Superman. But on Sunday night he even had an 'S' on his chest.
League
Smith keen to join 300 club with Storm
Steve Mascord Cameron Smith said after a 250th-game romp - in which only a stray seagull managed to put him off - that he hoped to chalk up the triple century with the Storm.
