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Dolphins certain to beat Knights, Sharks a chance
Tipping all the winners each weekend is going to be near impossible, so each week we'll give you extra help with three standout games.
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NRL teams: Panthers omit stars, Knights drop half
In another challenging week, the slumping Sea Eagles face the Dragons, the undefeated Bulldogs take on the Rabbitohs, while hot and cold Warriors host the hot and cold Broncos.
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ROUND 15
Roosters soar, Knights drop to bottom of board
This week we had a lot of State of Origin byes again, leaving many teams unmoved, but the Roosters found a ladder with their fightback win over the Knights, who landed on a snake to the bottom of the board.
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Lightning jolts Souths to life but Bulldogs hang on
Lightning has proved Canterbury's biggest enemy in a 24-18 defeat of South Sydney, who only jolted into action after inclement weather brought the game to a halt.
ROUND 15
Titans stun Manly as Cherry-Evans fails to fire
Gold Coast captain Kieran Foran has outplayed his former Manly halves partner Daly Cherry-Evans to inspire one of the best Titans victories of all time.
STATE OF ORIGIN
GAME II
Will Luai help the Blues retain the shield in Perth?
Desperate times call for desperate measures as Queensland prepare to throw everything they have at extending the series to a Game III.
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SONNY BILL VS. GALLEN
Sonny Bill Williams trains with Joseph Parker ahead of Paul Gallen clash
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Trindall puts Sharks' season on track in crucial win
Braydon Trindall has helped put Cronulla's NRL season back on track, unleashing 10 minutes of torment on St George Illawarra's back three to help the Sharks come from behind and win 30-18.
ROUND 14
Bulldogs are back, as the Sharks slide
This week most of the teams at the top had victories and either rise or remain steady, except of course for the Sharks who stepped a huge snake in the form of the Warriors and tumbled down the board.
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Top Headlines
- NRL teams: Panthers omit stars, Knights drop half
- Slater apologises, says Green reference was wrong
- Slater fires back at Woods for calling him 'grub'
- Souths to keep up Allianz fight after rejection
- Roosters' Young finally secures return to Knights
- Brian To'o set to line up for Blues in Origin II
- Tigers boss laments 'rub of the green' in NRL
- Moses out, Luai in, as Blues hit by injury
- NRL 'making up charges' with ref push: Moses
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State of Origin: The all-time records and statistics
The State of Origin series started in 1980 and since that very first encounter we have witnessed 129 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
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The simple secrets to Craig Bellamy's Melbourne Storm success
In the history of professional sport throughout the world, there would be but a handful of coaches who have retired on their own terms, Craig Bellamy has earned that privilege.
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ESPN's 2025 crystal ball predictions for all major Australian codes
With the curtain closing on another year, we've asked our ESPN experts to pull out their crystal balls to predict the future.
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Culture is vital to NRL success: Why Addo-Carr, Hunt and Gutherson had to go
Rugby league is the ultimate team sport, individual brilliance might win the occasional game, but alone it can't win a title.
