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Full preview: Knights riding a wave of confidence
Here we finally are, the 2026 NRL Grand Final where the red, white and blue Sydney Roosters will battle it out with the red, white and slightly different blue Newcastle Knights for premiership glory.
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Midweek Mail: Tupou's future undecided, Toia rejects best centre talk
Daniel Tupou insists the result of the Grand Final will not decide whether he plays on, while Robert Toia is modest about his extraordinary talents.
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Knights hooker Phoenix Crossland had to go and must miss Grand Final
What We Learned: Twelve-man Knights defy belief; Smith books Roosters reunion
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What We Learned: Roosters game plan comes out on top; how does the league keep Marky Mark?
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Why each preliminary finalist can and can't win the premiership
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From wooden spoon to final four: How Holbrook unlocked Ponga and revived Newcastle
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'He's 100%': Roosters coach in awe of Walker's recovery, mindset
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What We Learned: Newcastle's kids are made for finals
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Top Headlines
- Crossland handed lengthy ban for Cleary tackle
- Tigers set to land teenage star from Bulldogs
- No Klein: NRL confirms officials for Grand Final
- 'Complete accident': Cleary bears no grudges
- NRL tease act with GF entertainment back on
- Fairytale finish set up for Smith vs. Roosters
- Knight learns fate over sickening Cleary tackle
- Knights break 25-year hoodoo, into Grand Final
- Brisbane through to their fifth NRLW grand final
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NRL Grand Final: Records, facts, figures from rugby league's biggest game
Rugby league has a proud history dating back to 1908. But what are some of the biggest records, facts and figures from its deciding game?
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Updated: NRL 2026 team-by-team season review
The 2026 NRL season proper has come to an end, so it's time to evaluate every team's year.
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Blame the coach: Tale of two disastrous seasons
Fairly or unfairly, the spotlight is on the coaches of the Bulldogs and Broncos after two very different but equally awful seasons.
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Arrow takes centre stage: Life and sport inseparably, intrinsically linked
Jai Arrow has handled this awful situation as well as a person possibly can, and deserves everything and anything we can give him.
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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 135 games and seen plenty of amazing rugby league.
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