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2dESPN Staff

Stocks: Sea Eagles bounce back, the Raiders continue to slide

The Easter weekend provided plenty of exciting football, with some teams enjoying statement wins, while others did absolutely nothing to console their fans.

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14hESPN Staff

Awesome Panthers roll on, Cowboys capable of upset

The 2026 NRL season continues to confuse and confound, providing plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year. Tipping all the winners each weekend is near impossible, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.

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19hESPN Staff

NRL teams: Xerri returns, Arthars to Broncos No. 1

We move into Round 6 of the NRL season with some teams starting to show some consistency, with others still capable of springing surprises.

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Eels' Moses warned over referee conduct

The NRL has warned Parramatta captain Mitch Moses to tone down his aggression when speaking to referees following the fiery golden-point loss to Wests Tigers on Easter Monday.

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2dAAP

Eels' cap case grows after latest injury

Parramatta coach Jason Ryles says it would be "common sense" for his club to be granted salary-cap dispensation after they lost a third player to injury through foul play.

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2dAAP

Tigers break Eels' hearts in game of the year

Jock Madden's penalty goal has sealed Wests Tigers' 22-20 golden-point defeat of Parramatta in an early contender for the NRL's game of the season.

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6dESPN Staff

Broncos certainties this week, Sharks to win toss of the coin

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3dESPN Staff

NRL teams: Hunt back for Knights, Haas for Broncos

The Easter long weekend brings us a feast of NRL action, which, with the spate of recent upsets, is bound to be another nightmare for tippers.

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6dESPN Staff

Stocks: Top guns tumble; Panthers prove unstoppable

The upsets continue to baffle experts and punters alike, the Tigers ventured across the ditch to upset the Wahs, the Knights belted the Bulldogs, and the Cowboys produced a minor miracle against the Storm in Townsville.

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10dAAP

Panthers' Kenny banned from NRL blockbuster

Penrith hooker Mitch Kenny has received a one-game ban despite coach Ivan Cleary questioning whether his shot on Parramatta's Isaiah Iongi was actually a hip-drop tackle.

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11dAAP

Penrith perfect record stays with win over Eels

Penrith are the NRL's only unbeaten team after a comfortable 48-20 defeat of Parramatta, who lost star fullback Isaiah Iongi to an ankle injury amid the carnage.

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6dDarren Arthur

NRL tiers: One team stands alone, the rest are stumbling behind

After four full rounds of the NRL season, it is time to evaluate the teams. Who are the premiership favourites? Who are legitimate contenders? And which teams should be looking towards the 2027 season.

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12dDarren Arthur

Fierce storm and comical boos greet Daly Cherry-Evans return to Brookvale

Daly Cherry-Evans returned to Brookvale Oval for the first time since his departure to the Sydney Roosters. The reception he received was both understandable and actually deeply complimentary.

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13dIsaac Issa

NRL 2026 Big Board 4: New No.1 crowned as Cleary joins the fold

The first real sample size of the 2026 season is in, and the movement both up and down the Big Board has already been significant.

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15d

Couchman cops lengthy ban for ACL-tearing tackle

St George Illawarra forward Ryan Couchman has received a four-game ban from the NRL judiciary for the hip-drop tackle that ended the season of Parramatta's J'Maine Hopgood.

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15dESPN Staff

Warriors on a roll, toss a coin for DCE's return

The 2026 NRL season is underway, and looks likely to provide plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.

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10dESPN Staff

NRL teams: Injured 7s Doueihi, Reynolds, Sharpe named

The NRL season heads into the fourth round, with form lines still a bit muddied, this week teams line up in a way which might make the casual tipper feel like it's relatively easy.

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16dAAP

Couchman to face NRL judiciary over hip drop

Ryan Couchman has been summoned by the NRL judiciary to explain himself over the hip-drop style tackle that looks to have ended J'Maine Hopgood's season.

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13dESPN Staff

Stocks: Panthers are roaring, Sharks sink and Munster lets the Storm down

The reigning premiers finally had a win, shocking everyone with an upset victory over the Storm in Melbourne. The Bulldogs did just enough to beat the Raiders and the Panthers were awesome as they dismembered the Roosters.

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17dAAP

Da Silva vital, Ryles sounds rules warning as Eels lose star to ACL

Parramatta coach Jason Ryles has warned increased fatigue will cause more injuries from hip-drop tackles, after J'maine Hopgood ruptured his ACL in the Eels' win over St George Illawarra.

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17dESPN Staff

NRL teams: Sharpe in for Knights, Robson for Roosters

The NRL season moves into Round 3, after the Broncos and Sea Eagles joined the Cowboys, Dragons and Titans without a win. Surely none of these teams will want to be 0-3 after this weekend.

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19dDarren Arthur

Deciphering the Dogs: Tactically brilliant or inept in attack?

With the Bulldogs scraping home against the Raiders the question has been raised; are they amongst the most inept attacking sides in the competition or are they masterful tacticians?

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20dESPN Staff

Panthers unstoppable, toss a coin for Rabbitohs vs. Tigers

The 2026 NRL season is underway, and looks likely to provide plenty of headaches for tippers throughout the year, so we'll give you some extra help with three standout games.

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20dDarren Arthur

Stocks: New Zealand Warriors flying, Brisbane Broncos dismal

Form reversals littered the second round of the 2026 NRL season, while last year's premiers took another dive, and last year's wooden spooners paid dearly for a second win.

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26dDarren Arthur

Eels prove there is no such thing as a sure thing in the NRL

The Eels, completely humbled 52-4 in Round 1 by the Storm, travelled to Brisbane to face the reigning premiers to open Round 2, what happened over the proceeding 80 minutes astounded most.