NRL 2026 Big Board 5: Walsh, Rodwell surge as rising stars reshape rankings
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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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.
The Easter weekend provided plenty of exciting football, with some teams enjoying statement wins, while others did absolutely nothing to console their fans.
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.
We move into Round 6 of the NRL season with some teams starting to show some consistency, with others still capable of springing surprises.
Newcastle have continued their remarkable transformation under coach Justin Holbrook with a stunning 32-12 Easter Sunday victory over 2025 minor premiers Canberra at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.
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.
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.
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.
Cameron Ciraldo has accused his Canterbury side of taking "soft decisions" as they fell to a Newcastle outfit missing $3 million worth of talent in a 24-16 NRL loss.
Dominic Young scored a hat-trick to help a Newcastle side missing roughly $3 million worth of talent end Canterbury's unbeaten start to the NRL season in a 24-16 win.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jackson Ford has continued his glittering start to the NRL season, powering the Warriors to a 38-12 victory against an undermanned Newcastle.
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.
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?
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.
Kalyn Ponga will miss up to two months with his hamstring injury as part of a double injury blow for Newcastle that also sidelines marquee signing Dylan Brown.
Anthony Seibold insists Manly's situation is not as dire as it appears, after their poor loss to Newcastle left the Sea Eagles winless following two home games.
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.
Newcastle's 36-16 win over Manly has come at a cost of close to $3 million of playing talent, with Kalyn Ponga and Dylan Brown both injured at Brookvale.
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.