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Mitchell Barnett has revealed why he holds no regrets about missing the birth of his second child to stay back and help his NSW teammates earlier in the State of Origin series.

The NRL admits it made an error denying the Warriors a potentially game-winning penalty late in the second half of their 13-12 loss to Canterbury. Here's how the awful mistake occurred.

The Cronulla Sharks NRL star is well known for his mental health advocacy and now he has reportedly saved the life of a person who was about to end it all at a famous spot on the NSW south coast.

Bailey Smith has made the most of his torn ACL this year after the horror knee injury put him on the bench for the season.

He is in line for just his second Origin appearance for the Blues after Mitchell succumbed to a foot injury following South Sydney's win over Parramatta on Thursday.

Television viewing figures revealed by News Corp show that 561,000 people tuned into Channel 9 to watch the game on free to air TV and streaming.

NSW Blues and Rabbitohs fans are reeling with star centre Latrell Mitchell confirmed to miss the State of Origin series decider in Brisbane - and possibly the rest of his NRL season.

Australian former world boxing champion Jeff Fenech did not react well when his daughter Kayla told him she was in a relationship with an NRL star, but his feelings have now changed.

A footy fan who racially abused ex-NRL star Andrew Fifita has been handed a lengthy ban by the NSWRL. Fifita, 35, is captain-coach of the Woy Woy Roosters on the NSW Central Coast.

Footy fans have very long memories and some of them are not feeling sympathetic toward the Cronulla Sharks after a refereeing decision potentially cost them dearly on Friday night

When Inglis was forced to leave the Melbourne Storm at the end of the 2010 season, clubs queued up to get his signature - including two of the biggest names in the AFL and NFL.

Bulldogs star Matt Burton left two of his NRL teammates - plus coach Cameron Ciraldo - in stitches when he gave a bizarre explanation for his belief in a completely discredited theory.

Footy fans have slammed security staff at NRL venue CommBank Stadium in a video showing Souths fans appearing to get into a fight with a Parramatta supporter on Thursday night.

The premiership-winning Penrith Panthers star has been stood down from all NRL footy after pleading not guilty to domestic violence charges - and now his situation has just become a lot worse.

The decision by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal brought an end to a six-year saga that saw the two-time Dally M winner face three trials after he was accused of raping a Newcastle woman in 2018.

Australia's reputation as a sports-mad nation that produces champions across a wide range of codes is under serious threat, according to a new survey.

Details of a blistering spray Mitchell Moses gave to his teammates after their heartbreaking loss to Newcastle have gone public - including what he really meant by his remarks.

The former footy TV identity was found guilty of affray in a Sydney court on Wednesday after being thrown into a tree during a fight with another man outside a pub in April.

Premiership-winning NRL star Andrew Fifita copped the threat after he accused two NSW Central Coast clubs of being racist. The decorated prop is currently playing for the Woy Woy Roosters.

Commentator Andrew O'Brien has been accused of using a 'mock Indigenous accent' while calling the Dalby Diehards and Pittsworth Danes A-Grade match on June 30.

GRAPHIC WARNING: The 23-year-old Canberra player spoke about the grade-two burn he suffered after a bottle of olive oil spray left in an oil trap caught fire and exploded.

Former Wallabies flyer Mark Nawaqanitawase will become an Olympian before his move to the NRL with the Sydney Roosters after making a late charge into Australia's rugby sevens team.

Interim coach Trent Barrett has called for Parramatta officials to make a decision on who will officially replace Brad Arthur as soon as possible as he remains unaware of his own future.

Rugby league legend Cameron Smith has called on the NRL to 'scrap' a controversial rule that he believes hurt his beloved Queensland Maroons in game two of the Origin series at the MCG.

The Roosters have confirmed rugby union star Mark Nawaqanitawase has been granted a release from his playing contract and will be eligible to join the Tricolours after the Paris Olympics.

Former Brisbane Broncos and Maori All Star player Teui 'TC' Robati will stand trial over alleged rape allegations in July.

Alex McKinnon's romance with new girlfriend Lily Malone is going strong. 

Horsburgh's brain snap against Jacob Laban sparked a melee during the Raiders' 24-18 NSW Cup loss on Saturday and led to him joining Warriors forwards Laban and Tom Ale in being sent off.

Cameron Black, the managing director of property management company Certainty Property, died this week.

NRL star Sam Burgess is enjoying a relaxing European getaway with his fiancée Lucy Graham and their daughter Robbie.

Cronulla Sharks star Trindall was caught driving to training under the influence of alcohol , and with an illicit substance in his system, in April, in an incident which threatened to derail his 2024.

In an indication that the clip has reached all corners of the planet, a quick-thinking footy fan held a sign aloft that read: 'Hawk Tu-ivasa sidestep that thang'.

Mitchell, 27, is undoubtedly the most talked about player in the NRL , with his State of Origin return widely discussed given his rocky 2024 campaign with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Newcastle Knights debutant Will Pryce has given an X-rated post-match interview after an impressive debut on Saturday night against the Eels.

Long before he was named by Trent Barrett to make his NRL debut this week, Parramatta's players knew who Matt Arthur was. The 19-year-old will come off the bench versus Newcastle.

The former Parramatta Eels star couldn't help becoming emotional as he addressed the media after making a surprise appearance at a Sydney court on Friday after being released from jail.

Latrell Mitchell's love for his hometown Taree is well known in rugby league circles - and the locals also adore the NRL superstar after he went above and beyond hours after starring for the Blues at the MCG.

Maroons five-eighth Tarryn Aiken tormented the Sky Blues with her kicking game in a slippery Townsville to clinch the decider in front of a sell-out crowd.

CHRIS FOY IN MELBOURNE: For this State of Origin first-timer; the event did not disappoint. It is a wild ride of a viewing experience.

While his Queensland teammates were down in the dumps after their 38-18 hammering at the hands of NSW, Tabuai-Fidow cut a very different figure in the sheds. Here's why...

Grant Denyer has stunned friends and fans after sharing a series of throwback pictures that reveal the TV veteran's 'hidden past' with the NRL's State of Origin.

After winning back his freedom earlier this month, Jarryd Hayne has kept a low profile as he has reintegrated himself into life with his family.

The Maroons have hit an Origin crisis after being slammed 38-18 by their arch rivals following an embarrassing performance in Melbourne.

NRL Immortal Andrew Johns has heaped praise on Mitchell Moses, labelling the halfback's performance for NSW in game two of the Origin series 'the best he has seen in his career.'

The Blues enforcer, in Andrew Johns's view, should have been given a 10-minute sideline stint after lifting Reuben Cotter off the ground, tipping him beyond the parallel.

Fresh from a dominant victory over the Blues in Sydney, the Maroons were left stunned after being picked apart by their arch rivals at the MCG.

As the camera ran down the line-ups of Queensland and Blues stars, the Maroons joined arm-in-arm as the anthem was sung by Sheridan Adams.

Footy stars put everything on the line during State of Origin, a famously brutal, bloody battle between arch rivals Queensland and New South Wales .

Nicole Slater has opened up about how she and her children deal with her husband working in a job that has chewed up and spat out some of the biggest names in NRL history.

For many years it was widely considered that the State of Origin concept got off the ground when Queensland beat NSW in Brisbane in 1980 - but it goes back far further than that.

The 36-year-old former NRL star got the news he was after on Tuesday when it was announced he won't face a fourth criminal trial for rape - but another bitter legal battle over the case is coming.

The 36-year-old former Parramatta Eel was released from prison earlier this month after a court overturned his rape convictions for a second time.

NRL bosses are taking no chances as they ensure there isn't a repeat of the controversial performing of Advance Australia Fair ahead of Origin game two in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

Former Wests, Souths and Penrith winger Roberts fronted a court in Sydney on Tuesday after admitting to breaching a previous order relating to his ex-girlfriend.

In a move guaranteed to upset AFL diehards, Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton has heaped praise on rugby league's biggest showpiece ahead of Origin game two at the MCG on Wednesday.

NSW Blues enforcer Liam Martin has revealed the big influence his late brother Jarred had on his game. The Penrith star's older sibling was an NRL hopeful before his tragic death in 2014.

Johns was stunned by the aftermath of Junior Pauga's wicked shot on Connor Tracey on Saturday night, with the footy great amazed it didn't result in a broken jaw or season-ending knee injury.

Daly Cherry-Evans and the Maroons smashed New South Wales 38-10 in Origin I - but Blues legend Andrew Johns believes the Queensland skipper took a 'cheap shot' during the match.

The Sydney Roosters could be forced into picking a sixth-choice replacement at centre after the NRL came down hard on Fetalaiga Pauga.

Former NRL star Chris Walker has revealed how he has recovered from having his legs crushed by a shipping container - and the way that steroids have helped him get back his old life.

Just when you thought that you'd seen it all in rugby league, a pitch invader has caused an NRL match to be stopped twice in one night in the game between the Roosters and the Bulldogs.

Suspended NRL star Taylan May has secured a win in the Federal Court over the Panthers which will prevent the club staging a second hearing to discuss his potential sacking.

The lawyer for the former NRL star has railed against an 'unjustifiably oppressive' move to prosecute his client for allegedly doing something most sensible Australians did without consequences.

The competition heavyweights were originally interested in the chance to be part of the NRL's experiment but they changed their tune in a statement released on Friday.

NSW Blues star Mitchell Woods is viewed as one of the best young talents in the game, and Johns was singing the halfback's praises before kick off at Leichhardt Oval.

The best under 19 players from Queensland and New South Wales met at Leichhardt Oval on Thursday, with the Maroons aiming to avenge last year's 32-14 defeat.

Daley touched on the worst injury in the history of the NRL as he wound the clock back to the 2015 State of Origin series and gave current NSW coach Michael Maguire a warning.

Former prop George Burgess last played in the NRL when he turned out for the Dragons back in 2022. Since then he's been charged and cleared of groping and had a brief stint in rehab.

The NRL star, 26, who got engaged to his girlfriend Riley Wishart earlier this year, has purchased a modern two-bedroom flat in Freshwater in another big milestone.

NRL great turned Fox Sports analyst Cooper Cronk has outlined one aspect of Latrell Mitchell's game which could be the difference when it comes to NSW's Origin hopes in game two at the MCG.

A footy star is poised to make his Origin debut on the hallowed turf of the MCG - but he began dreaming big almost two decades ago after he appeared in a footy TV commercial.

NRL bad boy Brandon Smith was dropped by the Roosters for failing to attend a review session - and now the Kiwi international has made a confession that will leave fans furious.

Australian KFC fans can get their hands on $1 Original Crispy Burgers for one week only.

The most magnificent mullet in Melbourne is back, with the Storm naming Papenhuyzen to make his return from a small fracture in his fibula that has kept him sidelined

Shawn Stephen Adams was a detective senior constable based in Wollongong, south of Sydney, when he allegedly gave false evidence under oath against NRL star Jack de Belin.

Corey Oates has revealed how much players from NSW and Queensland are paid per Origin game - and the amount is surprising. The winger has made nine appearances for the Maroons.

Mitchell was one of Leniu's fiercest critics before the prop received an eight-game ban for labelling Brisbane five-eighth Ezra Mam a 'monkey' mid-match in March.

Normally when an NRL player is pulled over by police it is a very serious matter for their club, but fortunately for Sydney star Dominic Young the Roosters have his back

Michael Maguire has explained why he decided to drop Nicho Hynes for State of Origin II, with the Blues coach making eyebrow-raising calls for the do-or-die clash at the MCG.