Knights star Kalyn Ponga is on track to play the Roosters but prop David Klemmer will miss tonight’s clash due to concussion symptoms. Royce Hunt's return to the field on Sunday will be 10 months in the making but could last less than three weeks.

Tevita Pangai jnr is set to join Penrith on a short-term deal that will take him from wooden spoon to premiership contention after another round of negotiations between the Panthers and Broncos. Cowboys fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow may have played his last game of the season after undergoing emergency appendectomy.

: Ryan Papenhuyzen's two-month recovery from a concussion is complete with the dynamic fullback named to come off the bench for the Storm in Friday night's clash against the Cowboys. The Raiders have copped another blow to their fullback stocks with young gun Xavier Savage ruled out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.

Phil Gould started as Bulldogs football manager this week with 13 off-contract players and a dozen open roster spots his first priority. NRL head of football Graham Annesley has confirmed the Women's Premiership will "absolutely" take place in 2021 and hoped further clarity would be offered to clubs this week.

A below-par South Sydney overcame the loss of three players to injury to narrowly down a Bulldogs team whose efforts were undermined by a Lachlan Lewis brain snap at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday night. Adam Doueihi revelled in his return to the halves to prove the difference as the Wests Tigers ran out 42 to 24 winners over Brisbane at the Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

The Storm are relocating to Queensland for the third time in a year as Melbourne's latest looming lockdown forces the premiers to join the rest of the NRL in the Sunshine State. Former Cronulla coach John Morris will make his return to the NRL ranks next season as assistant to Jason Demetriou at South Sydney.

Ben Hunt starred as Queensland restored a little of their Origin reputation with a gritty 20-18 win over NSW in the final game of the 2021 series at Gold Coast’s Cbus Stadium. Roosters flyer Joseph Suaalii is facing an early end to his debut campaign with a foot injury requiring season-ending surgery and a five-month lay-off.

A three nil whitewash will make NSW's series victory one of the best in State of Origin history but anything less than that is "just another series win", according to Blues coach Brad Fittler. Two double headers will headline the updated schedule for Round 18 after the relocation of NSW and ACT teams to Southeast Queensland.

Dragons players Zac Lomax and Daniel Alvaro may be sidelined for up to a month. Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak has forced the Warriors to cancel plans for their homecoming match at Mount Smart Stadium on August 15.

Twelve NRL clubs will relocate to south-east Queensland for a month to keep the 2021 competition alive. Braden Hamlin-Uele pretended to punch teammate Jack Williams in one of the NRL's great try celebrations as the Sharks dealt a blow to the Warriors' dwindling finals hopes.