Mary K jumps on board to help Sixties and Forty20 unpack another wild week in the NRL and NRLW. Phil Rothfield teased Parramatta fans with a rumour of a potential backrow addition - is his mail right and who could it be? The Knights have added a second recruit from the Eels to alongside Dylan Brown - could it be his future partner in the halves? Jason Ryles is earning respect in spades across the code with the rookie coach drawing rave reviews from the likes of Andrew Voss and Matty Johns.

The general code chaos is no lie with seismic movements due to injuries, retentions and other roster calls. Jahrome Hughes signs on until the end of 2030 with Melbourne in the same week he gets rubbed out for the remainder of the regulation season. What does this mean for Jonah Pezet? Canberra have told Trey Mooney and Chevy Stewart they are free to look elsewhere while the Titans have apparently down the same for Alofiana Khan-Pereira and Beau Fermor. Does any of this line up for the Eels?