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Adrian Proszenko

Adrian Proszenko

Adrian Proszenko is the Chief Rugby League Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Roosters centre Billy Smith.

Roosters star ruled out for Rabbitohs derby after e-bike crash

Injury-plagued centre Billy Smith is poised to miss two matches after being involved in an accident near the Moore Park precinct.

  • Adrian Proszenko and Dan Walsh

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Melbourne Storm prop Stefano Utoikamanu made a strong start to the season against Parramatta.

‘So happy we’ve got him’: Bellamy’s praise for one-time Dragons’ target

Before St George Illawarra signed Keaon Koloamatangi, they threw big money at another front-rower who is set to terrorise them on Saturday night.

  • Christian Nicolussi, Adrian Proszenko, Billie Eder, Tom Decent and Dan Walsh
Jahream Bula’s future remains uncertain.

Dragons to pounce on Jahream Bula if Tigers can’t seal deal

St George Illawarra has identified Jahream Bula as the long-term replacement for Clint Gutherson. Now the pressure is on the Wests Tigers to seal a deal.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Wests Tigers young gun Heamasi Makasini is tipped to be one of the breakout football stars of the future.

Tigers teen prodigy Makasini open to rugby return after 2027

Heamasi Makasini has no regrets about his decision to choose league over union. However, he’ll have to make another choice between the rival codes soon.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Casey Wasserman.

Management agency representing Australian sport stars changes name after Epstein links

The agency that represents Australian NRL star Reece Walsh, golfer Cameron Smith and former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has been forced to rebrand due to its CEO’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Braydon Trindall stole the show.

‘We got a lesson’: Trindall masterclass gives Hannay a headache in return to Shark Park

Cronulla’s Braydon Trindall scored two tries and set up four others to hand the Gold Coast a 50-10 hiding in Josh Hannay’s first game in charge of the Titans.

  • Adrian Proszenko
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New Manly halfback Jamal Fogarty.

Fogarty has huge shoes to fill at Manly. This is how he plans to do it

A new era is about to begin at Manly with Jamal Fogarty taking over Daly Cherry-Evans’ No.7 jumper. He can start by making a statement against the club he just left.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Another opening round, another big loss to the Storm.

Lazy defence, panic calls, pushed passes: Ugly Eels opener had it all

The only thing more surprising that Parramatta’s opening-round capitulation to the Storm last year was that the Eels would allow it to happen again.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Daly Cherry-Evans and Cooper Cronk.

‘I’d love to do a Cronk’: DCE knows exactly what’s expected of him at Roosters

Cooper Cronk came to the Roosters at the end of his career and won two premierships in two years. Daly Cherry-Evans knows fans want the same from him.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Zac Lomax remains in limbo on the eve of the 2026 NRL season.

Lomax meets Schmidt about rugby switch as Storm’s player trade offer revealed

Zac Lomax remains in limbo after coming to an out-of-court settlement with Parramatta, but could he play at the Rugby World Cup?

  • Iain Payten and Adrian Proszenko