Melbourne Storm
Madden ready to lead Tigers, 1300 days after last game for the club
Jock Madden is ready to show how much he has learnt from spending time with Broncos veterans Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt.
- Adrian Proszenko, Dan Walsh and Christian Nicolussi
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The Fa’alogo files: Meet the bashful, brilliant antidote to NRL narcissism
When rugby league gets especially feral, the NRL’s newest poster boy in AFL heartland reminds us why we really love the game.
- Dan Walsh
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
No more robots. No more wrestlemania. Six agains can bring back NRL glory days
Set restarts are up 67 per cent, which is far too many. But I’m still a fan of the NRL’s latest crackdown because it will pay off in the long run.
- Andrew Johns
The Dragons were right in the contest. Then the Storm scored five tries in 18 minutes
Expectations of the Red V this year were modest – not least from their own coach. And a critical spell in Wollongong, when they just couldn’t stay with the Storm, showed why.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
They embarrassed Rupert Murdoch and learnt nothing. Why Melbourne remain on the nose
On the field, they are champions led by a champion coach. Off the field, the Storm’s front office come across as bullies.
- Neil Breen
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
‘I hope it’s the last we see of him’: The parting shot from Lomax that has enraged rugby league
Zac Lomax is finally off to rugby. Three words in his statement have left rugby league figures – including the coach who gave him his Kangaroos debut – furious.
- Christian Nicolussi
Storm show off their premiership trophies
Former Melbourne Storm players carry premiership trophies out during a match in 2023.
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it
Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?
- Malcolm Knox
- Storm 52 Eels 4
- NRL 2026
As it happened: Storm steamroll Eels to extend remarkable round-one record
Parra had already had one big win over Melbourne this week, but the ruthless Storm crushed their hopes of scoring another.
- Phil Mitchell
‘Players aren’t bargaining chips’: Matterson, RLPA criticise clubs using him as currency
Parramatta forward Ryan Matterson has criticised Parramatta and Melbourne for using him as currency in an attempted Zac Lomax deal, as the former Eels winger now weighs up his future.
- Billie Eder