Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou has revealed the staggering toll the infamous hip drop tackle has taken on his squad following his latest injury blow.

Roosters prop Matt Lodge has confirmed he won’t at the club next year, with the veteran likely to be picked up by a rival NRL club in 2024.

Things can change pretty quickly in rugby league. Just ask Brad Fittler.

A shock suitor has emerged in the race to sign maligned halfback Luke Brooks who remains without a contract for the 2024 season.

There’s three players who can dig NSW out of the Blues’ current state of flux off the back of champion halfback Nathan Cleary being ruled out for six weeks.

Queensland duo Tom Gilbert and Jai Arrow have been ruled out for the remainder of the State of Origin series and debate has raged over the duo’s replacements for Game II.

The Blues and the Panthers will be sweating on the fitness of star halfback Nathan Cleary after he went off early against the Dragons with a hamstring injury.

NRL legends Cooper Cronk and Mal Meninga were left baffled as to how Dolphins centre Euan Aitken escaped punishment for a hip drop tackle on the Warriors’ Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

The State of Origin series opener was a brutal affair but the Penrith Panthers are set to have all of their Blues representatives backing up in a big boost.

Jacob Kiraz has been ruled out after an elbow injury at training with Origin star Josh Addo-Carr to take his place in a timely boost.