Paul Suttor

2 days ago | theroar.com.au | Paul Suttor

Mark Nawaqanitawase is eight matches into his NRL career but such has been his meteoric rise, his name has been tossed up as the biggest bolter in the never-ending list which pops up in the weeks leading up to Origin. None other than an Immortal in Andrew Johns mentioned Nawaqanitawase over the weekend as a chance to make the run-on side for Laurie Daley when the returning Blues coach announces his game-one squad this Sunday night.

3 days ago | theroar.com.au | Paul Suttor

The Knights don’t have a roster to be in the top four but they should not be one of the worst teams in the NRL. And at the moment they are the least reliable team of 17, as evidenced by their meltdown to lose from being 20-0 up against the side that previously had the unwanted title of the competition’s softest underbelly. They haven’t had the usual excuse of Kalyn Ponga being sidelined to explain away their 3-6 record.

4 days ago | theroar.com.au | Paul Suttor

Cronulla avoided becoming the fifth team this round to cough up a huge lead when they counterpunched a fired-up Manly side at Brookvale to give their top-four hopes a huge boost. The Sharks looked as flaky as a croissant when the Sea Eagles stormed back from a 14-point deficit but managed to regain the ascendancy to inflict a 30-14 triumph on a Manly side whose own playoff credentials are now under serious doubt.

4 days ago | theroar.com.au | Paul Suttor

The Australian cricket selectors clearly have not heard of the old adage of you don’t weaken one position to strengthen another if they are going to throw Marnus Labuschagne up to opener. In this case they are moving a player who has been weak in that role over the past couple of years at first drop to partner him with Usman Khawaja as an opener in the World Test Championship final.

5 days ago | theroar.com.au | Paul Suttor

Latrell Mitchell produced a trademark moment of magic with a booming two-point field goal as South Sydney registered one of the biggest upsets of the season. The Rabbitohs seemed dead and buried after falling 14-0 behind but clawed their way back to level terms before Mitchell booted his team to glory with two minutes left from 48 metres out.