Brisbane captain Pat Carrigan is facing a ban that could rule him out of their NRL preliminary final, but Reece Walsh is free ...

The Broncos' finals hopes are in the balance after their star fullback Reece Walsh was handed two separate charges for incidents in the 53rd minute of their dramatic golden point win over the Raiders.

In a bid to minimise bunker intervention, the NRL does not allow the video referee to rule on forward passes. The governing body has it half right. The Tackle doesn’t want to see the bunker rule on ...

For that reason, Rothfield is of the opinion Walsh should cop at least a game ban, which would mean he misses Brisbane’s ...

Forward passes, missed knock-ons and questionable head-high calls all featured in the first week of NRL finals, but it was the 15-man game that reminded league fans to be careful what they wish for.

So apologies to Daine Laurie, picked from reserve grade for a second-string Panthers, who pulled off one of the passes of the ...