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Johnston edges closer to history as Souths belt Dragons
Alex Johnston needs three tries in one game to break the NRL's try-scoring record before the end of the season after edging closer to the history books in South Sydney's 40-0 thrashing of St George Illawarra.

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'Why rock the boat?': Roosters don't need Daly Cherry-Evans
It has been reported that Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans is all but signed, sealed and delivered to the Sydney Roosters for next year, but Josh Reynolds has heard differently and suggests they would be mad to sign him.
Is Daly Cherry-Evans still leaving Manly for the Roosters?

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Roosters surely beat Eels, Dogs could surprise Storm
The 2025 NRL season has so far been one of the toughest ever for tippers, and as teams battle it out for a place in the finals it is not going to get any easier.
NRL teams: Papenhuyzen in squad, Dogs unchanged
With just three rounds remaining the 2025 NRL season there is an air of desperation rising around teams struggling to make the Top 8.

ROUND 24
Bulldogs land on a snake, Storm take a ladder to the top
This week the Bulldogs landed on a Roosters' shaped snake, while the Storm assumed top spot on the board after their narrow victory over the Panthers.

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Hero and villain: Harry Grant's masterful display
It took just two plays at the end of the big clash between the Storm and Panthers on Thursday night to confirm beyond any doubt, that which any half-decent judge already knew; Harry Grant is a rugby league genius.
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- NRL teams: Pap in Storm squad, Dogs unchanged
- 'Really stung': Panthers snub motivates Hosking
- Pain won't stop Graham celebrating AJ's record
- Dolphins veteran back for finals, set to extend
- Broncos rake the best in NRL with no deal
- Munro credits late mother for fighting spirit
- 'Comfortable' Bulldogs warned to fix mindset
- Kangaroos rocked by NSW star's Samoa switch
- Cleary's Panthers understudy signs with rivals
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