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Steaks, eggs, sea moss and bone broth: The diet driving Cleary’s Vegas quest
Nathan Cleary hit the ground running on his return to pre-season training, and the Panthers star said an unusual diet had aided in his recovery from shoulder surgery.
- by Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward, Michael Chammas and Dan Walsh
The prime minister, PVL and the president: How PNG made it to the NRL
- by Michael Chammas and Chris Barrett
Insight & Analysis
A PNG team will enter the NRL in 2028. We took $12.5m and built their inaugural roster
It’s real-life fantasy football as the PNG expansion side prepares to start recruiting its top 30 squad. We break down the key elements in building an NRL team from scratch.
Dan Walsh
Sports Reporter
The NRL is about to hand PNG a team. This is what it means for the game
The NRL will make one of its boldest calls on Thursday when it officially hands PNG a licence. Here’s everything you need to know about the decision.
Adrian Proszenko
Chief Rugby League Reporter
‘That’ll do me’: Paul Vautin calls it a day after 33 years in TV
When Channel Nine sounded out “Fatty” about an on-screen role during the twilight of his playing career, he thought it was a prank phone call from Wally Lewis.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
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Australia signs $600m deal to create PNG NRL team; further expansion could be ‘weeks away’
The deal to establish a PNG team comes with a China “escape clause” for Australia, while ARLC chair Peter V’landys has revealed another NRL license could be granted before Christmas.
- by Matthew Knott, Adrian Proszenko and Michael Chammas
How a once-maligned, exiled star is helping shape Broncos’ cultural shift
Payne Haas is confident Michael Maguire’s influence will turn the Broncos into “men”. But a star who has transformed himself has lent his voice to the cause.
- by Nick Wright