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Warriors utility Ben Henry (photosport)

Ben Henry ruled out for season

Warriors utility Ben Henry has been ruled out of the season with a knee injury.

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NRL boss Dave Smith (AAP file)

NRL announces new drug-testing regime

Drug testing on players will increase by 30 percent, as part of a new anti-doping regime announced by the NRL today.

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League Fix: Your questions answered video

You asked and we answered: Sam Ackerman presents The League Fix viewer feedback special.

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Will the rally around Wests Tigers' Benji Marshall produce a result on the park? (AAP file)

PREVIEW: All NRL matches Round 11

Preview and analysis of NRL rugby league head-to-head matches for Round 11 of the 2013 season.

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Warriors coach Matt Elliott (Photosport file)

Elliott takes rap for Warriors' woes video

Matt Elliott accepts the buck stops with him as coach in the wake of the Warriors' record NRL defeat to Penrith.

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The Bulldogs meet Brisbane at ANZ Stadium on Friday night in round 11 of NRL action (AAP)

Ryan: Dogs are close to form of 2012

Former Canterbury captain Andrew Ryan says the Bulldogs are on their way to recapturing the stunning form of last year and that their shock thrashing at the hands of Newcastle last weekend is likely to prove an aberration.

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Shaun Johnson said the team had a solid contact session yesterday (photsport file)

Warriors find their mongrel at training video

They've been bashed from pillar to post both on and off the field but the real acid test is underway for the Warriors.

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Playmaker Benji Marshall (file pic)

Potter wants Benji to be a Tiger for life

Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall - but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life.

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Rugby league coaching great Graham Lowe (photosport)

Lowe welcomes Aussie coaching influx

Rugby league coaching great Graham Lowe has a simple message for top New Zealand coaches who might be miffed at the spate of Australians landing plum jobs on this side of the Tasman Sea.

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New Zealand-born enforcer Ben Te'o (AAP)

Meninga says Te'o in Origin picture

South Sydney's New Zealand-born enforcer Ben Te'o will remain in contention for State of Origin selection until investigations into assault allegations against him are completed.

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Centre-winger Ngani Laumape has been signed until the end of the 2015 season (photosport)

Five Warriors youngsters promoted

NRL rookie Ngani Laumape is among five young New Zealand Warriors players to have their contracts upgraded by the club.

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Gold Coast's David Taylor can play this weekend (AAP)

Taylor gets NRL charge downgrade

Gold Coast back-rower David Taylor will be free to play in Sunday's NRL clash with Parramatta after successfully appealing the grading of a dangerous contact charge.

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Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy (AAP file)

Roosters want to have NRL's top defence

The Sydney Roosters are aiming to become the NRL's top defensive unit within three years - but insist they haven't earned the tag just yet.

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Queensland Origin and South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Ben Te'o (AAP)

Te'o assault allegations withdrawn video

Queensland police have confirmed that assault allegations against South Sydney forward Ben Te'o have been formally withdrawn.

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Statistics were showing that an average of eight minutes per match was being lost packing scrums

NRL announce time saving rule changes

The NRL has announced new guidelines that will reduce time-wasting.

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Shaun Johnson has moved to dampen speculation over his relationship with coach Matthew Elliott (photosport)

Johnson: Me and Matty get on well

Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson has moved to dampen speculation over his relationship with coach Matthew Elliott, saying the pair get on well.

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Warriors CEO Wayne Scurrah

All contracts on the line – Warriors CEO video

Warriors CEO Wayne Scurrah has said that all contracts are on the line – including his own – after the side suffered an abysmal 62-6 loss at the hands of the Penrith Panthers.

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Sydney Roosters' Sonny Bill Williams (AAP file)

SBW: Roosters laying platform of success

Sonny Bill Williams has paid tribute to coach Trent Robinson for transforming the Sydney Roosters into the most miserly defensive unit in the NRL and helping him to fine-tune his own game.

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Both sides spurned golden point chances in what turned into a dropgoal-fest (AAP)

Manly call for NRL extra-time rethink

Manly have renewed calls for a rethink of the NRL's contentious extra-time policy after Monday's 10-10 draw with Melbourne.

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Melbourne Storm's new owners plan to make the NRL club break even financially by 2017 (AAP)

Storm owners aim for 2017 parity

Melbourne Storm's new owners plan to make the NRL club break even financially by 2017 and also want to dramatically boost membership.

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Fullback Kevin Locke (file pic)

Locke, Nielsen back for Warriors

Fullback Kevin Locke and centre Dane Nielsen will both return to the Warriors line-up for this weekend's NRL clash with the Knights at Mt Smart.

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Canterbury Bulldogs back Krisnan Inu (file pic)

Inu cops two week ban for 'leg twist'

Canterbury Bulldogs back Krisnan Inu has copped a two game suspension for his 'leg twist' tackle on Newcastle winger James McManus.

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Kiwi Kevin Proctor plays for the Melbourne Storm, the club to be bought today by another Kiwi (AAP file)

Kiwi to buy NRL's Melbourne Storm

A New Zealand entrepreneur is expected to buy the Melbourne NRL club today from its owner, News Limited.

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North Queensland star Johnathan Thurston, right (Photosport file)

Thurston: Leichhardt ‘wanker’ chant ok

He's not one of rugby league's Immortals yet but North Queensland star Johnathan Thurston wears the "wanker" tag from opposition supporters as a badge of honour.

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Manly stand-off Kieran Foran (File pic)

Manly Sea Eagles weather Storm 10-10 video

Manly tackled their way to a gutsy 10-all draw against reigning NRL champs the Storm in Melbourne.

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Tony Kemp (Photosport file)

Kemp: Warriors woes start from the top

Former Warriors coach Tony Kemp wants a broom swept through the slumping NRL club, starting with management.

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Ben Henry and Feleti Mateo after their record loss to the Panthers (Photosport)

Smiles wiped from Warriors' faces

The Warriors boss says coach Matthew Elliot's job is not under threat following their record loss to the Panthers but players have been ticked off for their post-match demeanour.

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Newcastle Knights' Willie Mason has put his hand up for a NSW recall (AAP)

Rampant Knights destroy Bulldogs video

Newcastle have put the brakes on their recent slump in form with a first NRL win in three games, scoring seven tries to see off Canterbury 44-8 at Hunter Stadium on Sunday.

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Being smothered early on in the match has the potential to kill off the Canberra Raiders (AAP file)

Slow starts are killing us, say Raiders

They frequently produce thrilling comebacks, but Canberra's penchant for slow starts has the potential to put the brakes on their season.

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Magpies want equal place in Tigers merger

Financially powerful Western Suburbs are demanding to be on equal terms with Balmain in the struggling Wests Tigers merger.

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Krisnan Inu (AAP file)

Inu could be in trouble over leg twist

Canterbury centre Krisnan Inu could be facing another stint on the sidelines after a sickening leg twist on Newcastle's James McManus in the Knights' 44-8 win over the Bulldogs.

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Ben Ross attacks for the Sharks (AAP)

Sharks down comeback Canberra video

Cronulla surged back into the NRL top eight on Sunday with a tense 30-20 victory over a fast-finishing Canberra.

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Shaun Johnson (Photosport)

Johnson embarrassed after Panthers loss

Getting hooked with half an hour to play in the record thrashing at the hands of Penrith is the most embarrassing moment in Shaun Johnson's NRL career.

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Ben Henry (Photosport)

We can bounce back, say battered Warriors video

Fresh from the heaviest defeat in their history, the Warriors believe they are capable of producing a stunning upset of Newcastle next week.

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Todd Lowrie (Photosport)

Warrior Lowrie out with rib injury

Warriors lock Todd Lowrie is out for up to three weeks after picking up a rib injury in the 62-6 NRL defeat to Penrith.

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Roosters celebrate the try to Mitch Aubusson (AAP)

Roosters hold off Cowboys 12-8 video

NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce kept the Sydney Roosters in touch with NRL leaders South Sydney, engineering a 12-8 win over North Queensland on Saturday in Townsville.

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The Warriors after their loss (Photosport)

Embarrassing loss for Warriors video

The Warriors' NRL season is in freefall following an astonishing 62-6 record-breaking loss.

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Dugan impresses in Dragons win video

Fullback Josh Dugan has played a starring role in his return to the NRL for St George Illawarra, scoring two tries in the Dragons' 32-12 win over Parramatta in Wollongong.

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Alex Glenn is tackled by Dave Taylor (AAP)

Brisbane punish hapless Titans video

Brisbane forward David Stagg may have suffered a career-ending knee injury as the Broncos punished an ill-disciplined Gold Coast 32-6 at Suncorp Stadium.

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Greg Inglis scored four tries against the Tigers (AAP)

Souths massacre sorry Tigers video

Less than two years ago the Wests Tigers were the swashbuckling entertainers of the NRL and the side tipped for NRL premiership glory sooner rather than later.

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