Search
thewest.com.au
SportChevron Right Icon

Melbourne Storm

Rugby LeaguePremiumThe club where 2022 can’t come quick enough

The NRL halves market is hotter than ever. Where will the top targets go? We look at how every club is placed for 2022.

Michael Carayannis

KAUFUSI RESPONDSPremium‘No one goes out there to hurt players’: Kaufusi defends reputation

Felise Kaufusi has broken his silence to defend his on-field reputation, after a two-game suspension for an ugly shot on Eels’ Ryan Matterson.

Nick Smart

Heading homeVideoCommentsNRL star released from hospital

Tom Burgess has been released from a Melbourne hospital and will return home with his South Sydney teammates today after being cleared of serious injury.

Melissa Woods

CourtPremiumBitter Broncos-Storm feud lands in court

The bitter NRL feud between the Storm and the Broncos has landed in court as fears the Brisbane side has plans for super coach Craig Bellamy escalate.

Steve Zemek

Happy familiesCommentsPremiumInside Billy and Garry’s Christmas reunion

Lucy Brownless has spilled the beans on how her father Billy’s reunion with former best mate Garry Lyon went down.

Jackie Epstein

TricksPremiumWill Addo-Carr pull a rabbit out of his hat?

While his manager wants everyone looking at Canterbury, Josh Addo-Carr could be preparing for a stunning move to a rival.

Phil Rothfield, Sports Editor-at-large

Surprise recruit?CommentsPremiumNRL legend targeted for shock code swap

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith is being keenly sought by AFL clubs should he retire from the NRL as expected.

Jay Clark and Gilbert Gardiner

NRL fixturesNRL premiers set for Perth showdown

The Melbourne Storm’s match-up with Canterbury headlines two huge games headed to HBF Park, as the NRL’s 2021 fixture release reveals a win for Perth’s league community.

Pamela Whaley

QWEEKENDPremiumCronk v Smith: The icy thread to mystery fallout

Queensland legend Cam Smith has previously played down any suggestion there is a major rift between himself and his long-serving teammate Cooper Cronk – but there is a mysterious icy thread to the story he cannot explain.

Robert Craddock

SALARY CAPPremium‘I blame David Gallop’: Smith unleashes over salary cap scandal

Cameron Smith has revealed the emotional turmoil caused by Melbourne Storm’s salary cap scandal, and hasn’t held back about who he feels is to blame.

Robert Craddock

Tell-allPremiumSampson: Vicious rumours won’t break me

Fox League host Yvonne Sampson has responded to the NRL scandal that has been whispered about for years after Cam Smith finally revealed the truth about their rumoured affair and the impact it had on his family.

Robert Craddock

Munster missionPremiumMaroons star declares he wants to ‘own Origin’

Cameron Munster has declared he wants to “own Origin” in the ilk of former Maroons greats as he looks to lead Queensland to a boilover in game one.

Peter Badel

Search startsPremiumWanted. One Origin coach. Apply within

The position vacant sign has gone up at the Maroons, with one former NRL coach a pronounced favourite. Meanwhile, Brisbane’s largest private shareholder is ready to sell his stake in the club. It’s all in SPORT CONFIDENTIAL.

Peter Badel and Travis Meyn

Superstar talentPremium‘Someone got it wrong’: Freddy slams Tigers over key call

NSW Origin coach Brad Fittler reckons somebody at Wests Tigers has a lot of explaining to do after club reject Ryan Papenhuyzen won the Clive Churchill Medal in Sunday’s grand final.

Nick Walshaw

Highlights, lowlightsPremiumTrophy life: Smith and Storm’s all-nighter

Cameron Smith was giving nothing away about his rugby league future, but the Melbourne champion didn’t hold back as he celebrated Storm’s grand final triumph — check out Buzz Rothfield’s highlights and lowlights.

Phil Rothfield

The greatestPremiumChampion, legend, GOAT: Smith the pride of Victoria

Let’s not talk retirement just yet, we don’t need to go there in order to start talking about just how much Cam Smith has given Melbourne, Victoria and Australia writes, Gilbert Gardiner. There’s only one thing left to say to the champion.

Gilbert Gardiner

ExclusivePremiumHow sporting royalty got Panthers ready for their big day

Want some words of wisdom and inspiration? Then why not turn to the best. The Panthers have been ‘completely absorbed’ over the last month as three of the most respected sportsmen of all time lend a hand.

PNG powerPremiumThe man with a nation on his shoulders

On Sunday Papua New Guinea will stand still with all eyes on just one man. It’s the kind of intense scrutiny that can bring a man to tears and - win or lose - change his destiny forever.

Gilbert Gardiner

Comeback kidPremiumTough love saved a broken Brenko

Rugby league loves a resurrection story, and few comebacks can rival the cellar to the penthouse progression that has been the past twelve months of Brenko Lee’s career.

Peter Badel

ExclusivePremiumThe day it rained cash in Penrith

‘He’s a special coach’. The Panthers love the influence of assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo on the team and the story behind his unique bet with the players is a triumph for the discipline he preaches.

David Riccio

Player movementPremiumWatch: Cashed-up Titans eye Storm hooker

While Penrith and Melbourne are focused on the NRL grand final, the Gold Coast Titans are looming, keen to continue their impressive recruiting spree by targeting a Storm hooker.

ExclusivePremiumPanther’s soft touch saved Mansour’s career

Laying in hospital awaiting reconstructive surgery, Penrith star Josh Mansour was pondering the end of his NRL career until this moment of kindness.

Fatima Kdouh and Dean Ritchie

Sports ConfidentialPremiumBenji’s new home to trigger major roster rejig

Benji Marshall’s NRL lifeline could see the Knights secure a young playmaker while there’s a real surprise packet set for a role at the Sharks next year. It’s all in Sport Confidential.

Michael Carayannis and Paul Kent

Unique talentsPremiumThe coaches who turned cubs into Panthers

The Penrith Panthers are not a squad of childhood prodigies, they are a team of young men whose talents were developed and whose rough edges were knocked off by these coaches who saw their potential.

Jocelyn Airth, Fatima Kdouh and Nick Campton