The visitors from across the Tasman have left their first-graders at home for their visit to Hamilton.

The Pre-Season Challenge has arrived as the 2025 NRL season swings into view ... will undergo scans to assess the damage. Kurt Mann had his season cut short by a fractured clavicle in 2024 ...

And with two gun halves and a quality No.9 ahead of him, he realises his versatility will provide the key to securing an NRL starting position ... Josh Dugan, Kurt Mann, and Jack de Belin.

Melbourne will be confident of going one better in 2025 after going down to Penrith in last year's grand final. The Storm ...

Melbourne Storm veteran Christian Welch has confirmed his immediate retirement from the NRL after 10 seasons in which he ...

Melbourne fell just short of knocking Penrith off their perch and claiming their first premiership in four years. However, despite the heartbreak in the loss, the Storm will be back for another ...

Melbourne Storm prop Christian Welch has confirmed his premature retirement from the NRL just weeks out from the opening of ...

Melbourne prop Christian Welch will reluctantly call time on his NRL career as the Storm explore applying for a medical retirement and possible salary cap dispensation. Welch, who featured in ...

Kurt Mann missed the latter stages of the season ... Mark Molyneux is a freelance writer covering the NRL and UFC for Sporting News Australia. He has previously worked in the music industry ...

Penrith made it a remarkable four premierships on the bounce as they knocked off the Melbourne Storm in the decider ... of re-writing history in the NRL once again. Jarome Luai and James ...

Sat. Feb. 15 New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm 1:30 pm Go Media Stadium Sat. Feb. 15 South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Manly Sea Eagles 3:30 pm Industree Group Stadium Sun. Feb. 16 Brisbane ...

The Melbourne Storm were their closet rivals in the previous ... Mitch Woods will join the NRL squad with the highly rated playmaker joined by Karl Oloapu, who missed the entirety of last season ...