James Tedesco

The Roosters skipper reckons his war of words with his Blues and former Roosters teammate was a stitch-up by 9News journo Danny Weidler.

Roosters captain James Tedesco is in the running to claim a record fifth NRL Players’ Champion award.

After 27 rounds of cracking action, a panel of nine.com.au journalists have decided on the NRL’s best.

And his family isn’t done growing yet.

Paul Gallen has labelled the NRL’s controversial kick-off rule change as “ridiculous” with the first trial to run this coming round.

Tom Trbojevic is set to play this weekend in a bid to keep Manly’s slim finals hopes alive and he’s not the only big name back.

With the minor premiership up for grabs, both the Panthers and Roosters have received a major boost in round 24.

There are already a number of crunch calls facing him ahead of next year’s series, when he will defend the coveted shield.

The Roosters equalled the NRL record for most points by half-time after putting 48 past the Cowboys.

We’ve compiled a full team of players who have left the Tigers since their last finals appearance in 2011.