A Michael Ennis-inspired Cronulla have thrashed South Sydney 28-12 in their NRL elimination final.

Benji Marshall's hopes of a Kiwis recall for the end of year tour have suffered a blow.

For Elijah Taylor, there has been one glaring difference at Penrith compared with his time at the Warriors. And, no, it's not the culture.

Just because the bottle thrown by George Burgess was empty doesn't mean a penalty should be a light one, writes Hugh McGahan

The Sharks wrote off the 2014 campaign as an anomaly and have rebounded to where they believe they belong - in the 2015 finals.

Josh Reynolds played the hero for the Bulldogs in a dramatic victory over the Dragons, kicking a drop goal to win the game in golden point.

Melbourne have opened up the NRL title race with a qualifying-final upset win over the minor premier Roosters.

Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston were notable no-shows at the NRL finals' series launch yesterday.

Herald league writer David Skipwith takes a look back at the highs and lows of the club's 20th season in the NRL.

Manly have denied Cronulla a top four finish and dented their NRL premiership aspirations with a win at Remondis Stadium yesterday.

Simon Mannering accepts his captaincy at the Warriors is coming under question in the wake of their late-season slide.

"At the end of the day ... we need to have expectations about anyone who takes the field and how they perform from an effort level."

Warriors coach extremely disappointed some of his players were out on the town two nights before last Sunday's loss to Wests Tigers.

The return of Wayne Bennett was not enough to convince Brisbane veteran Justin Hodges the Broncos could be 2015 NRL title contenders.

Warriors managing director Jim Doyle has slammed suggestions former coach Ivan Cleary could take over next season.

Graham Lowe says Warriors coach Andrew McFadden wasn't prepared to think outside the square and the last seven games have been a savage lesson for him.