Jesse Bromwich might be the best prop in the NRL but there's no danger of any hype going to his head.

Trent Robinson offered no excuses but also struggled to reconcile just why the Roosters' NRL title defence ended in disappointment and despair.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck appears the prime contender for the highly-contested Kiwis fullback spot for the Four Nations tournament.

The proposal to relocate the Warriors to North Harbour Stadium is likely to cause a conflict at council level, with one councillor saying it would be a "bridge too far".

Warriors prop Ben Matulino is a doubtful starter in the Kiwis' Four Nations campaign because of a knee injury that affected the second half of his NRL season.

The Rabbitohs will be distracted by the events of grand final week and it could impact on the result next Sunday.

The Junior Warriors' improbable run in the NYC playoffs took another incredible turn tonight as they reached their fourth grand final in five years.

They can relocate to the North Shore when their lease expires in 2018 - a decision that has sparked a defiant reaction from the club's chairman.

Last weekend's playoffs games were among the best you would hope to see in finals football, writes Richie Barnett. But I would still love to see a return to more off-the-cuff football.

League immortal Andrew Johns says the Warriors are "perennial under-achievers" and says it is up to halfback Shaun Johnson to find consistency and take the team to the next level.

Police aren't taking any more action after Sir Owen Glenn complained that Warriors' co-owner Eric Watson threatened and intimidated him in the Mt Smart stadium boardroom.

The Warriors are interested in signing Brisbane Broncos and Kiwis international Josh Hoffman but not as a fullback.

Former Wests Tigers NYC coach Andrew Webster was yesterday named as the second new assistant coach to Warriors head coach Andrew McFadden.

The All Blacks don’t always have a blanket curfew time when players go out - or rules that they should stay in certain numbers.

League immortal Andrew Johns believes the NRL Auckland Nines has the potential to grow the game here and in the Pacific Islands.

As it is throughout the 26 regular-season rounds, the hopes of the final four sides left in the NRL premiership race rest largely on the shoulders of their diminutive halfbacks.

Police will patrol mosques across Sydney under an operation established to head off any reprisals from Thursday's anti-terror raids, but they insist it's for community protection and confidence.