Chargers, Giants, Seagulls, Gladiators and Titans: could it be the Bears next?
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The season is only one round old but the Manly-Souths game already looms as a crunch encounter for two clubs.
''Jarryd Hayne can pack his bags now and go to French rugby...every time he's in an interview he's got this look on his face that he doesn't want to be in our game.''
Were the encouraging signs from the Canterbury Bulldogs halves enough to believe the dog days of the end of season are done?
The Up The Hoist team believe only three clubs will definitely miss the post-season - with 13 teams fighting it out for a position in the final eight.
Zimmer frames, an Origin whitewash and the prodigal son returns to the Peninsula; if these headlines are to be believed we’re in for a ripping year of footy.
So Kieran Foran’s coming to the Broncos to be coached by Wayne Bennett, who won’t be there next year?
Not so fast.
Word travels fast in rugby league, first on the case is the Up the Hoist team with the latest gossip.
The weight of 43 long years since a grand final appearance certainly weighs on the Sharks faithful – but how much is it affecting Cronulla’s young crop of stars?
Where does Johnathan Thurston rate among the greatest players to have ever donned a rugby league jersey?
The Up the Hoist team predict Kieran Foran and Tony Williams future.
It’s not a good look, but is it really anyone’s business if Titans fullback Jarryd Hayne is consorting with bikies – especially if the cross-code star’s version of events is to be believed?
Out of sight, out of mind for the Manly Sea Eagles: Brisbane has emerged as the team neutral fans love to hate over the last few rounds.
Cronulla overcame the loss of Paul Gallen and Wade Graham to win 16-14, but it was the actions of Mick Ennis after the game which has dominated the headlines.
Whispers, innuendo, rumours: whatever you call them, the Up The Hoist team have rounded up the most salacious of the week.
Canberra are the form team of the competition, boasting 100 points and an Antarctic winter’s worth of daylight until the next best attacking team.
Will the ambiguity surrounding the shoulder charge leads to more players keeping the elbow close to the body and leading with the shoulder?
The Up The Hoist team weigh in on a call that has left footy fans scratching their heads.
It’s that time of year again when footy players unwind with a frothy – or thirty – but has the time come when the inevitable backlash isn’t worth it?
The rumours surrounding Mary McGregor and Andrew McFadden’s futures as NRL coaches continues – but are they the only coaches with an axe hanging over the heads?
With six of the eight games in round 26 to have a bearing on the top eight, Up The Hoist have returned to discuss which games are worth cashing in your TV channel control tokens for.
With two rounds left to play in the 2016 NRL season, it's time to look at who - and what - failed to live up to expectations this year.
It was the draw they had to have. Then a loss to follow it. Then another. And another.
Spanning the 70-year history of the Manly Sea Eagles, would Jamie Lyon crack the top 17?
Canberra has won seven in a row, with the last two against the only teams above them on the ladder.
Nathan Cleary is one of the brightest stars in an emerging generation of backline prodigies, but is he the top young talent in talent in the game?
It was the contentious call that sent shockwaves through the NRL.
How the mighty have fallen: Souths have lost eight on the trot and don’t look in danger of reversing the trend anytime soon.
With the Sharks and Titans unable to be split after 90 minutes, the Up The Hoist team got together to examine whether the sudden death shootout is still a viable option for deciding games.
It was only a year ago he took the Broncos to within seconds of the NRL title – but has Wayne Bennett lost his magic in 2016?
Everyone has an opinion on Origin vice-captain and now NSW Cup rake Robbie Farah.
There are plenty of issues plaguing the Dragons in 2016, and it's leading to poor on-field results week-in, week-out.
Manly fans were most upset when Cronulla made an audacious bid to host a finals game at Shark Park.
Has Sam Burgess given the Bunnies good enough value for money - and is it time for Madge Maguire to go?
There are plenty of contenders that come to mind, but who will falter and who will come good when it really matters?
Which imports were bang on and who was an absolute flop?
While he started strong, there’s a feeling in footy circles that his availability and aloofness towards the media have harked back towards the Dave Smith era.
He still has a year to go on his contract but, by his own admission, Brett Stewart is stinking up the joint.
The Fijian flight risk is causing his club all sorts of grief. What should they do?
The Up the Hoist team join us fresh from Origin II to sort the fact from fiction in another edition of Rumours of the Week.
Join the Up the Hoist team as they try and shed some light.
Laurie Daley has already indicated he’ll stick to his plan for Origin III, with few changes likely.
Josh McGuire's post-victory tweet bristled hairs south of the border - but is it just some honest fun?
Internal strife at Manly is nothing new but failing to compete on the field is something different for the Sea Eagles faithful.
The Up the Hoist team re-join us for Rumours of the Week, where the morsels of truth are sorted from the pile of garbage.
The Up The Hoist team weighs in with their take on Queensland's 6-4 win in Origin I
The Up the Hoist team dissect the rookie coach’s performance over the opening 12 rounds
The Hoist team talk about a Queensland selection who hasn't been firing for his club.
How come the NRL organised for Canberra to hop on a chartered flight home from Sydney this week while others clubs do it tough?
What was Paul Gallen doing announcing his Origin retirement before being named in the NSW team?
The Roosters were tipped by many to finish towards the top of the ladder in 2016, despite the numerous off-season issues that have plagued them in recent months.
