Broncos
Broncos 24 Raiders 18
Match report
Brave Broncos overcome injury carnage to make it seven straight wins
The Broncos didn’t have a single player left on their bench as Adam Reynolds, Payne Haas and Herbie Farnworth were struck down in the win over Canberra.
- by Phil Lutton
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Opinion
NRL 2022
‘He’s his own man’: SBW comes out swinging at Haas reporting
Sonny Bill Williams is angry at suggestions he’s trying to convince his close friend Payne Haas to break contract with the Broncos.
- by Danny Weidler
Opinion
State of Origin
‘I wish I could start all over again’: The real story of Payne Haas
Greedy? Selfish? Money-hungry? Payne Haas is the game’s most misunderstood player.
- by Andrew Webster
‘I’m not a person who wants to create drama’: Why Haas shelved contract talks
If there’s one message Payne Haas wants to share since putting contract talks on hold, it’s that he’s more concerned with performance than his pay cheque.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Staggs sends an injury scare through the Blues
Kotoni Staggs had enjoyed an injury-free season until a tackle on James Tedesco at NSW training went wrong.
- by Christian Nicolussi
The matriarch and the meeting that changed Staggs’ life
Kotoni Staggs’ grandmother kept food on the table and the Blues rookie on the straight and narrow. But it was NRL boss Andrew Abdo who spelled out just how close he came to throwing it all away.
- by Dan Walsh
Haas, Broncos pause contract talks after prop retracts release request
Payne Haas has given his word that he will stay put at the Broncos less than a week after requesting an immediate release.
- by Dan Walsh, Danny Weidler and Adrian Proszenko
Honest Haas: Payne discusses contracts, Sonny Bill and Freddy’s calls
Powerhouse prop Payne Haas was glad to be out of the Brisbane spotlight as he discussed his contract, Sonny Bill Williams, and Brad Fittler’s two phone calls.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Chammas on Monday
NRL 2022
Why the NRL is as much to blame as Payne Haas for contract fiasco
The NRL has as much to answer for in this fiasco as Haas himself by rewarding players, and their agents, who agitate to get out of contracts.
- by Michael Chammas
Payne Haas requests immediate release from Broncos
Haas was at training on Thursday morning but it is unclear whether he will play against the Gold Coast Titans on Friday night.
- by Adrian Proszenko, Michael Chammas and Danny Weidler
Fittler lauds Queensland hopeful after star turn against Knights
The NSW coach has enormous respect for Selwyn Cobbo, who again turned it on for Brisbane in front of a crowd boasting potential Maroons teammate Josh Papalii.
- by Christian Nicolussi