(AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) Dylan Walker's NRL future will likely be decided on Friday as Todd Greenberg prepares to meter out the new discretionary powers handed to him by the ARL commission. With Jack de Belin stood down until the sexual assault charge he has denied is finalised in the courts, the NRL...

Jack de Belin has been stood down after the ARL Commission announced controversial changes to its behavioural policy on Thursday. St George Illawarra forward de Belin, who has pleaded not guilty to aggravated sexual assault, has been sidelined from the NRL indefinitely. He will be allowed to train with the Dragons but...

Australian coach Mal Meninga (AAP Image/David Crosling) The NRL looks headed for a showdown with its players over behaviour with the possible threat of legal action looming large. The ARL commission is expected on Thursday to green light changes to its policy, allowing for players accused of serious crimes to be stood...

Queensland-based ex-rugby league commentator and television personality Billy J Smith has died. Smith, 73, was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital on Tuesday night after suffering a fall but never regained consciousness. Smith's family made the decision to turn off life support about 1pm on Wednesday. Today Queensland lost a legend...

Morgan nervous before NRL injury return (AAP Image/Michael Chambers) Being touted as the next North Queensland captain does not faze Michael Morgan. But the playmaker admitted he was nervous before calling the shots in a new role in his injury return this weekend. The former Test five-eighth has been named at halfback for the...

(AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) He may be primed to return to his best in 2019, but a revitalised Darius Boyd says he has no regrets about his representative retirement. After spending his entire NRL career with Wayne Bennett, Boyd, 31, has regained his mojo under new Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold. Seibold's pre-season arrival has...

(AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Snubbed veteran prop Matt Scott must be welcomed back by Queensland in 2019, former Maroons captain Trevor Gillmeister says. Gillmeister said he had concerns about the Maroons' front-row depth ahead of this year's State of Origin series but believed 33-year-old Scott still had what it takes to inspire Queensland. Scott's...

Player conduct on parents not NRL: Billy Slater (AAP Image/James Ross) Rugby league legend Billy Slater believes there's little more the NRL can do to educate its players amid yet another off-season of scandal, arguing education "is a parent job, not an NRL job". An NRL independent commission will this week decide if...