YOUNG league stars are heeding the warnings, writes Josh Massoud at Bond University.

INCOMING NRL chief executive Dave Smith insists he "loves rugby league" - but doesn't know Cameron Smith is the Kangaroos captain.

IT was fitting there was a delay for the NRL press conference to reveal a posh Welshman was the new boss of working class rugby league.

ROUND six of the 2013 NRL season will see SBW and the Roosters take on the Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos clash with the Cowboys.

BRISBANE recruit Scott Prince will get a pre-season crack at his former Gold Coast teammates when the Broncos trial against the Titans in February.

NEW Zealand Warriors assistant coach Tony Iro has been granted an early release from his contract to pursue other opportunities.

THE Warriors could play one of their NRL home matches in Australia next year.

NEW Warriors coach Matthew Elliott is far from perturbed by Elijah Taylor's claim the players were backing Tony Iro for the job.

UPDATE: MATT Elliott has today been officially appointed New Zealand Warriors coach - and he will walk into a player mutiny.

EXCLUSIVE: MATT Elliott will be the next coach of the New Zealand Warriors, with the former Penrith coach given the job for two years.

WE'VE been counting down the top 50 NRL moments of the year all week - and now we've hit the climax. Today we reveal the top 10. 

CRAIG Bellamy is firming to defect to New Zealand in 2014, with David Kidwell withdrawing from contention to lead the Warriors next year.

SATURDAY'S one-off clash with New Zealand will cap a stand-out year for Josh Morris when he makes his home Test debut for the Kangaroos.

Video: JAMES Maloney was told to stop tweeting "mistruths" after telling his 7000 followers Craig Bellamy had signed with the New Zealand Warriors.

THEY are known as league's hardest men yet the Kiwis hope Bikram Yoga will be their secret weapon when they face Australia in tropical Townsville.

IT was fitting there was a delay for the NRL press conference to reveal a posh Welshman was the new boss of working class rugby league.

ONE of rugby league's favourite pastimes - watching Sunday afternoon football on a packed hill at Leichhardt Oval - will not be a feature of the 2013 season.

JOIN our live coverage from 10.50am as John Grant announces the new NRL chief executive and the 2013 season draw.

RUGBY league's leading coaches, including Wayne Bennett, Geoff Toovey and Ricky Stuart, have condemned the decision to outlaw the shoulder charge.

THE cleanout at the Gold Coast Titans continues with another two players following co-captain Scott Prince out the door.

AUSTRALIAN Rugby League Commissioner John Grant set NRL clubs a code of conduct that must be followed - or face the financial consequences.

NEW Warriors coach Matthew Elliott remained coy on the subject of poaching Penrith speedster Michael Jennings.

THE Warriors say they got the man they wanted after confirming former Canberra and Penrith mentor Matthew Elliott as their new coach.

SNUBBED Warriors assistant coach Tony Iro says he is "at peace" with the club's decision to appoint Matthew Elliott as head coach.

Update: THE NEW Zealand Warriors are the cashed-up NRL franchise that no one wants to coach.

WE'VE been counting down the top 50 NRL moments of the year all week - and now we've hit the climax. Today we reveal the top 10. 

THE NRL's call to ban Mad Monday was met with immediate and forceful opposition when rugby league legends declared: "Mad Monday must stay."

THE Warriors coach should be confirmed this week - but there is no sign of the "marquee coach" that CEO Wayne Scurrah suggested just six weeks ago.

CONSISTENT forward Ben Matulino was named player of the year at the New Zealand Warriors' gala dinner in Auckland last night

THE Junior Kangaroos have named a team brimming with NRL experience for their October 13 Test against New Zealand.