JOHNATHAN Thurston concedes that the Cowboys - and not the Storm - deserve rugby league's most despised trophy, the wooden spoon.

EELS skipper Nathan Cayless has good reason for wanting to score a try in his Parramatta swan song.

FORMER Test and Maroons lock Dallas Johnson is coming home from France to play for North Queensland.

SPORTS Editor-at-large Phil Rothfield has named his team of the year - but there's only space for one Dragon. See team, have your say

RYAN Tandy was barred for life from a Central Coast leagues club a decade ago after allegedly placing an illegal bet.

BULLDOGS hooker Michael Ennis has declared his team-mates have "nothing to hide".

PANTHERS backrower Gavin Cooper is going back home after signing a two-year deal with the Cowboys.

WITH only two rounds left in the regular season, the battle for finals spots is hotting up. See the full team details for round 25.

THE Bulldogs sunk the strife-torn Cowboys' season to an all-time low, scoring three late tries to score a remarkable win.

PENRITH will get top four. Dragons will win. But Souths are GONE. Our experts predict the NRL outcome.

WITH the race for finals spots really hotting up, check out the full team details for round 24 of the National Rugby League.

A JUDICIARY hearing into an alleged bite by North Queensland's Scott Bolton could deteriorate into farce.

THE Cowboys insist Johnathan Thurston will not have his glittering career cut short by injury.

WILLIE Mason has told Huddersfield and Hull KR to make him an offer as he plans a move to the Super League.

WITH a number of crunch matches to take place this weekend as the NRL finals loom, check out the full teams for round 23.

THE Roosters will play the Wests Tigers in the first week of the finals after beating the Cowboys 18-8.

THE team lists for the final round of the NRL have been released. Check out the injuries and full ins and outs here.

NORTH Queensland players will today be grilled over the Ryan Tandy rugby league betting scandal.

THE NRL is poised to call on police to help with investigations into the betting plunge before the Bulldogs-North Queensland match.

THE NRL is poised to call on police to help with investigations into the betting plunge before the Bulldogs-North Queensland match.

THE Raiders thrust themselves into the top eight with a commanding victory over the Cowboys, with fullback Josh Dugan in hot touch.

LUKE O'Donnell's name had never reached Tiger ears when club scouts travelled to a schoolboy game to sign a promising teen in 1997.

QUEENSLAND Origin centre Willie Tonga has angrily denied claims he wants out of his $1.4 million deal at North Queensland.

NORTH Queensland stand-in captain Matt Scott has hit out at suggestions the Cowboys are in crisis.

NORTH Queensland's Scott Bolton has been found not guilty of a biting charge by the NRL judiciary.

MANLY'S Jason King will escape suspension despite being charged with a grade one careless high tackle.

KNEE scans on Monday will determine whether Cowboys forward Luke O'Donnell has played his last game in a 12-year NRL career.

PRESTON Campbell defied illness and a gallant Cowboys comeback to put the Titans into second place on the NRL ladder.

JOHNATHAN Thurston could be out for 10 weeks after surgeons discovered fractures in his ankle.

COWBOYS captain Johnathan Thurston will be rested for six to eight weeks with a medial ligament tear.