EXCITING young Penrith fullback Lachlan Coote has signed a new four-year NRL contract with the Panthers.

HOT on the heels of retaining Tim Grant, Penrith have turned their sights to wrapping up Lachlan Coote.

THE Dragons are in the enviable position of coming into the finals without any major injury woes.

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

THE send-off rule appeared to be dead and buried before Petero Civoniceva was marched last night.

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

PENRITH backrower Frank Pritchard has emerged as the key figure in Canterbury luring Greg Eastwood back to the Bulldogs.

THE relationship between Panthers coach Matt Elliott and chief executive Mick Leary has been seriously strained.

PENRITH forward Frank Pritchard has signed a three year deal with Canterbury.

LACHLAN Coote is testing out injections on his debilitating injury this week and is confident of being back before the NRL finals.

MOVE aside Matt Cooper - the NRL has a new sex symbol in the form of Mt Druitt battler Sandor Earl.

THE old adage is that you need a halfback to win a premiership. We rate the NRL's playmakers.

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

THEY'VE already re-signed Jennings, Civoniceva and Gordon. Now forward Frank Pritchard is next.

WITH Jeremy Smith and Wade Graham locked away, Cronulla have now devised a master plan to lure Colin Best and Brad Tighe.

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

PENRITH captain Petero Civoniceva will miss the Panthers' finals opener after making an early guilty plea.

PENRITH will this morning decide whether to fight a reckless tackle charge against Petero Civoniceva.

PETERO Civoniceva’s controversial send-off has arrived as a blessing in disguise for the Panthers skipper, possibly reducing his suspension from three weeks to a fortnight.

AN after-the-buzzer try by the Panthers ruined Brett Kimmorley and Luke Patten's farewell game.

CANTERBURY coach Kevin Moore has spoken out about the Ryan Tandy betting scandal as his team prepares to take on the Panthers.

THE Panthers are feeling the heat - and it showed when Luke Lewis and Travis Burns got into a stink at training.

FRANK Pritchard stands accused of killing Penrith's NRL campaign after signing with the Bulldogs.

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.

PETERO Civoniceva has urged his Panthers to bring back the mongrel in a bid to end their freefall.

RUGBY league's two most ferocious forward packs will tonight engage in a 1000kg war at CUA Stadium.

JOHN Lang opens up as he prepares to return to Penrith - the scene of his 2003 triumph.

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

BRAD Tighe has rejected the approach of new Sharks coach Shane Flanagan and re-signed with Penrith.

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