GREG Inglis reneged on a handshake deal with Brisbane over concerns about a culture of "paranoia" that eventually led to coach Ivan Henjak's sacking.

COREY Parker, Ben Hannant, Ben Te'o and Matt Gillett will stage a shootout for Queensland jumpers when the Broncos clash with Souths tonight.

THE decision to not send Manly's Richie Fa'aoso from the field after his second spear tackle on Souths' Greg Inglis was incomprehensible.

TEST centre Justin Hodges and forward Josh McGuire have been ruled out of the Broncos side for tomorrow night's NRL clash with South Sydney.

BEN Te'o is back to rattle his former Broncos teammates, who rate the Souths recruit the hardest hitter in the NRL

BRONCOS workhorse Corey Parker says it's not South Sydney's band of monsters that scare him most but rather an 89kg dummy-half terrier.

SOUTHS' in-form halves Adam Reynolds and John Sutton are adamant playing State of Origin this year is not their motivation right now.

ROBERT Craddock places former Rabbitohs legend Bob McCarthy under the flame on all things red and green.

NISSAN NRL SuperCoaches will be watching the return of James Graham closely this weekend. Analysis, video, live blog

TEAMMATE Daly Cherry-Evans believes Manly centre Steve Matai is facing an NRL suspension because of his history and fearsome reputation.

HE TRAILS only Cooper Cronk as the NRL's form halfback and a star performance against the Broncos could order him a debut Origin cap.

BRONCOS backrower Matt Gillett says the greatest weapon South Sydney possess is their imposing physiques from fullback through to front row.

ANDREW Everingham could become the next South Sydney player to follow Craig Wing to Japan.

WHEN medical experts kept warning the NRL about the dangers of the shoulder charge, they banned it.

VIDEO: STEVE Matai clobbered George Burgess with a monster hit but it was the Rabbitohs who delivered the knockout blow against Manly.

QUEENSLAND great Steve Renouf says Souths flyer Nathan Merritt is one of the most underrated wingers in the game's history.

PICKING the man who will play alongside halfback Mitchell Pearce will be Laurie Daley's most difficult and crucial selection decision as Blues coach.

WHO is in and who is out for round eight of the 2013 NRL season.

ST George Illawarra have continued their spending spree by securing the signature of Rabbitohs centre Dylan Farrell.

RABBITOHS legend George Piggins believes South Sydney can surge to the premiership inspired by the club's best forward pack in 42 years.

GEORGE is the best Burgess brother, Broncos captain Sam Thaiday says.

SOUTH Sydney prop SAM Burgess has labelled the tackle on his brother George that landed Manly's Steve Matai a one-match ban "a fair hit".

GET the round eight NRL teams and replay Tom Sangster's blog.

SOUTH Sydney Rabbitohs five-eighth John Sutton made up ground on the Dally M leaders with a star performance against the Sea Eagles.

RUGBY league's leading minds will this week debate if the game should do more to protect players from foul play.

MANLY forward Richard Fa’aoso could be facing a 10-week ban as a result of his two spear tackles on Greg Inglis on Friday night at Brookvale.

REFEREES boss Daniel Anderson has moved to prevent a repeat of the attack South Sydney star Greg Inglis endured on Friday night.

NSW State of Origin doctor Nathan Gibbs has warned the NRL to protect Greg Inglis, with fears the Rabbitoh could end up in a wheelchair.

There were no jumping castles at Brookvale last night. No talk of E-squared.

ALL the last-minute ins and outs for round seven of the NRL season.