AT THE ripe old age of 60, Wayne Bennett has emerged as the hottest coaching prospect in Queensland.

BRISBANE Broncos coach Ivan Henjak overruled captain Darren Lockyer's desperate plan to play against the Canberra Raiders.

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

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

CANBERRA fear the Broncos are playing pre-finals mind games and are bracing for them to roll out injured skipper Darren Lockyer.

CANBERRA will spend little time contemplating what's required to secure their spot in the NRL top eight.

SHATTERED Bronco Corey Parker welled up with tears and his voice trembled as he spoke of his captaincy record.

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.

DARREN Lockyer has urged NRL clubs to use the new salary cap provisions to strike back at rival codes.

DARREN Lockyer says he'll return against the aggressive Warriors if he can get through training next week.

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.

WE have the cold, hard proof that Greg Inglis's controversial switch to the Broncos is above board.

BRISBANE have amassed a colossal 20 "third-party" sponsorship agreements. So how did they do it?

BRISBANE CEO Bruno Cullen has hit back at those questioning the Broncos ability to sign Greg Inglis.

IT DIDN'T take long for the rumours to start swirling around rugby league about coaches.

THE Broncos will table a $400,000-plus package to their Test back-rower Sam Thaiday.

INJURED Brisbane halfback Peter Wallace could be a shock inclusion against the Raiders tomorrow.

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

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

Darren Lockyer fears Canberra's monster forward pack will launch a brutal attack on him if he gambles his career and plays on Friday night.

BRISBANE Broncos insiders have dismissed fears forward Sam Thaiday is suffering burnout and has lost his match-winning impact.

BRISBANE will resist the temptation to rush back struggling skipper Darren Lockyer for Friday night's high-stakes NRL clash.

NEWCASTLE winger Cooper Vuna scored four tries as the Knights crushed the Broncos 44-18 tonight.

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

BRISBANE's teetering finals hopes have been dealt another blow with the revelation centre Justin Hodges fears his season is over.

BRONCOS skipper Darren Lockyer may not play again this year, with experts now lining up to say Brisbane will not win another game.

KEVIN Sheedy hasn't spoken a word to prized signing Israel Folau since luring him to AFL more than two months ago. But why?

WE reveal the massive financial cost of Greg Inglis's move from the Storm to the Broncos.

Parramatta co-captain Nathan Cayless says the Eels are preparing for injured Brisbane skipper Darren Lockyer to play in Friday's must-win NRL clash at Suncorp Stadium.