Experiencing barriers to participation for Pacific Islander girls, a group of motivated mothers in Sydney created their own basketball team. They became champions in their debut season.

NRL head of football Graham Annesley attempts to clear some confusion over obstruction calls ahead of Sunday's grand final between the Panthers and Storm.

The man who led Sydney to a drought-breaking premiership win in 2005 has called on the club to get more ruthless as it reels from a second grand final thumping in three seasons.

Michael Maguire's tenure as Blues coach appears to be coming to an end just months after a successful Origin campaign as he eyes his next NRL job.

Nathan Cleary may be a wounded warrior in Sunday's NRL grand final, but the Storm will not be paying extra attention to the Panthers talisman.