What exactly has led to these protracted negotiations between the NRL and the players? Does the RLPA stand a chance of finally striking the deal its players have long fought for? Tune in and find out.

The State of Origin series will conclude next week, with the question finally answered as to whether Kevin Walters and his fellow Queensland selectors got it right in picking Bronco Ben Hunt off the bench instead of Manly’s Daly Cherry-Evans. We won't actually know until then, but we have a stab in the meantime …

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Also up for discussion is Nathan Brown's job as head coach of Newcastle. Is it unfair to apply the pressure when Browny doesn't have the cattle of other clubs to work with? Or should his team be starting to show greater signs of improvement by now?

In our regular sections we reveal our Hero and Zero of the week, we visit Belmore Sports Ground in its heyday in Rearview Mirror, and preview the four NRL matches ahead of us this weekend. Rip in!

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