Roosters playmaker Todd Carney is the focus of Penrith's game plan for tomorrow's sudden-death NRL semifinal.

The West Tigers have beaten the Canberra Raiders 26-24 in their NRL semifinal at Canberra Stadium.

Canberra have fired a short message to the Wests Tigers camp ahead of tonight's NRL semifinal.

Johnathan Thurston's girlfriend has described his antics, which saw him charged with public nuisance, as "boys being boys".

New Zealand Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei says consistency was the key to his prolific year with the club.

Kevin Walters would not bet against Wayne Bennett ending the pain of long-suffering St George Illawarra fans next month.

Manu Vatuvei has won the Warriors player of the year award at the club's end of season function in Auckland.

The Parramatta Eels would have no problem with rugby and league dual international Timana Tahu playing for New Zealand Maori.

Brent Tate went from texting his teammates about next week's match, to arranging to meet them for end-of-season drinks.

The New Zealand Warriors' season is over after the Raiders upset the Penrith Panthers last night.

The Warriors qualified for the NRL playoffs for the sixth time. Michael Burgess looks back at their previous quests for a first title.

The New Zealand Warriors fell to a 28-16 defeat to bogey team Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park.