Nick Campton joined the ABC in 2021 after a stint with Sydney's The Daily Telegraph.
When he isn't writing about rugby league, MMA and boxing, he enjoys talking about the Canberra Raiders in a slightly too loud voice.
He hails from Camden and is based in Sydney.
After a rugby league lifetime in maroon and white, Daly Cherry-Evans pulled on his new colours for the first time, and the veteran's move to the Sydney Roosters was a look into an uncanny valley beyond.
New Zealand stopped Samoa from making history in the Pacific Championship final but the match was a tantalising reminder of what's possible for rugby league in the days to come.
The passion of the Pacific shines through in Samoa's rugby league team, and the pride the people have is evident on the island.
The Kangaroos have secured a 3-0 Ashes victory with Harry Grant leading the way in a big win over England at Headingley.
Australia have won a tough physical battle in Liverpool to claim the second Test against England and ensure they will retain the Ashes.
New Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters was part of an era where the green and gold jersey was the highest honour rugby league could offer and ahead of the return of the Ashes it's a legacy he's desperate to pass down to his players.
Defeat in the 2015 decider was so scarring, Hunt eventually felt the need to move away from the club he loves. Ten years later and back in his home colours, he's a 350-game, premiership-winning NRL player.
The Brisbane Broncos are flash and have never made apologies for it but, with their premiership win, they've proven they also have the true steel of champions.
Brisbane and the Roosters played one of the greatest games in NRLW history, but the controversial winning try to Mele Hufanga shapes as a football mystery that might never be solved.
Not many players can be like Cameron Munster and Reece Walsh except for one another, and that's why they hold the fate of the 2025 NRL grand final in their hands.
Roosters fullback James Tedesco held off the challenge of players over a decade his junior to defy time and claim his second Dally M player of the year award.
The Roosters and Broncos have both dominated the NRLW, but the winners this weekend can legitimately stamp themselves as the pre-eminent club in the competition.
Only three men have steered Brisbane to a premiership, and Shane Perry is the only one who has done it while working a full-time job and playing without a contract.
Neither Melbourne nor Brisbane is approaching perfection ahead of their grand final showdown, but with what they've been through, neither team would want to.
The Broncos have been almost untouchable through the 2025 NRLW season but the club's poor finals record in recent years means they can not afford to get ahead of themselves leading into this week's preliminary final.
Ten years to the day since his first moment in the spotlight, Nicho Hynes returns to AAMI Park for the most important game of his NRL career.
On Sunday, the Broncos and Panthers will face off in the finals for the first time since the 2023 grand final, but the memory of that night still hangs over both sides.
Canterbury is a team built in Penrith's image, but the Panthers served Canterbury a stark reminder that there can be only one.
Isabelle Kelly was meant to rest up for a few weeks after suffering an oral fracture that nearly cost her several teeth but the Roosters skipper missed just one match and has now returned to lead the club's premiership charge.
Brisbane and Canberra went to the great beyond in their golden point finals match and it was Reece Walsh who led the Broncos to the promised land.
Jamal Fogarty scores a try in Golden Point to send the Raiders to a preliminary final only for it to be disallowed before Ben Hunt delivers a dagger field goal.
Jamal Fogarty has spent a rugby league lifetime waiting to play on a team like the Raiders. Now with the NRL finals approaching, he's ready for his close-up.
James Fisher-Harris did more than most to help build Penrith's premiership dynasty, but if the Panthers are to continue their run, they'll have to take down the fearsome prop in Saturday's sudden-death final.
Heamasi Makasini will become one of select group of players to debut in the NRL while still at high school, but what's it actually like when a boyhood rugby league fantasy comes to life?
Canterbury have already changed up their attack with the addition of Lachlan Galvin and the benching of Reed Mahoney and now the Bulldogs are undergoing another tweak on the eve of the finals involving captain Stephen Crichton.