MELBOURNE Storm officials are not resigned to losing halfback Cooper Cronk to another NRL club.

GIVE it to Cooper Cronk now. There is no one better to fill out the Queensland No.7 jumper.

THE Melbourne Rebels don't want Storm halfback Cooper Cronk, they just want to play like him.

NORTH Queensland hooker Aaron Payne has been called into the NRL All Stars squad as a replacement for the injured Cameron Smith.

PARRAMATTA will not punish Esi Tonga for his "no show" at a Queensland State of Origin camp.

CLUB captains Cameron Smith and Ben Hornby have been ruled out of the NRL All Stars team with injury.

EXCLUSIVE: THE asking price to lure Cooper Cronk away from Melbourne has been set at $850,000 a season by his management team.

PAUL Gallen was the most popular pick, while Wayne Bennett sprung two surprises with his coach's pick in naming the NRL All Stars side. Team

REIGNING premiers Manly face the possibility of being torn apart at the end of this year.

STORM captain Cameron Smith says the club's young players have to step up this season for the club to remain a power.

STORM captain Cameron Smith says the club's young players have to step up this season for the club to remain a power.

TERRY Campese's hopes of resurrecting his NSW Origin career received a huge boost yesterday when he was named in the emerging Blues squad.

AFTER one-day back at training, following surgery for a shattered collarbone, Billy Slater said he was "in no doubt" for Round 1.

PHIL ROTHFIELD delivers his fearless predictions on what to expect in the 2012 NRL season.

GLOBETROTTER Ryan Hoffman is thrilled to be back in the NRL with his Melbourne Storm mates.

STORM captain Cameron Smith, himself in line for the Australian captaincy, says Sharks leader Paul Gallen would be a good fit for the role.

DARREN Lockyer has anointed Cameron Smith the next Aussie skipper as the veteran prepares for his final Test in the Four Nations final.

THERE is hope the NRL commission could be in place before Christmas after the clubs agreed a much-reduced financial package.

AT long last, rugby league's march towards independence is almost over after the 16 NRL clubs agreed to sign club licences with the new ARL Commission.

CAMERON Smith says Australia is good enough to overcome the loss of international player of the year Billy Slater and win the Four Nations.