NRL

Forget Canberra's NRL heroics of the past six weeks.

Halfback Sam Williams said they blew it all with one miserable outing to ANZ Stadium.

Furious North Queensland coach Neil Henry has accused NRL referees of not being up to the standard the competition deserves after his side went down 22-12 to premiers Manly in Friday's semifinal

Canberra's decision to target Cronulla's two superstars worked a treat as the Raiders battered the Sharks into submission in advancing to an NRL semi-final against South Sydney on Saturday night.

If there was any doubt 2012 has been Canterbury's year, it was emphatically removed at the Dally M awards.

Canberra have come home with a wet sail to down the Warriors 42-22 in Auckland and go into the NRL playoffs with their winning form intact.

Canterbury secured their first NRL minor premiership since 1994 and set up an opening week finals grudge match against Manly after crushing Sydney Roosters 42-10 on the back of yet more Ben Barba

The brilliance of five-eighth Kieran Foran helped secure a crucial top-four spot for Manly as they posted a hard-fought 24-16 NRL victory against Gold Coast at Skilled Park on Saturday night.

Greg Inglis inspired South Sydney with the try-saving play of the season as the Rabbitohs secured an all-important top four NRL berth with an 18-6 victory over Newcastle at Hunter Stadium on Frid

Melbourne centre Will Chambers scored in the final minute to snatch a 20-18 win from the jaws of the Sharks in their NRL clash at AAMI Park.