2017

Your NRL club's young gun to watch in 2017

BRISBANE - JAI ARROW: Former Australian schoolboy representative who only averaged 23 minutes in the 12 matches of his rookie year, but will likely to take on a more senior role following the retirement of Corey Parker.

CANBERRA - CLAY PRIEST: Went from Sydney labourer to one of the real finds for the Raiders in attack during the second half of 2016 before injury cut short his finals hopes.

Top 10 big responsibilities for 2017

10. Scott Bolton (Cowboys)

2017 Maroons jersey revealed

A host of current and former Queensland players came together on the Gold Coast for the shoot, which centres around a game of touch footy on the beach.

Queensland Maroons coach Kevin Walters is given the task of refereeing the encounter as Johnathan Thurston, Sam Thaiday, Corey Oates and Josh McGuire don the new jersey in their battle against Trevor Gillmeister, Brent Tate, Petero Civoniceva and Steve Walters.

QRL Managing Director Robert Moore said the video is a novel way to launch the new playing strip.

Who's off-contract after 2017 NRL season

Darius Boyd: Arguably the best fullback in the NRL, Boyd's career-best season for Brisbane allowed him to keep the No.1 jerseys in the Queensland and Australian teams.

2017 Mini Games in Vanuatu on track following govt assurances

Two weeks ago, VASANOC said it would ask the Council to withdraw the 2017 Games from Vanuatu if urgent action by the Government was not taken to release promised funding.

According to RNZI, the President of the Pacific Games Council, Vidhya Lakhan, said all parties are now on the same page.