{"id":959781,"date":"2026-11-10T21:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/959781\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:12:12","slug":"nrl-news-2026-the-mole-hottest-rumour-in-the-nrl-could-leave-herbie-farnworth-high-and-dry-the-dolphins-sydney-roosters-contract-talks-nov-1-jack-bostock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/959781\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL News 2026, The Mole: \u2018Hottest rumour\u2019 in the NRL could leave Herbie Farnworth high and dry, The Dolphins Sydney Roosters contract talks, Nov 1, Jack Bostock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They don\u2019t call it the silly season for no reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For months we have been hearing that come November 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/herbie-farnworth-6jaz\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herbie Farnworth<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/the-dolphins-26f4\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins<\/a> to the Roosters would be a done deal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a14272656ec0518e194c0279674c5006344c682e.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Herbie Farnworth of the Dolphins. \u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Now suddenly the hottest rumour going around is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/sydney-roosters\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roosters<\/a> may be changing course, and setting their sights on Farnworth\u2019s Dolphins teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-players-off-contract-jack-bostock-contract-dolphins-australia-kangaroos-world-cup-20261101-p61ade.html\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Bostock instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bostock has had an outstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/rugby-league-world-cup-61g\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a>, playing as well as anyone in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/kangaroos-25vf\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kangaroos<\/a> team.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s well known he wants to come back to Sydney in 2028, with the Dragons favoured to pick up the try scoring ace.<\/p>\n<p>But the Roosters rarely miss a target and if they make Bostock an offer, he may well take it.<\/p>\n<p>The next question \u2013 where will that leave Herbie? Interesting times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trophy tribute being \u2018explored\u2019 after icon\u2019s death<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> is considering a permanent lasting tribute to legendary forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/paul-langmack-death-the-mole-news-tribute-rugby-league-bulldogs-death-rabbitohs-coach-sacked-20261105-p61bq1.html\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Langmack<\/a>, whose death last week rocked the game.<\/p>\n<p>A star at Origin and Test level, the popular forward played over 100 games for both Canterbury and Wests, and the NRL is set to create the Paul Langmack Cup to be contested in future battles between the Bulldogs and Wests Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>This columnist first floated the idea several days ago on social media and thousands and fans voiced their approval.<\/p>\n<p>NRL boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/peter-v-landys-267q\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter V\u2019landys<\/a> \u2013 always one to listen to the game\u2019s true supporters \u2013 will look into the concept over the off season<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great idea and something we will explore,\u201d V\u2019Landys told <a href=\"http:\/\/nine.com.au\/\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nine.com.au<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He will become one of only a handful of players that have trophies named after them, but few would argue with Langmack\u2019s credentials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the best known players in the game in the 1980s and \u201890s, Langmack went on to do a lot of charity and mental health work after retirement.<\/p>\n<p>He suffered a massive heart attack after a gym workout last week and paramedics were unable to revive him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/943060de843abd9b246c10fb8e77835bb5b8a83c.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Australia and Samoa prepare for battle in the World Cup semi-final in Sydney.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Australian and Samoan players observed a minute\u2019s silence before last Sunday night\u2019s World Cup semi-final as a tribute to the three-time premiership winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Titans\u2019 \u2018bargain buy\u2019 from Super League<\/p>\n<p>The Titans have signed a promising utility back from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/super-league-jgl\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Will Brough, aged 20 from Leigh Leopards, will link up with the Titans in the new year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brough comes from good stock. His dad, Danny was a star player 20 years ago and a former Man of Steel winner, the award for the best player in the English game.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster has decided to try his luck in the NRL and has the ability to play centre, halfback and fullback.<\/p>\n<p>He is also a more than reliable goal kicker and could prove a bargain buy for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/gold-coast-titans\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cleary family sees another sports talent rise<\/p>\n<p>Another Cleary is set to make his name in the world of sports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/person\/nathan-cleary-1ns0\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan<\/a> and Jett\u2019s cousin Lennox, just 17, won the A grade club championship at Long Reef golf course last weekend, beating many players double his age and more.<\/p>\n<p>Lennox has just finished high school and is a chance of getting a golf scholarship in the USA at a big college. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/3a7f3e2eac18d7d1471d0dd785cabe45e590137811ee19b3412a8df37c57a902.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Lennox Cleary.\u00a0Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The youngster has a handicap of +1.5 and is said to have as sweet a swing as you will ever see. <\/p>\n<p>Talk about a talented family\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They don\u2019t call it the silly season for no reason.\u00a0 For months we have been hearing that come&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-959781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}