Nick Campton

As a Storm back rower, Eli Katoa has a lot to live up to. But given his journey from his village in Tonga to NRL stardom is still just getting started, the young tearaway seems more than up for the challenge.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has shut down talk over his NRL future and declared he wants to repay the Storm after “letting my teammates down” last season.

The Storm survived a Cameron Munster sin-bin and a Roosters comeback to seal a win thanks to a try from Xavier Coates that puts Melbourne on top of the ladder, as Trent Robinson fumed at the referees.

Penrith have made replacing some of the biggest names an art form in recent years but James Fisher-Harris departing for the Warriors may be the one loss their title dynasty cannot sustain.

Between two golden point games, the drama around South Sydney, and a new rule landing firmly in the spotlight, round six in the NRL was another dramatic one. Here’s our Round-Up for this week.

The Dolphins’ personnel problems mount as Anthony Milford’s ban follows Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow’s hamstring injury after the Broncos claim the honours in the battle of Brisbane. The Storm get the points against the Bulldogs.

Adam O’Brien empathises with a booing Newcastle Knights crowd as their team is denied a late chance of victory over the Roosters.

Stefano Utoikamanu’s State of Origin debut didn’t go according to plan but his brief appearance in sky blue is what’s helping drive his explosive start to the season with Wests Tigers.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson hits out at the NRL bunker after his team’s loss to the Bulldogs, while the Knights win a wet one against the Dragons in Newcastle.

After arriving at Wests Tigers with his career at a crossroads, Justin Olam rediscovers his most fearsome football while acting as protector for some of the club’s brightest young stars.