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NINE NEWS SIGNS DIONNE STANLEY AS THEIR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
[03/05/25] • Reports emerge this morning that Nine News Brisbane have found a new face to fill the sports slot. Following her brief stint as the Brisbane Broncos social media manager—which sources claim was only offered to her as a favour for her well-connected boyfriend, Patrick Carrigan—the former controversial gossip blogger, Dionne Stanley has signed on with the station. Insiders claim. . . (subscribe to read more!)

A DETAIL YOU MAY HAVE MISSED IN THIS PICTURE OF BRISBANE'S POWER COUPLE
[21/10/25] • One month since the Brisbane Broncos successfully brought a premiership home after an almost twenty year trophy drought, new pictures emerge of the players celebrations. Particularly in this leaked picture of Patrick Carrigan and long-term girlfriend, Dionne Stanley. It has people wondering: is Stanley pregnant or. . . (subscribe to read more!)

PATRICK CARRIGAN CLAIMS HE'S READY TO START A FAMILY
[17/11/25] • Origin star Patrick Carrigan sat down with Nova FM personalities this morning, opening up about his personal life. The newly appointed Broncos captain revealed that he'd like to start a family in the near future, having just purchased a home and dog with his long term girlfriend, Dionne Stanley (whom he avoided mentioning by name in the interview). This emerges days after rumours circulated the pair had broken. . . (subscribe to read more!)

DIONNE STANLEY SPOTTED PARTYING IN VEGAS ALONGSIDE MALE COLLEAGUES
[03/02/26] • Dionne Stanley, Nine News correspondent and long-term girlfriend of Broncos captain Patrick Carrigan, is no stranger to partying in the city of sins. A reliable source shares that's where she first connected with Carrigan. However, eyebrows were raised when pictures emerged of the reporter partying in a Vegas club after representing the news station at the third annual NRL in Vegas exhibition game. The question is raised, are her and Carrigan still. . . (subscribe to read more!)

PATRICK CARRIGAN CLEARS UP THE RUMOURS WITH INSTAGRAM POST
[11/02/26] • Speculation on whether Brisbane's favourite power couple had called it quits were finally put to bed this Saturday. Patrick Carrigan, newly appointed captain of the Brisbane Broncos in the wake of Adam Reynalds retirement, uploaded a series of photos to his Instagram feed this evening. The photo dump contained numerous pictures of Dionne Stanley, a Nine News reporter, confirming that the pair had not split. This fact doesn't stop people online from speculating that. . . (subscribe to read more!)

KANGAROOS CAPTAIN PROPOSES TO REPORTER GIRLFRIEND AFTER WORLD CUP
[27/12/27] • The accolades of Patrick Carrigan only continue to grow more vast. From winning back to back premierships with the Brisbane Broncos as captain to leading Queensland into another State of Origin dynasty, there isn't much the twenty-nine-year-old can't do. Caught up in the adrenaline of winning a World Cup, Carrigan popped the question in front of a packed out stadium. . . (subscribe to read more!)

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🌸 karla yaps (for the final time) !  

you know, i never expected myself to finish double trouble let alone two nrl themed books so this is honestly a monumental achievement for me. & i thank each & every one of you for giving me the motivation to write as much as i have for this story. if it wasn't for you guys looking past my spelling errors & inconsistent uploading schedule, i would've abandoned this book by now. the little nrl community we've built on this app is one of the sweetest, most supportive fandoms i've ever been apart of (& i tear up every-time someone calls me the leader of it lol).

i hope this epilogue wasn't underwhelming, i was honestly stumped on how i wanted to format it in a way that stayed true to dionne & patty's story. so, take a series of bitter articles written by the person who timothee hired to replace dionne (if that wasn't obvious lol) & a photo dump i overthought like crazy. if you have any questions about them, feel free to ask !!

trust this is not the end of me writing my silly little stories about hot rugby league players & keep an eye out for new stories i'll be telling later down the line!! thanks for being along for the ride & if you wanna keep up with me & my other works, feel free to shoot a follow my way <33

p.s. there may be bonus chapters of both my current nrl fics hiding in the drafts, depending if we hit some milestones ;)