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Gold Coast hooker Nathan Peats has implored his teammates to ignore the uncertainty surrounding coach Garth Brennan’s future and focus on their own questionable attitudes. Brennan is the subject of …

NRL boss Graham Annesley will meet with the game’s referees on Monday afternoon to address a concerning spike in officiating errors. Annesley admitted at least four costly mistakes were made …

West Coast ruckman Tom Hickey says he needs to prove himself as a reliable forward if he is to achieve his long-standing dream of playing finals football. Hickey has never …

Newcastle back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon is facing at least a month on the sidelines after dislocating his elbow in Saturday’s NRL defeat to the Warriors. The Knights confirmed on Tuesday that …

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says the organisation is doing all it can to manage and prevent concussion with the looming threat of legal action by former players. Two law …

ROUND 17 OF THE AFL SEASON COULD SHAPE THE FINALS * WEST COAST (2nd, 44 points) v COLLINGWOOD (3rd, 40pts), Optus Stadium, Friday 8.10pm AEST Talk about an eight-point game. …

Every Adelaide player’s head is on the proverbial chopping block after an “embarrassing” loss to AFL rivals Port Adelaide, co-captain Taylor Walker says. Walker promises a brutal review of Adelaide’s …

Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans has finally come clean about his fitness before the State of Origin decider in Sydney, after admitting to “little white lies” in the past. And NSW …

NSW coach Brad Fittler wants the referees to be vigilant for any more late shots from chastened, desperate Queensland in Wednesday’s State of Origin series decider. Fittler was seething over …

NRL boss Todd Greenberg says he can’t “sugar-coat” the recent spate of bunker blunders and that his team of video officials simply need to be better. The Warriors were denied …

A “filthy” Canberra hit the road this week determined to get their drought-breaking NRL premiership march back on track with victory over St George Illawarra in Wollongong. The Raiders surrendered …

Having finally returned to form with a bag of six goals, Melbourne forward Tom McDonald’s AFL season is almost certainly over. Scans have confirmed McDonald tore the meniscus in his …

Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe says it’s important the player group doesn’t fracture in the wake of the embarrassing 91-point AFL loss to West Coast. The Dockers scored a wayward 2.19 …

Cameron Smith is contemplating extending his record-setting NRL career beyond his current contract, saying he has no plans to retire. The 36-year-old Melbourne Storm captain becomes the first NRL player …

Former world No.1 Andy Murray has been buoyed by his return to tennis after career-saving hip surgery and is confident he can retake his place among the men’s elite. The …

Queensland skipper Daly Cherry-Evans says Matt Gillett won’t find out if he is playing in the State of Origin series decider in Sydney until the captain’s run on Tuesday. Back-rower …

Trainer Tony Gollan will resist the temptation to chase a bonus with Rockhampton Cup winner Silvera and bring the gelding back to Brisbane for a stakes race. Gollan had a …

The inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle in Sydney is on trainer Mike Moroney’s radar with promising import Buffalo River, who remains unbeaten from three Australian starts. After convincing wins at …