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Injured Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett says criticism surrounding his ongoing absence from the team is misinformed and inaccurate. Ablett, whose season has been restricted by a serious shoulder injury …

Representative rugby league star Luke Lewis believes his code is so perfect for television consumption it may be contributing to its downfall in the escalating battle for live crowd support …

Melbourne have been consistent in their past 10 AFL clashes with Collingwood, but not in the way Nathan Jones would like. The Demons haven’t defeated the Magpies since posting a …

Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett admits there have been “inconsistencies” in how off-field standards have been enforced at the Suns and that changes need to be made. The AFL club’s …

St George Illawarra captain Ben Creagh says he has no retirement plans after agreeing to a one-year NRL contract extension. The deal will keep the 30-year-old at his junior club …

Injury-prone Port Adelaide midfielder Hamish Hartlett has revealed he never thought he’d play 100 AFL games. Hartlett, who reaches his milestone match against Western Bulldogs on Saturday, feared injuries would …

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says he’d walk out on media again if his concerns about NRL refereeing aren’t addressed. Stuart on Wednesday defended his decision to abandon a press conference …

Dom Shipperley says he’s a better player than when he last played for the Wallabies and he’s hoping for a chance to prove that. The Melbourne Rebels’ flyer played three …

It’s likely to be the last example of such a backflip, after the protracted and very public negotiations prompted the NRL to announce plans on Tuesday to scrap the round …

His three-week AFL ban coincided with two losses that have unsettled the Hawks’ flag defence but Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge isn’t about to change the way he plays. Hodge was …

Daly Cherry-Evans says he has agreed to play the rest of his NRL career at Manly after backflipping on his multi-million dollar deal with Gold Coast. Manly CEO Joe Kelly …

Tamworth will host next year’s NSW City v Country rugby league match. NSWRL chief executive David Trodden on Tuesday announced Tamworth’s Scully Park as the venue for the annual representative …

Daly Cherry-Evans says he has agreed to play the rest of his NRL career at Manly after backflipping on his multi-million dollar deal with Gold Coast. Manly CEO Joe Kelly …

NRL ladders leaders St George Illawarra are being given short shrift by punters and bookies and the Dragons say that’s understandable. Heading into the regular season halfway point this weekend, …

Police have cleared Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson of any wrongdoing in his clash with a drunken AFL fan in Adelaide. Clarkson clashed with a fan while walking back to his …

Gold Coast’s AFL season of woe continues with star players Charlie Dixon and Jack Martin dropped for drinking the night before the Suns’ loss to Hawthorn. Key forward Dixon will …

A much-needed break from rugby league has Greg Inglis primed and fully fit ahead of the Rabbitohs’ NRL clash with the Warriors in Perth on Saturday. Inglis was unable to …

North Queensland have confirmed they have re-signed coach Paul Green for another three NRL seasons. In just his second year as an NRL head coach, Green has steered the Cowboys …