Australian rules football players and officials have appealed for crowds to stop the relentless, racially-motivated booing and taunting of Adam Goodes, an Aboriginal footballer.

Some of Manly's biggest names have savaged the decision to sack Geoff Toovey as the club's coach for the 2016 NRL season.

New Zealand Warriors coach Andrew McFadden has turned to the versatile Tuimoala Lolohea, who will join Chad Townsend in a new halves combination.

Melbourne could be without influential front-rower Jesse Bromwich for the rest of the NRL season as he faces a lengthy ban for biting.

Cronulla forwards Andrew and David Fifita have been banned from Penrith junior rugby league matches for 12 months.

Melbourne Storm responded to the Napier crowd's haka with one of their own.

Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson had sent a message to fans from his hospital bed after suffering a fractured leg and dislocated ankle yesterday.

The Warriors' season isn't over yet but it suddenly feels like a long, long way to finals football.

Shaun Johnson's season is over after suffering a broken ankle in the Warriors' loss to Manly.

Simon Mannering has declared the Warriors' season starts now as they look to bounce back from their Roosters hiding.

Manly's torrid NRL campaign has gone from bad to worse this week but Bodene Thompson knows they cannot be taken lightly.