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Former Group 4 Rugby League referee and The Courier sport journalist Gerard Sutton will referee his seventh NRL Telstra Premiership grand final – and fifth in a row – when the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Penrith Panthers at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Sunday .

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Experienced referee Gerard Sutton will referee the NRL grand final, despite an 'unacceptable' blunder in the semi-final. Find out more here.

The game's highest honour for an official was confirmed on Tuesday with experienced referee Sutton handed the whistle for his fifth-straight NRL grand final, and the seventh of his career. But after a finals series littered with refereeing controversies Sutton will be grateful to simply get through the clash between …

Nine's NRL commentary legends Ray Warren and Phil Gould were baffled by a unique call made by referee Gerard Sutton during Friday night's semi-final clash between Manly Sea Eagles and the Sydney Roosters.

The Storm employed Sutton's elder brother and former boss, ex-referees supremo Bernard Sutton, as a consultant in January. I'm not suggesting for one minute that Gerard has a bias towards the Storm because of their association with his brother – the referee is straight as an arrow.

Referee Gerard Sutton is slammed for "overzealous" officiating in State of Origin Game III after multiple set restarts blighted the first half of the contest.

There was a moment early in the second half where Jarome Luai proved he belonged in the Origin arena – even if it was not to everyone’s liking. It came in the 45th minute when Joe Ofahengaue took out Blues fullback James Tedesco without the ball,

Despite calls for Gerard Sutton to be sacked, the referee will officiate his 18th consecutive State of Origin match on Wednesday.

Referee Gerard Sutton will control his 18th consecutive Origin match despite a time keeping incident which left many fans puzzled after Game 1. Sutton in the series opener called fulltime before the siren at the ground sounded while the Channel Nine broadcast clock showed two seconds remaining as the Blues …