Brisbane star admits it’s been a ‘s— year’ for him

“When you’re an older player, and you’ve been here long enough, you know what needs to happen,” Oates said.

“I’ll see what comes in the next few weeks. Hopefully things can get sorted, but I’m just happy to be playing footy again. It’s been a s— year for me.

“I think I’ve made it pretty obvious in my career…