Two brothers charged after a teenager was fatally stabbed in a fight after the 2023 NRL grand final will have to wait longer to learn their fates.
Wesley Dates, 20, and older brother Peter Dates, 22, had been on trial in the NSW Supreme Court after 18-year-old George Woods was killed during a street punch-up on the evening of October 1, 2023.
The jury had been in closed-door discussions since the trial closed on May 21 and were discharged on Friday after failing to reach a verdict.
Earlier in the trial, they heard the brothers had been drinking and watching rugby league with friends at an apartment in Miller in western Sydney.
Mr Woods and his friend Joshua Ratu, 19, then arrived.
Jurors were told Peter Dates and Mr Ratu got into a punch-up on the street, landing a number of blows on each other before Wesley Dates became involved.
Wesley Dates admits fatally stabbing Mr Woods before using the knife to seriously wound Mr Ratu.
However, his lawyer told the jury he had acted in "excessive self-defence".
The 20-year-old pleaded guilty to wounding Mr Ratu with the intention of causing him grievous bodily harm and to the manslaughter of Mr Woods.
Prosecutors rejected this second plea, arguing he should be found guilty of murder.
Peter Dates has pleaded not guilty to wounding a person with the intent of causing grievous bodily harm.
He has been accused of forming an unspoken agreement with his brother to wound Mr Ratu.
The brothers will be arraigned in July when a further trial date may be set.
