The AFL are kicking off on Thursday this week.
Last week provided a couple of upsets, but wins for Brisbane and Port Adelaide are always welcome.
In the NRL, Easts demonstrated that they have a squad to be reckoned with this year.
With both competitions having completed the same number of games as of last weekend, the difference in correct predictions below gives some insight into the volatility of the NRL.
NRL (last round 3/4; season tally 73/111)
A short round due to State Of Origin 2 last Wednesday night. (And what a splendid result that was.)
Souths
Melbourne
Penrith (at home, a raffle otherwise)
Gold Coast
New Zealand
North Queensland
Easts
AFL (last round 4/6; season tally 85/111)
Celebrating a return to a full round with games spread over four days.
Essendon
Sydney
Adelaide (Gold Coast’s form has been better)
Collingwood
Geelong (Expect humiliated Cats to make a point)
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Richmond