So, Richmond made it into September in the AFL and Paramatta are still best placed to finish in the NRL final eight.
Not expecting any upsets in the first round of AFL finals.
NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 108/186)
Souths
Melbourne
Wests
Paramatta
Manly
Newcastle
Canterbury
Penrith
AFL (last round 7/9 – including one tie; season tally 137/198)
Hawthorn
Sydney
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
