NRL returns to Thursday night games for the rest of the home and away season.
I’ll be able to watch tonight’s game on our holiday accommodation pay-tv before returning home tomorrow, so, yay!
When was the last time an AFL final eight was decided this far from the end of the season? (provided North Melbourne can win a game or two before the end of the year, which is not a given)
NRL (last round 6/6; season tally 90/138)
North Queensland
Brisbane
Canberra
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Cronulla
Saint George
Manly
AFL (last round 6/9; season tally 99/144)
North Melbourne
Sydney
Gold Coast
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Geelong (should be a cracker)
Essendon (oh dear)
Hawthorn
Greater Western Sydney
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