Another underwhelming week in both competitions. No team in either comp is stamping themselves as the outright obvious pick.
Both Melbourne and Geelong have comfortable leads at the head of their respective tables, but I’m not sure either will win a grand final.
The NRL seems to be waiting for Easts to get out of second gear, I can’t see any other teams playing in the last game of the season; and the AFL has a similar feel about West Coast. Collingwood and Richmond should be capable of more, the other teams in the eight not so much.
NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 90/144)
Wests
Canberra
Cronulla
Melbourne
Manly
Penrith
Souths
Easts
Paramatta
AFL (last round 8/9; season tally 100/162)
North Melbourne
Essendon
Greater Western Sydney
Geelong
Richmond
Adelaide
Collingwood
West Coast
Brisbane
