I’m not sure how Melbourne is going to cope with having none of their teams based in their state.
I’m not sure how the Melbourne based teams are going to cope with not being based at their homes.
Watching how the New Zealand rugby league team is handling being away from their families in the context of the challenge of the particular work they do is saddening.
The longer it goes on it seems like this is the contractual obligation season.
I expect with finals thinks will seem real enough. I guess?
(Draws count as correct)
NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 36/56)
Easts
Canberra
Paramatta
Cronulla
Brisbane
Penrith
Newcastle
Souths
AFL (last round 5/8; season tally 19/35)
Saint Kilda
Collingwood
West Coast
Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
Adelaide
Sydney
Richmond
Greater Western Sydney