There’s something sweet about thinking that the AFL teams relocating to Queensland for the next few months will raise the profile of the game in Queensland.
The players, on the other hand might enjoy no one whatsoever recognising them.
And yeah, the chances of the Grand Final not being played in Melbourne are very remote.
(Draws count as correct)
NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 48/72)
Easts
Melbourne
Wests
Saint George
Newcastle
Paramatta
Cronulla
Penrith
AFL (last round 5/9; season tally 31/53)
Geelong
Essendon
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Richmond
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
West Coast
Saint Kilda