Both competitions seem to have settled on their top sixes with positions seven and eight open to four or five teams. The next couple of weeks will see the situation narrow to position eight with about three teams vying to make up the numbers in the first week of the finals.
There’s a game of Rugby League on next Wednesday night if enough players stay healthy (either uninjured or COVID compliant).
A week or two ago the idea that a NSW second team could defeat QLD. That scenario is getting a bit of a trial run.
(Draws count as correct)
NRL (last round 5/8; season tally 86/124)
Manly
Souths
Easts
Cronulla
AFL (last round 6/9; season tally 85/135)
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Fremantle
Geelong
Brisbane
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Richmond
West Coast