The glorious uncertainty (inconsistency) of NRL arrived early this year.
Welcome to AFL where things are usually far more consistent.
It seems incongruous that the AFL has more processes in place that seek to equalise their competition, but it has a distinct top and bottom teams.
The NRL gets by with a salary cap (and East’s salary sombrero) and routinely has a closer competition.
While it’s conceivable that before the season started some would have imagined the Dolphins would be favourite in their round three clash with Newcastle, surely no-one thought that they’d have victories from both their previous games as well.
(Draws count as correct)
NRL (last round 3/8; season tally 9/16)
Parramatta
Dolphins
Easts
Melbourne
North Queensland
Brisbane
Canterbury
Cronulla
(Draws count as correct)
AFL (last round 0/9; season tally 0/9)
Carlton
Geelong
North Melbourne
Brisbane
Melbourne
Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Essendon
Fremantle
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