Here we are. Another season of both football codes comes to an end. The NRL has proved itself to be a very even competition, though the inconsistency of teams is perplexing. The AFL has proved itself to have a small group of highly competitive teams, another small group of less reliably competitive teams, and a …

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As far as the AFL are concerned their grand final is on tonight, (sorry Melbourne). As far as the NRL are concerned their grand final might be on tomorrow night, as least as far as having two teams who represent the spiritual heart of the code playing are concerned. The only difference is that with …

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So, we’ve arrived at the business end of the season. More or less six of the eight NRL sides and maybe three of the AFL sides have realistic chances of winning. Other sides may get an upset but won’t sustain the two or three wins needed to be overall winners. The AFL got underway yesterday …

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