Well, it’s down to the business end of things. Two teams from each competition will finish up this weekend, while two from each will get a massive boost in their chances by winning. Melbourne and Adelaide are favourites, though Sydney and Easts (though I haven’t picked them) are credible threats. NRL (last round 6/8; season …
AFL are having a week off because some teams were getting in the habit of resting players in the final round a couple of years ago. Not that it actually helped those teams win grand finals. Melbourne found a novel way to miss the finals after being in the eight for sixteen of the twenty-three …
It’s the traditional time of year where coaches get unceremoniously dumped, rather than the early round nonsense. It’s also the time of year where a few upset results turn up as players and teams that have barely performed all year find the incentive of a contract for next year produces something closer to the form …
As the last few weeks of both home and away fixtures wind down there doesn’t seem to be very much drama in either code. Outside of the top five teams in the AFL and the top four in the NRL both everyone else seems to be making up the numbers, whether they make it or …
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