Okay. AFL provided two upsets, though the Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney are anything but fluke winners. So much so that I think Hawthorn are in trouble. NRL only provided one real result against form with Canberra putting in their worst performance for some time. North Queensland and Canberra at home both deserve favouritism, …

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The first week of finals brings four solid favourites in the AFL games and the NRL games promising at least an upset or two. Watch the AFL explode if GWS beat Sydney by any sort of margin, though. NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 125/194) Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Canterbury AFL (last round 6/9; season tally …

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NRL’s home and away season concludes this weekend, while the AFL has a weekend off. It was unusual for the AFL to have the same teams in their top eight for what seemed like at least two-thirds of the season, maybe longer. I’m still expecting Gold Coast to fill the last place in the eight, …

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The final home and away round of AFL for 2016, along with the penultimate NRL round. The top eights of both comps seem settled, though there are many permutations of places in the AFL with results and percentages all important. For all my bleating about the NRL, all the teams currently in the top eight …

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