Penrith are expected Grand Finalists. Parramatta are like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. But there they are. I remain tipping Penrith to win, which is a shame. Because if Parramatta win no one will begrudge them the achievement or the fairy-tale of winning after so long, and with …
Team sport Grand Final winning sides have so many stories. Players near the end of careers, others with many more seasons ahead. Those who are not able to play on the day through injury or selection. Others included though not first team regulars. There stories are replicated on the losing side, especially when tinged with …
I didn’t see Geelong and Sydney as Grandfinalists early on. It doesn’t seem surprising. They are the two best run clubs in the competition. So it’s not expected that Geelong would win the grand final, but there it is. They will. In the NRL it will be interesting to see if the two teams who …
The penultimate round of AFL. Remarkably to me, due to the way the AFL conducts its season both Geelong and Sydney have played one game each since August 20 and 21 respectively. That seems to be a huge advantage. Along with hosting their games to teams that will have to travel, and accordingly having much …
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