Nothing much to report on this week. Coaching turnovers continue with one each in the AFL and NRL. I think there may be another in the AFL, but I think the NRL may be done. Then again the NRL teams that turned over coaches last year were not really down and out. And Brisbane have …
State of Origin is over for another year. Queensland acquitted themselves well, NSW deserved their favouritism, and I’m somewhat pleased for Mitchell Pierce. For some reason redemption stories appeal to me. There should be some cracking games in the years ahead. Back in regular NRL and AFL things now move toward the finals. I did …
State of Origin is usually a time when leading clubs slip due to representative players not being available. But that doesn’t seem to be as much a factor this year, due to both the general inconsistency of most sides and the fact that the lower teams are pretty woeful. AFL are already in a situation …
I’m not saying anything about State of Origin. Well played, New South Wales. NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 66/108) Souths Saint George Melbourne Manly Newcastle Canberra New Zealand Cronulla AFL (last round 4/6; season tally 71/117) Greater Western Sydney Geelong West Coast Sydney Collingwood Port Adelaide Richmond Brisbane Fremantle
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