So, Richmond made it into September in the AFL and Paramatta are still best placed to finish in the NRL final eight. Not expecting any upsets in the first round of AFL finals. NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 108/186) Souths Melbourne Wests Paramatta Manly Newcastle Canterbury Penrith AFL (last round 7/9 – including one …

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Thursday night. Too early in the week for tips… West Coast to take the final place in the eight. NRL eight may already be in place. NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 102/176) Souths Brisbane Paramatta Wests Easts (at home) New Zealand Manly North Queensland AFL (last round 9/9 – finally; season tally 130/189) Hawthorn …

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As noted last week, NRL Thursday night games means these are up a day early. I came out on the wrong end of a couple of tight finishes in the NRL last week. A weekend that started out well in the ARL stuttered badly toward the end, without giving any strong indicators about how things …

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