This is late. I won’t be seeing a lot of footy over the weekend. NRL (last round 5/7; season tally 59/101) Brisbane Souths New Zealand Parramatta Melbourne Penrith Canterbury North Queensland AFL (last round 7/9; season tally 70/99) Hawthorn Western Bulldogs North Melbourne (let’s roll the dice) West Coast (at home) Carlton (without conviction, they’re …

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Any Queensland State of Origin win can remove any amount of disappointment about a weekend’s tipping results. That said, two out of four for NRL and six out of nine for AFL represents an average weekend’s work. Anyway, let’s see how this lot works out. NRL (last round 2/4; season tally 54/94) Canberra Brisbane North …

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NRL begins short rounds to allow for State of Origin. I still continue to be amazed that ten of the sixteen teams currently have more losses than wins. If North Melbourne did happen to beat Sydney tonight the AFL will go ballistic. NRL (last round 5/8; season tally 52/90) Brisbane Saint George Canterbury Parramatta AFL …

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Last weed in the NRL I seemed to be on the wrong side of three close results and East’s inexplicable amnesia about playing rugby league. Similarly, two close results and one thrashing made for an average AFL round of tips as well. NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 47/81) Souths Brisbane Wests New Zealand Cronulla …

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