NRL was 50/50. Melbourne looking good.
AFL apparently produced a perfect round of tips for the first time this year. I imagine lots of others got that result as well.

NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 106/160)
Souths
Parramatta
Brisbane
Saint George
Melbourne
Penrith
Canberra
Manly

AFL (last round 9/9; season tally 103/171)
Greater Western Sydney
Sydney
Richmond
Brisbane (never thought I’d be typing that)
Adelaide (possible upset of the round)
West Coast
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Port Adelaide

NRL tips continue to suffer odd hiccups. This week looks straight forward, but who knows?
AFL only made Adelaide’s claim to favouritism dubious.

NRL (last round 5/8; season tally 102/152)
Parramatta
Saint George
Melbourne
New Zealand (don’t know why)
Brisbane
Cronulla
Easts
Penrith

AFL (last round 5/9; season tally 94/162)
Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Collingwood
Fremantle
Saint Kilda
Richmond
Adelaide

NRL tips were let down last round by the Lottoland Eagles.
AFL demonstrate Port Adelaide are pretenders with a great draw. Adelaide are the real deal. Greater Western Sydney desperately need to get their A team on the park. Collingwood are trying to torture us about Nathan Buckley’s future.

NRL (last round 7/8; season tally 97/144)
Penrith
Cronulla
Brisbane
Saint George
Canberra
Easts
Melbourne
Gold Coast

AFL (last round 5/9; season tally 89/153)
Sydney
Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Port Adelaide
Richmond
Geelong
Essendon
Adelaide (now flag favourites)
West Coast

Not much to report on this round or last.
Adelaide and Geelong is an interesting game. Geelong could well win, and that would cement their credentials as contenders. With Adelaide (and the other top teams) it’s still too hard to say they’ve made themselves favourites for the flag.
NRL really only settles into the post Origin phase of the premiership, so now we’ll find out who really is serious. (Besides Melbourne, who are always serious)

NRL (last round 4/6; season tally 90/136)
Brisbane
Easts
Cronulla
Penrith
Melbourne
North Queensland
Manly
Paramatta

AFL (last round 7/9; season tally 84/144)
Adelaide (at home)
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Hawthorn
Greater Western Sydney
West Coast
Carlton

Well, any year Queensland win State Of Origin everything else is just a bonus.
Nothing much else to be said about last weekend’s results, except for Greater Western Sydney’s extraordinary effort in achieving a draw in consecutive games.
That being said both competitions should now be settling into some sort of stability as representative games and byes are over and finals beckon.

NRL (last round 3/4; season tally 86/130)
New Zealand
Canberra
Brisbane
Cronulla
Manly
North Queensland

AFL (last round 6/9; season tally 77/135)
Saint Kilda
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
West Coast

Horror round in the AFL. And I have to pick most of the same teams this week.
NRL looking to get over State of Origin. Heavy toll on players this year, mostly Queenslanders, which impacts on Brisbane, North Queensland and Melbourne. Melbourne are weathering it best.
Hopefully Queensland. Look for Cameron Munster to start at five-eight.

NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 83/126)
Easts
Manly
Melbourne
Canterbury

AFL (last round 2/9; season tally 71/126)
Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney
Essendon
Sydney
Geelong
Richmond
Fremantle
Melbourne
West Coast

Still not a lot of clarity.
AFL looked a little more dependable with only one unexpected result as Adelaide seem to have developed a wobble or two.
The eight as it is now will not be the eight at the end of the season.
NRL has a few teams that were supposed do all right leaving their run until late.
Canberra and Penrith qualify in this regard.
It will be interesting to see how the Broncos hold up over the next three or four rounds.

NRL (last round 4/7; season tally 79/118)
Paramatta
Saint George
Melbourne
Easts
Manly
North Queensland
Newcastle
Penrith

AFL (last round 7/9; season tally 69/117)
Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Collingwood
Fremantle