NRL has the week off and the Australia / New Zealand test match takes place. (For AFL followers, that’s where the national team plays a team from another nation.) Last week was nothing stellar result wise. Australia are favourites for the test, but the NZ side looks very, very good. If they play to their …

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I’m posting on Friday this week because there were no Thursday games with both competitions stretching their rounds to include ANZAC Day next Tuesday. NRL was nearly perfect last week. Penrith. What was I thinking? AFL was more scrappy with Melbourne and Collingwood very disappointing. (What’s new?) NRL (last round 7/8; season tally 36/56) Canberra …

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Good Friday football starts in the AFL this year, joining the NRL’s long-term usage of the day. It’s not really a problem for me. Good Friday is a holy day of choice for Christians, so what everyone does on that date is up to them. Both competitions are struggling to produce formlines. And the current …

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