Cinderella stories or continuing dominance. That’s the story of two grand finals. Both Melbourne and Sydney have been there or there abouts in final calculations for the last decade, while Cronulla and Western Bulldogs have generations of fans who have never known premiership success. Sport loves sentiment and romance, but realism dictates that the better …
So, all the results last weekend went to plan, even though that meant the Broncos got the rough end of the pineapple again. Most interest this weekend in whether the Western Bulldogs can take a step forward to being their own Cinderella story. NRL (last round 2/2; season tally 129/200) North Queensland Melbourne AFL (last …
Okay. AFL provided two upsets, though the Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney are anything but fluke winners. So much so that I think Hawthorn are in trouble. NRL only provided one real result against form with Canberra putting in their worst performance for some time. North Queensland and Canberra at home both deserve favouritism, …
The first week of finals brings four solid favourites in the AFL games and the NRL games promising at least an upset or two. Watch the AFL explode if GWS beat Sydney by any sort of margin, though. NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 125/194) Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Canterbury AFL (last round 6/9; season tally …
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