One AFL game and three NRL games to go. To win the AFL grand final Richmond need to keep a winning streak going that stretches back to the last week of June. That’s a long time in football. A very long time. GWS should be pretty fearless, but backing up after last week’s effort will …

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IN AFL, things are still falling out for a Richmond-Collingwood Grand Final. Which I have no interest in. As a last resort I’ve tipped them both. In AFL Brisbane were so close last week, but I think that the result for their season is beyond where everyone would have pegged them this year. Now to …

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Not a great weekend for tips in the first weekend of AFL finals. The trend is to overlook the form of the teams that lost the major finals and overestimate the form of the winners of the elimination finals. I’m resisting that and expect the teams that came first and second in the home and …

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Finals begin this weekend in the AFL. I’m tipping Brisbane, without conviction. I do expect them to make one of the preliminary finals, though. The NRL season finally grinds to a halt this weekend. Eighth spot is up for grabs. It’s a bit hard to know whether watching Paul Gallen or Robbie Farrah get a …

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