Well, those were interesting rounds of football. (Draws count as correct) NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 13/24) Penrith Melbourne Brisbane North Queensland Souths New Zealand Canberra Cronulla (Draws count as correct) AFL (last round 6/9; season tally 6/9) Geelong Brisbane Collingwood Richmond Footscray Fremantle Sydney Essendon Greater Western Sydney
The glorious uncertainty (inconsistency) of NRL arrived early this year. Welcome to AFL where things are usually far more consistent. It seems incongruous that the AFL has more processes in place that seek to equalise their competition, but it has a distinct top and bottom teams. The NRL gets by with a salary cap (and …
Two upsets. Penrith losing was understandable. Brisbane aren’t terrible, they just played terribly at the end of last season. The Dolphins demonstrated that a team with no stars can win if the players are all workers. And Easts don’t seem to want to start seasons strongly. It leaves things a bit up in the air …
The first weekend after Summer ends and the Rugby League season starts. One extra team. Considerable player movement. The question mark over continued success for Penrith is based on player loss and that history is against three premierships in a row. But the depth of the current Penrith club is also fairly unprecedented. And their …
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