Weekend Minor Local Codes Wrap

In the midst of the soccer rise and fall, you would be forgiven for thinking that the AFL only had two games played last weekend, and the NRL was a bit uneventful (or I think that sometimes anyway).

But this week's Macarthur Chronicle (that's right my friends) should put you straight...

Unfortunately, I wasn't paying much attention, but...
Rugby League games saw the top 8 pitted against other top 8 teams.
As much as it hurts me to say it, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cronulla look the goods, as does Canterbury.
Wests have to fight the season out without Benji, and despite thumping the Broncos, the Rabbits have returned to their rightful place as whipping boys.

In the AFL, it was pretty much a non-event.
Sydney lost a game they probably once again deserved to lose (what is with that), while the Kangaroos showed why Carlton deserve to lose regularly with a last gasp resuscitation.

With the world cup diving competition heating up, it is worth remembering that long after the Australian public stops debating dubious refereeing non-decisions (like that handball) and decisions (like the swan-dive), while ignoring other dubious overreactions (like that red card), we can be sure that somewhere sometime, these miniscule sports with no presence globally may once again recapture the public's imagination, maybe around August and September anyway.