Warm spring temperatures are forecast this weekend for both the AFL and NRL grand finals in Melbourne and Sydney, with the forecast expected to register among the top five warmest AFL grand finals ever and the NRL could see its warmest on record. Â
Penrith have claimed back-to-back NRL premierships with a 28-12 defeat of Parramatta that cements their status as one of the most dominant sides of the NRL era.
Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is edging toward the 30 million jab mark with more than four million vaccinations administered in the past fortnight alone.
The NRL's great grand final coaching bust up has turned into an all-out love-in with Ivan Cleary and Wayne Bennett declaring they've moved on from their war of words.
