Originally Posted by
Nugget_Oz
The preseason would've started in both the AFL and NRL but as is often the case these days those games are played at lesser venues outside of the city. For instance, the JLT community shield has a game out in Blacktown on the 6th I think.
I don't know about the AFL, but the NRL would have started and finished by then, and there are no mid-week pre-season games, iirc.