NRL General Discussion Thread

[ningnangnong]

Ha, 'two clubs in Brisbane', very coy Dobbo.

A certain agitator... for privacy's sake, let's call her Lisa S. No, that's too obvious. Uh, let's say L. Simpson...

 

[Foordy]

This does not sound good.

furious CEO's doesn't necessarily mean the draw is bad from a toughness factor.

it could be that we've drawn poor timeslots for our home games or teams that don't typically pull in the big crowds

 

[Fozz]

We'll still get NSW yobs whining about our easy draw.

 

[Browny]

Townsville, NZ and Melbourne three weeks in a row

 

[Browny]

Townsville, NZ and Melbourne three weeks in a row

It’s a wild arse guess but wouldn’t surprise.

Or something like Penrith, Storm, Cowboys, Warriors, Penrith, Storm

 

[BroncsFan]

Townsville, NZ and Melbourne three weeks in a row

Must be happening around origin... that's when we get lined up to play the kiwis

 

[Allo]

We'll still get NSW yobs whining about our easy draw.

Already happening with people whinging about Magic Round and that we play Manly away at Suncorp

It's almost like it's been happening for at least a decade and was the genesis of Magic Round for the NRL

 

[BroncsFan]

New ANZAC day fixtures being rumoured

Rorters vs Dragons
Storm vs Souths
Warriors vs Titans

Soooo more pandering to Sydney teams and Titans getting an Anzac Day gig out of nowhere

 

[BroncsFan]

Already happening with people whinging about Magic Round and that we play Manly away at Suncorp

It's almost like it's been happening for at least a decade and was the genesis of Magic Round for the NRL

Manly were bringing home games to Suncorp several years before Magic Round even started.

Sydney fans too stupid to realise the Manly owners just want the money

 

[Browny]

Sydney fans are just stupid

 

[Harry Sack]

Sydney fans are just stupid

 

[BroncsFan]

Hardest draw Broncos.... easiest draws cows and all the other Qld teams... and sharks again fucking lol

who woulda thunk it

 

[I bleed Maroon]

FMD the draw has become such a disgrace. There is nothing randomized about it, it is entirely orchestrated by the NRL to artificially prop up ratings.

 

[Browny]

Well yeah.

Can’t say I enjoyed watching Tigers v St George except for the lol factor

 

[Harry Sack]

FMD the draw has become such a disgrace. There is nothing randomized about it, it is entirely orchestrated by the NRL to artificially prop up ratings.

I really wish they'd stop running with this line. It's not random and I'm not sure it ever has been.

 

[Santa]

I really wish they'd stop running with this line. It's not random and I'm not sure it ever has been.

I never thought it was a randomised draw, and I never thought that they actually sold it as such.

An old article, but I assume it's probably pretty similar to what they do now.

The process behind the draw

They're the Canadian company behind some of the biggest world sporting organisations’ schedules and their software has been working overtime to finish the draw.

www.nrl.com

 

[Harry Sack]

I never thought it was a randomised draw, and I never thought that they actually sold it as such.

An old article, but I assume it's probably pretty similar to what they do now.

The process behind the draw

They're the Canadian company behind some of the biggest world sporting organisations’ schedules and their software has been working overtime to finish the draw.

www.nrl.com

TBF, I was going off media flogs that claim it's random. That said, they're the same deadshits that bitch about us only leaving QLD X amounts of time per season so I'm not surprised.

 

[Sproj]

Townsville, NZ and Melbourne three weeks in a row

So only leaving Qld once for a slight drive across the ditch, isn't even a creek - easy draw for Brisbane.