Graham Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 The draw is due to be announced 24th November - Thursday Morning 11 am in Australia Expected R1 gamesSharks v Broncos at Southern Cross Group Stadium, Thursday March 2, 8pm Bulldogs v Storm at Belmore Sportsground, Friday March 3, 6pm Rabbitohs v Tigers at ANZ Stadium, Friday March 3, 8pm Warriors v Dragons at Mt Smart Stadium, Saturday March 4, 4:30pm Cowboys v Raiders at 1300Smiles Stadium, Saturday March 4, 7pm Titans v Roosters at Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday March 4, 9pm Sea Eagles v Eels at Brookvale Oval, Sunday March 5, 4pm Panthers v Knights at Pepper Stadium, Sunday March 5, 6pm The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Note Thursday to Sunday Other leakages:With the release approaching, details of various matches have appeared. So far confirmed are:Round 2: Roosters v Bulldogs @ Allianz Stadium, Thu 9 Mar, 8:05pm (Ch 9)Round 2: Broncos v Cowboys @Suncorp Stadium, Fri 10 Mar, 8:05pm (Ch 9)Round 2: Knights v Titans @ McDonald Jones Stadium, Sat 11 Mar, 3:00pm (FOX)Round 2: Raiders v Sharks @ GIO Stadium, Sat 11 Mar, 7:30pm (FOX)Round 2: Wests Tigers v Panthers @ Campbelltown, Sun 12 Mar, 4:00pm (Ch 9)Round 3: Storm v Broncos @ AAMI Park, Thu 16 Mar, 8:05pm (Ch 9)Round 3: Panthers v Roosters @ Pepper Stadium, Sat 16 Mar, 7:00pm (FOX)Round 4: Eels v Sharks @ ANZ Stadium, Sat 25 Mar, 7:00pm (FOX) The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Saint Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Full draw for 2017 ROUND 1 Thursday, March 2 Sharks v Broncos, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 8.05pm Friday, March 3 Bulldogs v Storm, Belmore Stadium, 6pm Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 8:05pm Saturday, March 4 Dragons v Panthers, UOW Jubilee Oval, 4.30pm Cowboys v Raiders, 1300Smiles Stadium, 7pm Titans v Roosters, CBus Super Stadium, 9pm Sunday, March 5 Warriors v Knights, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm Sea Eagles v Eels, Brookvale Oval, 4pm ROUND 2 Thursday, March 9 Roosters v Bulldogs, Allianz Stadium, 8.05pm Friday, March 10 Warriors v Storm, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm Broncos v Cowboys, Suncorp Stadium, 8.05pm Saturday, March 11 Knights vs. Titans, McDonald Jones Stadium, 3pm Sea Eagles v Rabbitohs, Brookvale Oval, 5.30pm Raiders v Sharks, GIO Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, March 12 Wests Tigers v Panthers, Campbelltown Stadium, 4pm Dragons v Eels, WIN Stadium, 6:30pm ROUND 3 Thursday, March 16 Storm v Broncos, AAMI Park, 8:05pm Friday, March 17 Bulldogs v Warriors, Forsyth Barr Stadium, 6pm Titans v Eels, CBus Super Stadium, 8:05pm Saturday, March 18 Knights v Rabbitohs, McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.30pm Panthers v Roosters, Pepper Stadium 7pm Cowboys v Sea Eagles, 1300Smiles Stadium, 9pm Sunday, March 19 Raiders v Wests Tigers, GIO Stadium, 4pm Sharks v Dragons, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 6.30pm ROUND 4 Thursday, March 23 Rabbitohs v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 8:05pm Friday, March 24 Panthers v Knights, Pepper Stadium, 6pm Broncos v Raiders, Suncorp Stadium, 8.05pm Saturday, March 25 Sea Eagles v Bulldogs, Brookvale Oval, 4:30pm Eels v Sharks, ANZ Stadium, 7pm Titans v Cowboys, CBus Super Stadium, 9pm Sunday, March 26 Wests Tigers v Storm, Leichhardt Oval, 4pm Dragons v Warriors, UOW Jubilee Oval, 6.30pm ROUND 5 Thursday, March 30 Bulldogs v Broncos, ANZ Stadium, 8:05pm Friday, March 31 Roosters v Sea Eagles, Allianz Stadium, 6pm Cowboys v Rabbitohs, 1300Smiles Stadium, 8.05pm Saturday, April 1 Sharks v Knights, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 3pm Raiders v Eels, GIO Stadium, 5:30pm Storm v Panthers, AAMI Park, 7.30pm Sunday, April 2 Warriors v Titans, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm Wests Tigers v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 4pm ROUND 6 Thursday, April 6 Broncos v Roosters, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, April 7 Knights v Bulldogs, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm Panthers v Rabbitohs, Pepper Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, April 8 Sea Eagles v Dragons, Brookvale Oval, 3pm Titans Raiders, CBus Super Stadium, 5.30pm Cowboys v Wests Tigers, 1300Smiles Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, April 9 Warriors v Eels, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm Storm v Sharks, AAMI Park, 4pm ROUND 7 Friday, April 14 Bulldogs v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium, 4pm Knights v Roosters, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm Broncos v Titans, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, April 15 Sea Eagles v Storm, Brookvale Oval, 3pm Raiders v Warriors, GIO Stadium, 5.30pm Dragons vs. Cowboys, WIN Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, April 16 Panthers v Sharks, Pepper Stadium, 4pm Monday, April 17 Eels v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 4pm ROUND 8 Friday, April 21 Raiders v Sea Eagles, GIO Stadium, 6pm Rabbitohs v Broncos, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, April 22 Eels v Panthers, ANZ Stadium, 3pm Cowboys v Knights, 1300Smiles Stadium, 5.30pm Sharks v Titans, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, April 23 Wests Tigers v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 4pm Tuesday, April 25 Roosters v Dragons, Allianz Stadium, 4pm Storm v Warriors, AAMI Park, 7pm ROUND 9 Thursday, April 27 Broncos v Panthers, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, April 28 Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles, Allianz Stadium, 6pm Cowboys v Eels, 1300Smiles Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, April 29 Titans v Knights, CBus Super Stadium, 3pm Bulldogs v Raiders, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm Wests Tigers v Sharks, Leichhardt Oval, 7.30pm Sunday, April 30 Warriors v Roosters, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm Dragons v Storm, WIN Stadium, 4pm ROUND 10 Thursday, May 11 Bulldogs v Cowboys, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, May 12 Dragons v Sharks, UOW Jubilee Oval, 6pm Tigers v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, May 13 Panthers v Warriors, Pepper Stadium, 3pm Storm v Titans, Suncorp Stadium, 5.30pm Sea Eagles v Broncos, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Sunday, May 14 Knights v Raiders, McDonald Jones Stadium, 2pm Roosters v Eels, Allianz Stadium, 4pm ROUND 11 Thursday, May 18 Sharks v Cowboys, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, May 19 Warriors v Dragons, FMG Stadium, Waikato, 6pm Broncos v Tigers, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, May 20 Titans v Sea Eagles, CBus Super Stadium, 5.30pm Eels v Raiders, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, May 21 Knights v Panthers, McDonald Jones Stadium, 2pm Bulldogs v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 4pm Rabbitohs v Storm, NIB Stadium, 6.30pm ROUND 12 Friday, May 26 Rabbitohs v Eels, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, May 27 Warriors v Broncos, Mt Smart Stadium, 5.30pm Sharks v Bulldogs, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, May 28 Raiders v Roosters, GIO Stadium, 4pm Byes: Cowboys, Dragons, Knights, Panthers, Sea Eagles, Storm, Wests Tigers, Titans ROUND 13 Friday, June 2 Storm v Knights, AAMI Park, 6pm Eels v Warriors, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, June 3 Dragons v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 3pm Roosters v Broncos, Allianz Stadium, 5.30pm Cowboys v Titans, 1300Smiles Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, June 4 Sea Eagles v Raiders, Brookvale Oval, 2pm Bulldogs v Panthers, ANZ Stadium, 4pm Byes: Rabbitohs, Sharks ROUND 14 Thursday, June 8 Sharks v Storm, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, June 9 Sea Eagles v Knights, Brookvale Oval, 6pm Broncos v Rabbitohs, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, June 10 Titans v Warriors, CBus Super Stadium, 3pm Panthers v Raiders, Carrington Park, 5.30pm Eels v Cowboys, TIO Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, June 11 Tigers v Roosters, Campbelltown Stadium, 4pm Monday, June 12 Bulldogs v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 4pm ROUND 15 Friday, June 16 Rabbitohs v Titans, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, June 17 Storm v Cowboys, AAMI Park, 5.30pm Sharks v Wests Tigers, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, June 18 Eels v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 4pm Byes: Broncos, Bulldogs, Knights, Panthers, Raiders, Roosters, Sea Eagles, Warriors ROUND 16 Friday, June 23 Warriors v Bulldogs, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm Wests Tigers v Titans, Campbelltown Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, June 24 Cowboys v Panthers, 1300Smiles Stadium, 3pm Raiders v Broncos, GIO Stadium, 5.30pm Roosters v Storm, Adelaide Oval, 7.30pm Sunday, June 25 Dragons v Knights, UOW Jubilee Oval, 2pm Sharks v Sea Eagles, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 4pm Byes: Eels, Rabbitohs ROUND 17 Thursday, June 29 Eels v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, June 30 Titans v Dragons, CBus Super Stadium, 6pm Broncos v Storm, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, July 1 Roosters v Sharks, Central Coast Stadium, 3pm Sea Eagles v Warriors, NIB Stadium, 5.30pm Raiders v Cowboys, GIO Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, July 2 Knights v Tigers, McDonald Jones Stadium, 2pm Rabbitohs v Panthers, ANZ Stadium, 4pm ROUND 18 Friday, July 7 Roosters v Rabbitohs, Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, July 8 Panthers v Sea Eagles, Pepper Stadium, 5.30pm Storm v Eels, AAMI Park, 7.30pm Sunday, July 9 Bulldogs v Knights, Belmore Stadium, 4pm Byes: Broncos, Cowboys, Dragons, Raiders, Sharks, Wests Tigers, Titans, Warriors ROUND 19 Friday, July 14 Warriors v Panthers, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm Raiders v Dragons, GIO Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, July 15 Knights v Broncos, McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.30pm Titans v Sharks, CBus Super Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, July 16 Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers, Brookvale Oval, 2pm Rabbitohs v Cowboys, Cairns Stadium, 4pm Byes: Bulldogs, Eels, Roosters, Storm ROUND 20 Thursday, July 20 Broncos v Bulldogs, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm Friday, July 21 Roosters v Knights, Allianz Stadium, 6pm Sharks v Rabbitohs, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.50pm Saturday, July 22 Panthers v Titans, Pepper Stadium, 3pm Raiders v Storm, GIO Stadium, 5.30pm Cowboys v Warriors, 1300Smiles Stadium, 7.30pm Sunday, July 23 Dragons v Sea Eagles, WIN Stadium, 2pm Wests Tigers v Eels, ANZ Stadium, 4pm ROUND 21 Warriors v Sharks, Mt Smart Stadium Knights v Dragons, McDonald Jones Stadium Rabbitohs v Raiders, ANZ Stadium Roosters v Cowboys, Allianz Stadium Storm v Sea Eagles, AAMI Park Panthers v Bulldogs, Pepper Stadium Eels v Broncos, ANZ Stadium Titans v Tigers, CBus Super Stadium ROUND 22 Dragons v Rabbitohs, Sydney Cricket Ground Knights v Warriors, McDonald Jones Stadium Titans v Broncos, CBus Super Stadium Sharks v Raiders, Southern Cross Group Stadium Sea Eagles v Roosters, Brookvale Oval Bulldogs v Eels, ANZ Stadium Cowboys v Storm, 1300Smiles Stadium Panthers v Tigers, Pepper Stadium ROUND 23 Eels v Knights, ANZ Stadium Dragons v Titans, UOW Jubilee Oval Storm v Roosters, AAMI Park Panthers v Cowboys, Pepper Stadium Warriors v Raiders, Mt Smart Stadium Rabbitohs v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium Boncos v Sharks, Suncorp Stadium Tigers v Sea Eagles, Leichhardt Oval ROUND 24 Rabbitohs v Warriors, ANZ Stadium Knights v Storm, McDonald Jones Stadium Roosters v Tigers, Allianz Stadium Cowboys v Sharks, 1300Smiles Stadium Raiders v Panthers, GIO Stadium Eels v Titans, ANZ Stadium Broncos v Dragons, Suncorp Stadium Bulldogs v Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium ROUND 25 Raiders v Knights, GIO Stadium Warriors v Sea Eagles, Mt Smart Stadium Sharks v Roosters, Southern Cross Group Stadium Storm v Rabbitohs, AAMI Park Panthers v Dragons, Pepper Stadium Broncos v Eels, Suncorp Stadium Tigers v Cowboys, Campbelltown Stadium Titans v Bulldogs, CBus Super Stadium ROUND 26 Roosters v Titans, Allianz Stadium Sea Eagles vs. Panthers, Brookvale Oval Storm v Raiders, AAMI Park Knights v Sharks, McDonald Jones Stadium Tigers v Warriors, Leichhardt Oval Cowboys v Broncos, 1300Smiles Stadium Eels v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium Dragons v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich. 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Vichyssoise Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 5 consecutive home games for the Sharks mid-season. I don't know how many people worked on this, but it's rather mind-boggling. Up, up Cronulla; The boys in the black, white and blue; Up, up Cronulla; Name of the Sharks fits you; Sharks, Sharks forever; Go out and play without fear; Now's the time to see good football*; For the Sharks are here! * Subject to change Currently playing: Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism & Swing States 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Must be asking the virtually impossible to come up with a draw that pleases all clubs. Post and comment on your own team, why not? Storm Draw:2017 Storm Draw FULL 2017 FIXTURE(ALL TIMES LOCAL) 1 Friday, Mar 3 Bulldogs Belmore Stadium Away 6:00pm 2 Friday, Mar 10 Warriors Mt Smart Stadium Away 8:00pm 3 Thursday, Mar 16 Broncos AAMI Park Home 8:05pm 4 Sunday, Mar 26 Tigers Leichhardt Oval Away 4:00pm 5 Saturday, Apr 1 Panthers AAMI Park Home 7:30pm 6 Sunday, Apr 9 Sharks AAMI Park Home 4:00pm 7 Saturday, Apr 15 Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval Away 3:00pm 8 Tuesday, Apr 25 Warriors AAMI Park Home 7:00pm 9 Sunday, Apr 30 Dragons WIN Stadium Away 4:00pm 10 Saturday, May 13 Titans Suncorp Stadium Home 5:30pm 11 Sunday, May 21 Rabbitohs NIB Stadium Away 4:30pm 12 Bye 13 Friday, Jun 2 Knights AAMI Park Home 6:00pm 14 Thursday, Jun 8 Sharks Southern Cross Group Stadium Away 7:50pm 15 Saturday, Jun 17 Cowboys AAMI Park Home 5:30pm 16 Saturday, Jun 24 Roosters Adelaide Oval Away 7:00pm 17 Friday, Jun 30 Broncos Suncorp Stadium Away 7:50pm 18 Saturday, Jul 8 Eels AAMI Park Home 7:30pm 19 Bye 20 Saturday, Jul 22 Raiders GIO Stadium Away 5:30pm 21 Sea Eagles AAMI Park Home 22 Cowboys 1300Smiles Stadium Away 23 Roosters AAMI Park Home 24 Knights McDonald Jones Stadium Away 25 Rabbitohs AAMI Park Home 26 Raiders AAMI Park Home That's:11 Home games at AAMI Park (so one on the road)13 Different venues37,500 Kilometres (23,301 miles) we will travel during the 2017 NRL season6 Games in prime time; four Friday nights, two Thursday nights7Saturday games4Sunday games6Games on free-to-air1Five-day turnaround5Different states across Australia The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Saint Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 How tough is your team's draw? http://www.nrl.com/how-tough-is-your-teams-draw/tabid/10874/newsid/102715/default.aspx Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Good link Irish Saint. Thought this bit worthy of showing: Still, for a quick snapshot, here's how each club's draw is ranked – from toughest to easiest – in 2017. 1. Rabbitohs (168 points) 2. Cowboys (164) 3. Knights (162) 4. Raiders (155) 5. Sharks (145) 6. Warriors (145) 7. Dragons (139) 8. Titans (137) 9. Panthers (137) 10. Sea Eagles (132) 11. Wests Tigers (130) 12. Roosters (128) 13. Storm (123) 14. Broncos (119) 15. Eels (115) 16. Bulldogs (110) The toughest draw belongs to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, who rank at the top of the list both according to 2016 rankings and to 2017 premiership betting. They play premiership contenders the Storm, Cowboys, Broncos and Panthers twice each, with only a single game against lower-ranked clubs like Newcastle and St George Illawarra. By contrast, the Bulldogs only play nine of their 24 matches against teams that played finals football in 2016, and will be forced to face premiership heavyweights Melbourne, Canberra and Cronulla just once each. The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabbitRhinoovOZ Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 What a shock Souths got duded again & the CEO's club (Bulldogs) got a dream run. RL is fixed these days! What's the bet Titans, Parramatta, Penrith or NZ win the lets give every dud a go comp in 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vichyssoise Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Any organization that needs to highlight the imbalance (or "toughness") of its own schedule on the day it is released has serious problems. And it happens every year. The "toughness" of November should be revised the next March though. But the draw is the least of the issues... see the current discontent with Grant (and Greenberg?) regarding finances. Up, up Cronulla; The boys in the black, white and blue; Up, up Cronulla; Name of the Sharks fits you; Sharks, Sharks forever; Go out and play without fear; Now's the time to see good football*; For the Sharks are here! * Subject to change Currently playing: Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism & Swing States 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cribbis11 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Why is there a free week at beginning of may ? There isn't a international is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 It's Rep weekend. AUS v NZ, City v Country, PNG v ?, England(maybe) v Samoa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewWoody Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Matches will be played in each mainland capital city, as well as Dunedin, Waikato, Bathurst, NSW central coast and Cairns I like it. Toronto Wolfpack Global Ambassador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 As I`ve previously stated,the comp is not fair because teams don`t play every other team twice. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Ideally a league should be drawn up so that everybody plays everyone else home and away once. All then is equal as it can be. The current structure of one division of 16 clubs in a physically demanding sport like RL means that this would make unreasonable demands on players especially when representative matches are also taken into account. The present system has proved to be stable, sustainable and overall financially rewarding, so the ideal of not fixing something that isn't broken makes sense. Also there doesn't appear to be any grumbling from clubs about any unfairness. All the same, if setting it up again from scratch the principle of playing all teams home and away would be my starting point. The Australian Rugby League Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewWoody Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 As I`ve previously stated,the comp is not fair because teams don`t play every other team twice. End of story. Just like in SL with Magic Weeend fixture... Toronto Wolfpack Global Ambassador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 It is a tough comp,but all clubs have teams in NSW or Q/land Cups,plus U20s (for at least one more season),that`s fifty or more players,so I can`t see why they can`t play the extra four fixtures. The International weekend in early May is a waste of time as far as I`m concerned,they only really have bragging rights,soon forgotten when the next week of NRL games come around. No,I reckon the fans are getting short changed,these so called stars want the big bucks,so they ought to earn it,but to me it`s all about the comp being fair to everyone,thirty games before the play offs does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 It is a tough comp,but all clubs have teams in NSW or Q/land Cups,plus U20s (for at least one more season),that`s fifty or more players,so I can`t see why they can`t play the extra four fixtures. The International weekend in early May is a waste of time as far as I`m concerned,they only really have bragging rights,soon forgotten when the next week of NRL games come around. No,I reckon the fans are getting short changed,these so called stars want the big bucks,so they ought to earn it,but to me it`s all about the comp being fair to everyone,thirty games before the play offs does that. Extra six fixtures. There are 26 Rounds but each team only plays 24 games.You could cut out the byes and then you'd only need an extra 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Ah,yes,well done,I hadn`t noticed that. Ok,so if there`s no byes nor a day off in May for the International weekend,that leaves three more weeks they`d have to find,so I guess they`d have to start in early February to fit it all in. It just ain`t gonna happen then is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 So international rugby league should be sacrificed at the alter of the NRL,typical,why not scrap State of Origin,because let's face it that's been a one sided mismatch for 10 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 State Of Origin will never be scrapped and you know that. The World Cup of Rugby League happens once every four years,and for me,that`s enough. This end of season stuff every year is bloody awful,the players just go through the motions,none of them appearing to take it seriously,so why should we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Saint Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just how much truth is there in this? http://wwos.nine.com.au/2016/11/30/13/30/ex-coach-s-grave-fears-for-rugby-league/?ocid=wwostw Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabbitRhinoovOZ Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just how much truth is there in this? http://wwos.nine.com.au/2016/11/30/13/30/ex-coach-s-grave-fears-for-rugby-league/?ocid=wwostw He's forgetting most Australians don't like RU and never will. Why would Packer a part owner of South Sydney fund a rival sport? he wouldn't. As for Murdoch I'd just love to never hear his horrible name again as long as I live RU can gladly have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 State Of Origin will never be scrapped and you know that. The World Cup of Rugby League happens once every four years,and for me,that`s enough. This end of season stuff every year is bloody awful,the players just go through the motions,none of them appearing to take it seriously,so why should we? There has been some great 3/4 nations over the years so to say the players take it seriously is ridiculous,yes this years wasn't the best but was it any worse than some of the one sided origin series we've had over the last ten years and let's face it since the biff and shoulder charge were done away with origin has lost a great deal of its magic. Thankfully most League fans appreciate international rugby and recognise its importance in expanding this great game to a wider audience,although there are a few one eyed inbreds who only think rugby league is played in a couple of Australian states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiddyDave Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well,I went to the England/New Zealand game at Huddersfield,saw the first half of the England/Australia game on TV,likewise the whole of the Australia/New Zealand Final and was completely bored throughout. Give me NRL and/or Super League any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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