SL Season 2022

[davet]

Looks like the season will start on Thursday the 19th of Feb and conclude with the GF on September the 24th.

27 rounds inc Magic.

[Dallas Mead]

3 minutes ago, davet said:

Looks like the season will start on Thursday the 19th of Feb and conclude with the GF on September the 24th.

27 rounds inc Magic.

Sauce?

[Jack Russell]

I cant wait !

[davet]

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/super-league-2022-season-dates-21862544

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

21 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

Sauce?

HP

[The Hallucinating Goose]

4 minutes ago, Chronicler of Chiswick said:

HP

Daddies

[Damien]

Interesting, thats about 3 weeks later than the last few seasons, which in my opinion has been far too early.

Edited October 15, 2021 by Damien

[Eddie]

I’d have liked to see fewer games with the WC possibly happening, but obviously that was an unrealistic hope. Gives 3 weeks between the end of the season and the start of the comp. 

[Moove]

Starting later, good. Finishing earlier, good. Cramming the same number of games into a shorter period of time, not good.

Conditioners and physios are going to have their work cut out next season. Could be a tough one for any clubs running with smaller squads.

[Damien]

20 minutes ago, Eddie said:

I’d have liked to see fewer games with the WC possibly happening, but obviously that was an unrealistic hope. Gives 3 weeks between the end of the season and the start of the comp. 

To be fair it is a couple of games less than the 29 in 2019 and 3 less than the 30 during the Super 8s seasons.

[Mr Frisky]

I bet there isn't a spare weekend for saints to play a possible missed league game if they play in the WCC.

Says to me its probably not on in 2022 - if it is, give them a bye to the next round of the CC so they don't get fixture congestion.

[hunsletgreenandgold]

Can somebody remind me how loop fixtures are determined again, please? 

I'll not go into how ridiculous 27 weekly rounds, plus a cup comp, in a World cup year, after 2 seasons of players playing an average of about 24 games a season, is - it's well trodden and tedious/frustrating path. 

[Barley Mow]

Glad to see there is a break for an internationals week mid-season built into that. You'd have thought the national teams will want some preparation beyond the three weeks between the Grand Final and start of the world cup.

Edited October 15, 2021 by Barley Mow

[Exiled Wiganer]

Penrith will not play a WCC. They are front and centre of the game starts and stops with the NRL Brigade. 

[DoubleD]

“it's also unclear whether Super League fixtures will take place on the designated international weekend drawn into the schedule.

Guaranteed that will happen

[Scubby]

September 24th Grand Final means much of the game will be played in daylight/twilight which will be a good experience.