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.

[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.

[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.