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2014 Trial Dates

Armageddon.

Armageddon.

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11:15am Mon 09th December, 2013

Details for each NRL club's pre-season trial games, as they are announced.

BRONCOS
Saturday, February 8: v Cowboys (Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe, Qld) – Tickets
Saturday, February 15: v Titans (Kougari Oval, Wynnum, Qld)
Sunday, February 23: v Warriors (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ) – Tickets

BULLDOGS
Sunday, February 9: v Rabbitohs (Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW) – Back to Belmore – Tickets
Sunday, February 23: v Storm (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Qld) – Charity Cup – Tickets

RAIDERS
Saturday, February 8: v Storm (AAMI Park, Melbourne VIC) – Tickets on sale late December
Saturday, February 22: v Knights (Scully Park, Tamworth, NSW)

COWBOYS
Saturday, February 8: v Broncos (Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe, Qld) – Tickets
Saturday, February 22: v Titans (Clive Berghofer Oval, Toowoomba, Qld) – Tickets

TITANS
Sunday, February 9: v Warriors (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, NZ) – Tickets
Saturday, February 15: v Broncos (Kougari Oval, Wynnum, Qld)
Saturday, February 22: v Cowboys (Clive Berghofer Oval, Toowoomba, Qld) – Tickets

SEA EAGLES
Friday, February 7: v Sharks (Remondis Stadium, Woolooware, NSW)
Saturday, February 22: v Eels (Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, NSW)

STORM
Saturday, February 8: v Canberra Raiders (AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC) – Tickets on sale late December
Saturday, February 22: v Easts Tigers (QRL) (Langlands Park, Coorparoo, Qld)
Sunday, February 23: v Bulldogs (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Qld) – Charity Cup – Tickets

KNIGHTS
Saturday, February 8: v First Nation Goannas (Hunter Stadium, Newcastle, NSW) – Tickets on sale mid-January
Saturday, February 22: v Raiders (Scully Park, Tamworth, NSW)

EELS
Saturday, February 8: v Wests Tigers (ANZAC Oval, Alice Springs, NT)
Saturday, February 22: v Sea Eagles (Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, NSW)

PANTHERS
TBC

SHARKS
Friday, February 7: v Sea Eagles (Remondis Stadium, Woolooware, NSW)

RABBITOHS
Sunday, February 9: v Bulldogs (Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW) – Back to Belmore – Tickets
TBC: v Dragons – Charity Shield

DRAGONS
TBC: v Rabbitohs – Charity Shield

ROOSTERS
Saturday, February 22: v Wigan Warriors (Allianz Stadium, Sydney, NSW) – World Club Challenge – Tickets

WARRIORS
Sunday, February 9: v Titans (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, NZ) – Tickets
Sunday, February 23: v Broncos (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ) – Tickets

WESTS TIGERS
Saturday, February 8: v Eels (ANZAC Oval, Alice Springs, NT)
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http://www.nrl.com/2014-nrl-trial-game-details/tabid/10874/newsid/75701/default.aspx

I don't get why the Tigers and Eels would want to play a trial in Alice Springs in February. Seems pretty stupid.
 
cooko

cooko

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Wonder why the broncos and titans are playing a trial the same weekend as the nines? Says a lot about the broncos attack I guess.
 
K

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reason were playing parramatta in alice springs is due to the fact parramattas getting paid by the nt government to play a trial in alice springs
 
CC_Roosters

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http://www.nrl.com/2014-nrl-trial-game-details/tabid/10874/newsid/75701/default.aspx

The list might still be a work in progress but the venue selection is a massive step back from the spread in the bush and non-heartland areas we seen last year!

Brisbane metro gets 4 games! Surely regional towns like Mackay, Cairns or Rocky would be better served by some of these games. Easts Tigers v melbourne at Langlands fair enough but the likes of bulldogs v melbourne at suncorp is going to get what 10-15k as a trial? some thought could have seen it in Central or Northern Qld.

As for NSW, 2 x @ shark park, 1 x @ brooky, 1 x @ belmore! South coast, central west, rivierina and north coast not servived at all in the fixtures so far.

imo each region should have a trial game each year locked in, rotated around the towns/cities within reason in the area.

Nice job by the warriors again though, Hamilton, Dunedin and north shore auckland gives them a nice spread to promote their brand
 
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Canard

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CC_Roosters said:
Brisbane metro gets 4 games! Surely regional towns like Mackay, Cairns or Rocky would be better served by some of these games. Easts Tigers v melbourne at Langlands fair enough but the likes of bulldogs v melbourne at suncorp is going to get what 10-15k as a trial? some thought could have seen it in Central or Northern Qld.
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The Cowboys seemed to indicate in the press that the Broncos and Titans refused to play in the North.

Maybe its a "rotational" thing, so next year the Cowboys get to choose and they games will be in Mackay and Cairns.

Regardless its caused a bit of angst in the northern press, its not a great look for the game in one of its heartlands.
 
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u4er

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Canard said:
The Cowboys seemed to indicate in the press that the Broncos and Titans refused to play in the North.

Maybe its a "rotational" thing, so next year the Cowboys get to choose and they games will be in Mackay and Cairns.

Regardless its caused a bit of angst in the northern press, its not a great look for the game in one of its heartlands.
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I would refuse too, much too hot up there in February.
 
beave

beave

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Canard said:
The Cowboys seemed to indicate in the press that the Broncos and Titans refused to play in the North.

Maybe its a "rotational" thing, so next year the Cowboys get to choose and they games will be in Mackay and Cairns.

Regardless its caused a bit of angst in the northern press, its not a great look for the game in one of its heartlands.
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Unfortunately it's both the Tits and Broncos turn to chose the trial locations this year. It is indeed done a rotational basis as you say.
 
douglasfisher

douglasfisher

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I would like to see the first trials be half normal rules and the other half the same as the nines format. It's usually too hot in Feb anyway for full matches.
 
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