2016 season - draw release

[gorilla with a shotgun]

As a Raider's fan, this draw is DELICIOUS

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

We play the Tigers, Kinights and Titans twice.
Play the Cows, Broncs, Roosters, Bunnies and Storm only once and the round we play the Cows is before Origin 3.

Don's letter really did work haha

 

[Captain Apollo]

What a f**king dog shit draw this is

Having games on five days really ballses things up

We lose Bulldogs and Sharks to the graveyard of midweek football - thank you Fox and Channel 9 you absolute f**king twats and the only 5.30pm Saturday game has been taken to the Central Coast

Even dumber, that game on the Central Coast is against Newcastle. Frak me we have only beaten the Knights once when we have played them on the Central Coast in like 7-8 games. Just completely stupid.

 

[rabbitohs95]

Good to see the Raiders getting a good draw, and that the Cowboys will have to really work to go back to back.

Fine with our draw, the biggest issue is that we play the Roosters twice in the first few rounds. Besides that everything is seemingly fair. Can't wait.

 

[Timmah]

Interesting that this year all 26, not just 20, rounds are published:

http://leagueunlimited.com/news/27133-2016-nrl-draw-revealed/

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...venue-for-season/story-fn2mcuj6-1227625604963

 

[rabbitohs95]

Even dumber, that game on the Central Coast is against Newcastle. Frak me we have only beaten the Knights once when we have played them on the Central Coast in like 7-8 games. Just completely stupid.

If it makes you feel better we're taking the Cowboys of all teams to Cairns...

 

[Captain Apollo]

Interesting that this year all 26, not just 20, rounds are published:

http://leagueunlimited.com/news/27133-2016-nrl-draw-revealed/

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...venue-for-season/story-fn2mcuj6-1227625604963

I don't know how accurate that info is as the NRL's website only has games scheduled for Round 1-20. Round 20-26 are unallocated -

http://www.nrl.com/portals/nrl/RadEditor/Documents/2016-NRL-FullDraw.pdf

 

[Timmah]

Understand that but Fox Sports *are* a broadcaster.

I imagine R21-26 are pencilled - i.e. NRL reserves the right to change them at the start of July like in previous years.

 

[azza29]

Storm are king of the Monday night games it seems, 5 all up, including 3 (so far) at home. No Friday nights at home, although the Broncos game in round 25 will probably be there. Mercifully no Thursdays, and fewer five day breaks than in 2015.

 

[Diesel]

Warriors screwed again in Perth

 

[chigurh]

Brisbane get ONE Sunday game all year and it is away. lol what a load of shit that is, will probably pass on membership this year

 

[chigurh]

All in all, days like today are why you never get your hopes up re Rugby League.

 

[forward pass]

Broncs and Cows play twice but only play the Tits once each it seems?

There are only three QLD teams in the NRL, I just don't understand why they don't all play twice.

Because the groups are based on where sides finish the season before. Are you suggesting they should rig it??

 

[thommo4pm]

Great to see the Dragons have to travel to Townsville, Brisbane and the Gold Coast 3 weeks straight. That seems fair. Then NZ 2 weeks later.
With the game in between those 4 being Anzac Day at the sfs.

What a terrible draw!!

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Because the groups are based on where sides finish the season before. Are you suggesting they should rig it??

Rig it? No, perhaps they should consider making it at least fair? An even playing field?

The Broncs get Penrith, the Warriors and Cowboys (both at Suncorp) and Parra at Pirtek in the first 4 rounds of next year. That's two top 4 contenders, one top 8 contender and Parra, while the Titans get 2 fellow bottom 4 teams, alongside Canberra and Melbourne in the same stretch.

Oh yeah, that's balanced...

 

[Valheru]

I like how the one "positive" fox sports has for the roosters draw is that they have no more than 2 away games in a row.

Diabolical draw.

 

[thommo4pm]

Rig it? No, perhaps they should consider making it at least fair? An even playing field?

The Broncs get Penrith, the Warriors and Cowboys (both at Suncorp) and Parra at Pirtek in the first 4 rounds of next year. That's two top 4 contenders, one top 8 contender and Parra, while the Titans get 2 fellow bottom 4 teams, alongside Canberra and Melbourne in the same stretch.

Oh yeah, that's balanced...

The Dragons have :
Melbourne away
Sharks away
Souths at scg
Penrith at Wollongong
Cowboys away
Broncos away
Titans away
Roosters at sfs
Warriors away

Don't think the Broncos have anything to be upset about

 

[FiTzHaNrY_FaN]

timmahs sweet sweet relief over this announcement is better than anything i ever got out of him

 

[Card Shark]

Broncs and Cows play twice but only play the Tits once each it seems?

There are only three QLD teams in the NRL, I just don't understand why they don't all play twice.

That should be a given!

No Sharks games on Friday's but 5 Monday's. Far out!

 

[Card Shark]

We play the Tigers, Kinights and Titans twice.
Play the Cows, Broncs, Roosters, Bunnies and Storm only once and the round we play the Cows is before Origin 3.

Pretty much opposite to us.