Breakdown from NRL.com - https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/25/what-you-need-to-know-for-your-nrl-teams-2019-draw/
Brisbane Broncos
Teams they play twice: Storm, Cowboys, Roosters, Sharks, Rabbitohs, Warriors, Titans, Eels, Bulldogs
Teams they play once: Dragons, Wests Tigers, Raiders, Sea Eagles, Knights, Panthers
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - seven, Friday - seven, Saturday - seven, Sunday - three
Five-day turnarounds: 2 (Rd 8, Rd 18)
Kick-off: The Broncos take on three teams that made the 2018 finals in their opening four matches, including both grand final teams - a tough road trip to Melbourne to kick off the Telstra Premiership and an SCG blockbuster in the fourth round against the premiers, the Sydney Roosters.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 1-4. The toughest stretch for Brisbane comes right up front with a tough road trip to Melbourne to kick off the season, followed by the Cowboys then Dragons (both at home) then premiers the Roosters at the SCG. That's both of last year's grand finalists, one fierce rival that always lifts for Brisbane games plus the team that smacked them in round one of 2018 and led the competition for the first 16 weeks.
And another thing: The only club to be at their home ground in round nine's Magic Round, featuring all eight games at Suncorp Stadium will technically be the away team for a Manly home game. It means the luxury of an additional "home" game but it didn't exactly pay off last year, with the Sea Eagles upsetting Brisbane in the match they moved to Suncorp in round 10.
Canberra Raiders
Teams they play twice: Storm, Cowboys, Eels, Sea Eagles, Panthers, Roosters, Wests Tigers, Sharks, Warriors.
Teams they play once: Titans, Knights, Broncos, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Dragons.
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - One, Friday - Four, Saturday - Nine, Sunday – Ten.
Five-day turnarounds: 2 (Rd 2, Rd 20).
Kick-off: A slow start to the year, including a couple of last-ditch losses in the first two rounds to the Titans and Knights, proved extremely costly for the Green Machine last season. They kick off 2019 with three games against teams that didn't make the playoffs - including the Gold Coast and Newcastle - plus a home meeting with Melbourne in round two.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 19-22. Coming out of an Origin period that will likely result in little extra strain placed on the Green Machine, they head straight into a tricky run with trips to two of last year's finalists, Penrith and the Warriors, with just a five-day turnaround to recover from Penrith and head across the ditch. They return from Auckland straight into a home clash with the premiers, the Roosters, before another tricky road trip to the other grand final team, the Storm, at AAMI Park.
And another thing: In round eight, the Raiders will play Penrith in what will be their first game at McDonald's Stadium in Wagga Wagga – just their second match in the city and first since 1985. They don't have a happy record taking on the Panthers in regional venues, with two heart-breaking late losses in Bathurst in 2016 and 2017. It will be a Raiders home game this time so the Green Machine will be hoping for a psychological boost there.
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Teams they play twice: Eels, Wests Tigers, Storm, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Knights, Roosters, Broncos.
Teams they play once: Warriors, Sea Eagles, Titans, Raiders, Sharks, Panthers.
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - Three, Friday - Three, Saturday - Nine, Sunday - Eight, Monday - One.
Five-day turnarounds: 2 (Rd 6, Rd 23).
Kick-off: The Dogs face a daunting start to the season with a trip to Auckland to lock horns with the Warriors as well as a round-four meeting with the Storm in Melbourne and they only have one home game in the first month of their campaign.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 12-15. This run starts with a match against Canberra at Belmore which on paper doesn't look too scary but the Dogs have an awful recent record at the venue (one win from their past seven games). It is then followed by three matches against likely top-eight sides in the Dragons, premiers Sydney Roosters followed by the Sharks.
And another thing: For the first time since their 'back to Belmore' triumph over the Storm in 2015, the Dogs will play just a single game at their spiritual home in 2019. It comes in round 12 against the Raiders and with just one win from seven (and that a last-gasp comeback against that year's wooden spooners Newcastle in 2017) it will be their only chance to break a developing mini-hoodoo at the venue.
Cronulla Sharks
Teams they play twice: Titans, Cowboys, Eels, Panthers, Broncos, Storm, Dragons, Raiders, Warriors.
Teams they play once: Knights, Roosters, Sea Eagles, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers.
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - Four, Friday - Four, Saturday - Nine, Sunday – Seven.
Five-day turnarounds: 2 (Rd 6, Rd 14).
Kick-off: After falling one game short of the grand final in 2018, Cronulla have, on paper, a relatively easy start to the Telstra Premiership with all four matches against teams which missed out on last season's playoffs. However, they have just one game at home in the first month of the season.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 16-22. After getting their bye out of the way in the first of the bye rounds (in round 12) the Sharks come out of the Origin period with a pretty gruelling seven-week stretch that features six games against teams that finished in the top eight in 2018 (Broncos, Storm, Warriors, Rabbitohs, Panthers, Dragons) plus the Cowboys who should bounce back. The run also includes back-to-back trips to Melbourne and Wellington inside a stretch of three straight six-day turnarounds.
And another thing: After returning from New Zealand in round 18, the Sharks play five of their final seven games at Shark Park and don't have to hit the airport again, travelling no further than Penrith (round 21) and Leichhardt (round 25) in what should be a handy pre-finals freshen-up.
Gold Coast Titans
Teams they play twice: Sharks, Warriors, Panthers, Knights, Cowboys, Sea Eagles, Broncos, Storm, Dragons.
Teams they play once: Raiders, Rabbitohs, Tigers, Bulldogs, Roosters, Eels.
Day-by-day breakdown: Thursday - One, Friday - Seven, Saturday - Eight, Sunday - Eight.
Five-day turnarounds: 2 (Rd 4, Rd 14).
Kick-off: After hosting the Raiders in their season opener, the Titans have a three-game road trip against 2018 finals teams - travelling to Cronulla, ANZ Stadium to face Souths and Auckland for a clash with the Warriors.
Toughest stretch: Rounds 17-21. Coming out of an Origin period that is likely to be taxing on two or three of their key forwards, they face off against the might of Melbourne then Brisbane at home in rounds 18 and 19 off the back of a visit to Penrith in round 17. They cap all that off with more travel against top-class opposition, heading to Sydney to face premiers Sydney Roosters then the Dragons at Jubilee Oval.
And another thing: The Titans start their 2019 campaign in identical fashion to 2018: hosting Canberra on Sunday evening in the final game of round one. It had a happy ending last time with a memorable comeback win so Garth Brennan's boys will be hoping for a repeat dose.
