2019 NRL Draw

[Perth Red]

Round Nine (Magic Round)
Thursday, May 9
Titans vs. Sharks Suncorp Stadium (NINE/FOX) 7:50pm
Friday, May 10
Tigers vs. Panthers Suncorp Stadium (FOX) 6:00pm
Sea Eagles vs. Broncos Suncorp Stadium (NINE/FOX) 7:55pm
Saturday, May 11
Bulldogs vs. Knights Suncorp Stadium (FOX) 3:00pm
Warriors vs. Dragons Suncorp Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm
Storm vs. Eels Suncorp Stadium (FOX) 7:35pm
Sunday, May 12
Roosters vs. Raiders Suncorp Stadium (FOX) 2:00pm
Rabbitohs vs. Cowboys Suncorp Stadium (NINE/FOX) 4:05pm

Perfect opportunity to magic away Thursday Night Football for a week and they go and f**k it up

Move the Thursday game to the Sunday and sell out all three days
Having half arsed crowds on Thursday and Sunday seems a bit daft to me

Yeh weird they would play the Thurs night, f**k Ch9! NRL haven't quite grasped the concept of the magic WEEKEND lol.

 

[Perth Red]

Only 20 games at ANZ!!!

Only 20 games at ANZ!!!

Only 20 games at ANZ!!!

That's still 16 too many!

 

[Diesel]

Yeh weird they would play the Thurs night, f**k Ch9! NRL haven't quite grasped the concept of the magic WEEKEND lol.

Thursday will be lucky to hit 10k.Thursday should’ve been moved to Sunday night.
And f**k Ch9

 

[Perth Red]

Thursday will be lucky to hit 10k.Thursday should’ve been moved to Sunday night.
And f**k Ch9

I'd offer a free Thurs night ticket to anyone buying a Friday game ticket!

Yeh might as well played it Sun night, if you're travelling interstate for the weekend you are probably going to have to stay Sunday night anyway if you want to watch both Sunday games so might as well have got three games to enjoy on the Sunday.

 

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That's still 16 too many!

Lowest since 1999 is a great result

 

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The rise in SCG games kind of cancels that out a fair but. It will look shocking on TV and there wont be any atmosphere there.

Yeah, but there isn’t for most easts games

 

[Trollhammaren]

To say most of people who live out at Campbelltown way are on the dole is just bullshyte. There are a lot of very expensive housing estates popping up everywhere now.

Lots of families and lots of kids.

Maybe if the West Tigers decided to make the area it’s homebase tather than the quota of fixtures it takes down there the people would embrace the Club more.

Considering we can't draw a crowd there no matter how well we're going suggests the people in the area are not WT fans or can't be converted I'd say. We'd be mad to move there full-time. WSS seems like a good home base for the future with the odd games at Leichhardt (which always draws a crowd) and Campbo.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

What was all that shit about adversity?

 

[some11]

Gotta love how the Donkeys somehow manage to score an 'Away' game during Magic Round.

Do you really need to ask? The favouritism Brisbane gets year in year out is clear

People crying about the Donkies getting favouritism in regards to the magic round have forgotten that when Manly are scheduled to play the Broncos at home they take their home game to Brisbane.

Selective memory to have a whinge.

Manly make more money taking a home game up there, maybe more clubs should do it.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

What was all that shit about adversity?

There can be some weird quirks in the draw, such as paying the roosters twice by round 10 and not playing the panthers at all until round 22...

 

[Timmah]

There can be some weird quirks in the draw, such as paying the roosters twice by round 10 and not playing the panthers at all until round 22...

That's an improvement on last season where several clubs had held return matches inside the first six rounds.

 

[Knight76]

Not a bad draw for the Knights from first glance. I wasn't too worried with 4 home Friday night 6pm games, but only two is great.

Otherwise the only whinge I could have is like other teams, getting a run of home or away games in a row. Gets draining going to 4 home games straight, and then later a long time between home games.

My admittedly poor memory recalls back in the 80's, 90's that there was a fairly set pattern of home/away cycle that would not get messed up too much.

 

[no name]

The Titans-Warriors is by far the most attended game at Robina and has only ever drawn under 15k twice. (Both 14k) Averages over 18k overall.
Perfect choice for the 6pm Friday game.

The Titans aren’t in much of a position of power for bargaining, but that one game being on a Saturday night or Sunday was a must.

 

[Canard]

The rise in SCG games kind of cancels that out a fair bit. It will look shocking on TV and there wont be any atmosphere there.

And aren't they all subject to the AFL whims about their draw.

Prepare for that shitshow, they'll f**k over the NRL deluxe for sure

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Lol, Newcastle fans crying about having so many home Friday 6pm games - which turns out to be a grand total of 2.

 

[Haffa]

Lol, Newcastle fans crying about having so many home Friday 6pm games - which turns out to be a grand total of 2.

Barry Toohey was wrong for the first time in a while.

 

[Timmah]

Barry Toohey was wrong for the first time in a while.

What was he wrong about?

He said you have 4 Friday games, he never qualified which timeslot.

 

[Timmah]

And aren't they all subject to the AFL whims about their draw.

Prepare for that shitshow, they'll f**k over the NRL deluxe for sure

5 confirmed, 5 subject to the AFL draw which is likely to be Monday or Tuesday I believe.

 

[greenBV4]

so the Swans/AFL get final say in whether those 5 games go ahead? is that because the Swans already had a contract with the stadium? If not it seems fair that if the NRL draw is released first the AFL would have to work around that?

What is the Roosters' plan for any games that clash? take them on the road? more games at CC? or (god forbid) ANZ

edit: Its also a shame theres no club games in Perth to coincide with Origin, real missed opportunity for growth to have a presence there twice in the one year
Its great Roosters will likely take a game to Adelaide again and ill probably make the drive there this year to see Adelaide for the first time but its weird there's a game there but not Perth (Perth would be an easier market)

 

[steeden.]

Lowest since 1999 is a great result

How many were held in those years that the Dogs played at the Showgrounds?