2020 NRL draw

[Hoofhearted]

May 1 - 3 it is then for Magic Round, time to book accommodation and flights.

 

[Valheru]

So no Thursday magic round game then?

Great news

 

[Marlins]

Warriors will host Canberra on 21 March at Eden Park as a double header with the Auckland Blues playing the ACT Brumbies.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/leagu...n-park-double-header-against-raiders-brumbies

How do the Auckland Union team go crowd wise. Any chance of a sell out?

 

[axl rose]

How do the Auckland Union team go crowd wise. Any chance of a sell out?

Blues been garbage for a long time. They average about 12000.

 

[Hoofhearted]

Blues been garbage for a long time. They average about 12000.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...by-s-crowd-crisis-castle-20190619-p51z9e.html

Australia's only Super Rugby finalists recorded their second lowest home crowd averages in history this year (8509)

And the Brumbies averaged 8.5k this year, looks like its League doing Union a favour here.

Anyway, a great idea and in todays climate of people prefering to sit at home on their devices its great to see initiatives to get people to sporting events.

 

[Pete Cash]

Raiders v Titans blockbuster R1 again...

Id rather play the weaker sides earlier in the season in the warmer weather

 

[Timmah]

 

[Marlins]

That’s awesome news for the cowboys.
Anzac Day game will go off

 

[Springs09]

Is there any reason why the weekly schedule is fully locked and not a bit flexible?

We should be using more flexible timeslots. We can't have Thursday night and Friday 6pm games every week. Whatever happened to the old Sunday 12pm timeslot for Warriors home games?

We could use:
Thursday 7.30 (now and then, e.g. first game of the year, before Good Friday)
Friday 5.30 or 6.00 (Warriors home games, occasional others)
Friday 7.30
Saturday 3.00
Saturday 5.30
Saturday 7.30
Sunday 12.00 (Warriors home games)
Sunday 2.00
Sunday 3.45
Sunday 5.30

And if they add Perth to the comp before the next TV deal we can add:
Friday 9.30
Saturday 9.30
Sunday 7.30

As possible timeslots.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Is there any reason why the weekly schedule is fully locked and not a bit flexible?

Apart from marquee games (Easter, Queen's Birthday & ANZAC Round), kickoff times are locked in as part of the broadcast deal. 2022 deal could see changes.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Warriors will host Canberra on 21 March at Eden Park as a double header with the Auckland Blues playing the ACT Brumbies.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/leagu...n-park-double-header-against-raiders-brumbies

Hmmmm. Yeah nahh.

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[League Unlimited News]

via SMH: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ma...-2020-as-nrl-tweaks-draw-20191028-p5351n.html

The same article confirms ANZAC Day Cowboys v Bulldogs, 6pm kickoff.

 

[Valheru]

Well the NRL have done something right finally with that magic round fixture.

The 3 QLD teams spread over the 2 days, no Thursday fixture and no matchups that are marquee.

The all Sydney game isn't ideal but with 9 Sydney clubs there has to be 1 and it is far better than last year when we had wests/Panthers.

 

[thorson1987]

Well the NRL have done something right finally with that magic round fixture.

The 3 QLD teams spread over the 2 days, no Thursday fixture and no matchups that are marquee.

The all Sydney game isn't ideal but with 9 Sydney clubs there has to be 1 and it is far better than last year when we had wests/Panthers.

Surely the Storm v Dragons game gets a decent crowd. Seem to be 2 of the better drawing non QLD sides in Brisbane.

 

[Silent Knight]

It will be good to sit with my special Souffs friends for Magic Round. Maybe I can hang out with Gandalf in the Burrow, bring along a banner and a thermos.

 

[Captain Apollo]

According to this article on the NRL's website, the announcement of the 2020 draw will be streamed live via the NRL's website commencing from 9.55 am (AEDT).

 

[Captain Apollo]

It will be good to sit with my special Souffs friends for Magic Round. Maybe I can hang out with Gandalf in the Burrow, bring along a banner and a thermos.

Just make sure you've got the frankfurts in the thermos

 

[Captain Apollo]

Link to the live stream of the 2020 NRL Season draw announcement -

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/29/2020-nrl-draw-announcement-/

 

[League Unlimited News]