The Game 2022 NRL Draw discussion, speculation

[Someone2]

Bellamy‘s streak of being undefeated in RD 1 to continue

 

[Someone2]

Manly
Warriors
Broncos
Roosters
Raiders
Storm
Eels
Bulldogs

there your winners multi fir RD 1

 

[TheEroticGamer]

Seems it is too early for crowd watch 22 lol Speculation on crowd size here then;

rd1
Panthers v Manly 18k
Warriors v Dragons 4k
Broncos v Souths 35k
Roosters v Knights 14k
Raiders v Sharks 12k
Wests v Storm 16k
Eels v GC 17k
Cows v Dogs 15k

If crowd caps are gone Penrith will sell out easily.

 

[yobbo84]

Good idea giving Brisbane a Rd 1 home game, been a while since we've seen any footy there

 

[Incorrect]

Good idea giving Brisbane a Rd 1 home game, been a while since we've seen any footy there

Would be even better to give them the Friday night slot too, get them some exposure....

Oh wait, they have !! Capital idea that !!!

 

[beave]

I've simulated round 1, using best available rosters as of right now.. Keep an eye on youtube for a full season simulation this weekend!

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Just hand my idiot side the spoon now......

Gonna be a long season for us NQ fans

 

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[Vee]

I thought the draw was supposed to be out today.

 

[Diesel]

I thought the draw was supposed to be out today.

We’ve been duped

no doubt one of the media cronies didn’t get what they wanted so it’s back to the negotiating table

 

[flippikat]

[Scene: NRL HQ, afterwork drinks, Friday]

Employee 1: well, here's to a great week.. boy, it's quiet here in October.

Employee 2: November. New month now mate..

Employee 1: *Chokes on drink* *!&#!! NOVEMBER?!?! Crap! I was supposed to send the full draw out today..
*taps on keyboard*
OK, done.

Employee 2: Good onya mate...

 

[Vee]

We’ve been duped

no doubt one of the media cronies didn’t get what they wanted so it’s back to the negotiating table

I guess the writing was on the wall when the rags weren't trumpeting draw headlines this morning.

 

[Perth Red]

What’s hilarious is that ch9 leaked the rd1 draw 2 days ago and there’s still nothing about it on nrl.com. Amateur hour.

 

[baselinepanther]

while its the graveyard shift for us , lets hope ch 9 's rnd 1 version is the correct one with the raiders playing the sharks at 6pm friday & not the warriors playing the dragons at 5pm local time in QLD

we will still get over 12K if the weather is fine
they'd of got 3K at 5pm on friday ... they might get 7 or 8K at 4.30 on saturday with the area still hyped up getting a side for 2023

 

[baselinepanther]

tbh , they could improve rnd one further by putting the warriors game on the sunday night .. 5.25pm local time , the tigers game to 5.30 sat & the cowboys game to 7.30 sat (6.30 local time)

 

[LeagueNut]

f**k, I forgot Queensland doesn't do daylight savings. Is it still a thing to schedule only night games in Qld for the first month or so? Could see some very late kickoffs for Warriors "home" games in NZ time...

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I've always thought that round 1 should have a game in every city they we have a team. 8 venues.. Townsville, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, Auckland, Melbourne. Times and opponents can be figured but gives all fans a chance to be a part of the season opener.

I’ve never thought about it that way, but what a great idea.

I knew if I hung around in this site long enough I would eventually hear one!!

 

[flippikat]

f**k, I forgot Queensland doesn't do daylight savings. Is it still a thing to schedule only night games in Qld for the first month or so? Could see some very late kickoffs for Warriors "home" games in NZ time...

It's a sore point for our household over summer.. we're in NZ & my wife's family are in Brisbane (emigrated 20-ish years ago).

Going from 2 to 3 hours time difference is a real nuisance.

 

[Timmah]

What’s hilarious is that ch9 leaked the rd1 draw 2 days ago and there’s still nothing about it on nrl.com. Amateur hour.

SMH leaked it actually, Tele and 9 followed.

And I mean, the NRL has never really dabbled in the "Round 1 leak" thing, every year they leave it to the media to do that stuff. Sometimes to build interest the clubs might then drop a fixture or two, I guess we'll see. Looking like Tuesday at the moment.

 

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