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The Game 2023 NRL draw

KeepingTheFaith

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Warriors haven't been based in NZ for 3 years, week one they go to Wellington.

Not sure who to blame, Warriors or NRL, both have a track record of taking a simple move (week 1 celebration at Mt Smart) and screwing it up.
 

Timmah

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Warriors haven't been based in NZ for 3 years, week one they go to Wellington.

Not sure who to blame, Warriors or NRL, both have a track record of taking a simple move (week 1 celebration at Mt Smart) and screwing it up.
Sure, if you ignore the four games played in Auckland at the end of last year, the first of which attracted 26k and the remainder 18-20k...
 

KeepingTheFaith

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Sure, if you ignore the four games played in Auckland at the end of last year, the first of which attracted 26k and the remainder 18-20k...

What's that got to do with anything? They were based in Australia, they already had no hopes of finals, they didn't have a full off season to reconnect with the local community.

Playing week 1 in Auckland, new season, fresh start, a healthy dose of false hope should have been a no brainer compared to taking it to Wellington.

The fact they played a handful of games in NZ this season is irrelevant to that.
 

Vee

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What's that got to do with anything? They were based in Australia, they already had no hopes of finals, they didn't have a full off season to reconnect with the local community.

Playing week 1 in Auckland, new season, fresh start, a healthy dose of false hope should have been a no brainer compared to taking it to Wellington.

The fact they played a handful of games in NZ this season is irrelevant to that.
Yok, yok, yok.
 

Eelectrica

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Looks like Parra gets a bye in the final round. Either mad monday comes early or a week to prepare for the finals.
 

Matiunz

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Warriors haven't been based in NZ for 3 years, week one they go to Wellington.

Not sure who to blame, Warriors or NRL, both have a track record of taking a simple move (week 1 celebration at Mt Smart) and screwing it up.
Mt Smart is booked for Harry Styles concert round 1
 
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Mt Smart is booked for Harry Styles concert round 1

Exactly. The way some people carry on with ground scheduling for the NRL, you'd think that no one else uses any of the stadiums bar those NRL clubs and that they have first dibs on all possible dates during the period of the season until the NRL finalises its draw. We rarely have access to that information as not grounds have an events calendar for the ground available on the internet.
 

Sime_11

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Broncos need to be top 4 after origin period - that run home looks very ordinary and you'd hope they dont run out of puff again - it will be a miracle if Kev keeps his job.

great of the NRL to not take games to NZ - were they really appreciated of what the Warriors sacrificed during covid?
 

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