The Game 2024 Draw - venues, home game allocations etc

[Black Panther]

So 3 time defending Premiers playing away round 1. Great promotion of the games best team.

 

[yakstorm]

Time TBC - Indigenous All Stars women v Māori All Stars women
Time TBC - Indigenous All Stars men v Māori All Stars men

NRL has confirmed kick off times on their ticketing site: https://www.nrl.com/tickets/

Women's - 5:05pm local (6:05pm AEDT)
Men's - 7:10pm local (8:10pm AEDT)

 

[The Man Shake]

Good to hear reports telling 9 to go f**k themselves with the draw request. Regardless if it’s stadium availability or not, 9 aren’t used to being told no

Good on the NRL. It's not enough that 3 of the 4 teams going to Vegas are darling Sydney teams. Two regional NRL teams can be shafted so we have another 2 darling Sydney teams play in the season opener.

If the Raiders and Knights are dropped from the season opener, it should be for a game featuring two of the Storm, Dolphins, Cowboys, Warriors or absolute worst case scenario the Titans.

 

[Chins get the wins]

So 3 time defending Premiers playing away round 1. Great promotion of the games best team.

Best EVER team*

 

[soc123_au]

Good on the NRL. It's not enough that 3 of the 4 teams going to Vegas are darling Sydney teams. Two regional NRL teams can be shafted so we have another 2 darling Sydney teams play in the season opener.

If the Raiders and Knights are dropped from the season opener, it should be for a game featuring two of the Storm, Dolphins, Cowboys, Warriors or absolute worst case scenario the Titans.

You should just be thankful to be playing in our comp. Get what you're given and be grateful, or break away & start your own.....

 

[League Unlimited News]

 

[Valheru]

So 3 time defending Premiers playing away round 1. Great promotion of the games best team.

Last 10 defending premiers season opener location the following season

2013 Roosters - Homebush
2014 Souths - Suncorp
2015 Cowboys - Townsville
2016 Sharks - Cronulla
2017 Storm - Perth (designated away team)
2018 Roosters - SCG
2019 Roosters - PENRITH
2020 Storm - Melbourne
2021 PENRITH - PENRITH
2022 PENRITH - PENRITH

Stop sooking

 

[League Unlimited News]

First five for every club - Nine papers​

• Canterbury: Parramatta (A), Cronulla (H, BSG), Gold Coast (H), South Sydney (A, Good Fri), Sydney (H)
• Wests Tigers: Bye, Canberra (A), North Qld (H), Parramatta (A, Easter Mon), Dolphins (A)
• Cronulla: Warriors (A), Canterbury (H), St Geo Illa (A), Canberra (H), Bye
• Parramatta: Canterbury (H), Penrith (A), Manly (H), Wests Tigers (H, Easter Mon), Canberra (A)
• Penrith: Melbourne (A), Parramatta (H), Brisbane (H), Sydney (A), Manly (A)
• South Sydney: Manly (A, Vegas), Brisbane (A), Sydney (A), Canterbury (H, Good Fri), Warriors (H)
• Sydney: Brisbane (H, Vegas), Manly (A), South Sydney (H), Penrith (H), Canterbury (A)
• St George Illawarra: Gold Coast (A), Dolphins (A), Cronulla (H), Manly (H), Newcastle (A)
• Manly: South Sydney (H, Vegas), Sydney (H), Parramatta (A), St Geo Illa (A), Penrith (H)
• Newcastle: Canberra (H), North Qld (A), Melbourne (H), Warriors (A), St Geo Illa (H)
• Canberra: Newcastle (A), Wests Tigers (H), Warriors (A), Cronulla (A), Parramatta (H)
• Brisbane: Sydney (A, Vegas), South Sydney (H), Penrith (A), North Qld (H), Melbourne (A)
• Gold Coast: St Geo Illa (H), Bye, Canterbury (A), Dolphins (H), North Qld (A)
• North Qld: Dolphins (A), Newcastle (H), Wests Tigers (A), Brisbane (A), Gold Coast (H)
• Dolphins: North Qld (H), St Geo Illa (H), Bye, Gold Coast (A), Wests Tigers (H)
• Warriors: Cronulla (H), Melbourne (A), Canberra (H), Newcastle (H), South Sydney (A)
• Melbourne: Penrith (H), Warriors (H), Newcastle (A), Bye, Brisbane (H)

Full report HERE.

 

[Theknightsrule7]

Good on the NRL. It's not enough that 3 of the 4 teams going to Vegas are darling Sydney teams. Two regional NRL teams can be shafted so we have another 2 darling Sydney teams play in the season opener.

If the Raiders and Knights are dropped from the season opener, it should be for a game featuring two of the Storm, Dolphins, Cowboys, Warriors or absolute worst case scenario the Titans.

Problem is we have a supercross event on the Saturday night so it causes ground unavailabilitys.

 

[Nealo 12]

Anyone know the dates for Magic Round 2024 is expected to happen?

It should be mandatory if you get the wooden spoon you automatically get a bye during magic Round

 

[KingTigerman]

Clubs only take games to the bush if they get paid for it. I doubt bush councils are interested in paying much for a trial game.

Do it for free
Have the nrl pay for the 2 teams to go to the country town 3 days earlier do clinics attend a sportsman's night play that weekend get 10,000 the gate money goes towards local football and junior development in that area
Having an nrl team adopt a country area would make it work

 

[KingTigerman]

It should be mandatory if you get the wooden spoon you automatically get a bye during magic Round

I think it should be if you win in magic round or you're a home team you automatically qualify to play in it the next year
Should have been st.george and Parramatta on who missed out as they were the 2 away teams that lost

 

[KingTigerman]

So 3 time defending Premiers playing away round 1. Great promotion of the games best team.

They drew melbourne
And they should play home round 1 when there's no afl I think it's smart

 

[soc123_au]

It will be good to see the Storm finally lose round 1. Even better being at their home ground.

 

[yobbo84]

Who are the home teams in Vegas? Says souths and broncos but I feel certain it is the other way around.

And yes would make sense that souths hist us round 3 instead of the other way around.

I thought it was the Sea Eagles home game also.

Look I don't really care either way, just making the point that it'll be the 4th consecutive season where we've had to start with at least 2 away games.

 

[Bay53]

I thought it was the Sea Eagles home game also.

Look I don't really care either way, just making the point that it'll be the 4th consecutive season where we've had to start with at least 2 away games.

It is in the USA so the home team is listed second. For instance LA Clippers @ NY Knicks is the Knicks home game.

 

[Iamback]

Last 10 defending premiers season opener location the following season

2013 Roosters - Homebush
2014 Souths - Suncorp
2015 Cowboys - Townsville
2016 Sharks - Cronulla
2017 Storm - Perth (designated away team)
2018 Roosters - SCG
2019 Roosters - PENRITH
2020 Storm - Melbourne
2021 PENRITH - PENRITH
2022 PENRITH - PENRITH

Stop sooking

Premiers should always open the season.

 

[Wb1234]

You should just be thankful to be playing in our comp. Get what you're given and be grateful, or break away & start your own.....

This time make sure you guys stay In ours

 

[soc123_au]

This time make sure you guys stay In ours

Fair.

 

[Valheru]

Premiers should always open the season.

I agree

Just pointing out that hasn't been the case more often than not for a decade now.