2025 NRL Draw news, venues, info

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Channel 9 Brisbane's 6pm news broadcast revealed a handful of games for the Broncos' fixture for 2025.

After their Roosters clash at Allianz in Round 1, Brisbane will remain on the road to face Canberra at GIO Stadium in Round 2, before returning home for back-to-back derbies - Round 3 v Cowboys then Round 4 v Dolphins. The return clash with the Phins is set for Round 24, while the two SEQ derbies with the Titans are in the Origin period - Rounds 14 and 19.

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Last season the NRL scheduled the 4 teams that played in Vegas to play each other (Round robin style) in Round 2 so that all teams had the same travel issues. Seemed like a fair system, so why not do something similar again next year?

 

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If it hasn't been reported here already, the full 2025 draw supposedly comes out tomorrow morning 8am.

* Edit: Sorry, that's 8am WA. 11am Eastern daylight savings time.

 

[It's Been Done]

Channel 9 Brisbane's 6pm news broadcast revealed a handful of games for the Broncos' fixture for 2025.

After their Roosters clash at Allianz in Round 1, Brisbane will remain on the road to face Canberra at GIO Stadium in Round 2, before returning home for back-to-back derbies - Round 3 v Cowboys then Round 4 v Dolphins. The return clash with the Phins is set for Round 24, while the two SEQ derbies with the Titans are in the Origin period - Rounds 14 and 19.

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Round 4 I assume will have the Dolphins as the home side as they hosted the last Battle for Brisbane. It's pretty stupid that the NRL are still making sides play each other twice within 5 rounds, especially when often one side doesn't play against one or more sides before then