2026 NRL Draw

[eels_fan]

We’ll play Raiders and Manly at CommBank without origin players

 

[Matty Bhoy]

I’d be absolutely wrapped to be 2/2 after the first month.

 

[Gronk]

No easy games.

 

[85 Baby]

Melbourne to Brisbane to open is rough but then we get 5 games at Commbank and a few of them seem winnable.

A winning record after 7 weeks would be good

 

[Twizzle]

gee, the 2 grand finalists in the first 2 rounds, upwards and onwards from there

 

[emjaycee]

Minimal Travel and a Sydney-Focused Run Home​

In a huge boost for the playing group, Parramatta will record the least amount of travel kilometres of any NRL club in 2026. After Round 13, every match will be played in Sydney, with the Eels leaving NSW just once in Round 25 against the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium.

FFS, who writes and edits this shit?
Every match will be played in Sydney - except the one in Brisbane and the one in Wollongong (Round 27).

 

[emjaycee]

We’ll play Raiders and Manly at CommBank without origin players

Clearly Cleary is the best option for NSW half?

 

[emjaycee]

1st time we havent been to Shark Park in a few years I think.

 

[eels_fan]

FFS, who writes and edits this shit?
Every match will be played in Sydney - except the one in Brisbane and the one in Wollongong (Round 27).

That’s copied and pasted from the Eels website haha, I did think the exact same thing.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I dont mind it. A lot of day matches. No Friday night at Commbank and no 6pm games at all. If they win the first 2 it would be great.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

1st time we havent been to Shark Park in a few years I think.

Good, the place is a dump. Feels like a long time since we lost on the bell.

 

[Eelogical]

Minimal Travel and a Sydney-Focused Run Home​

In a huge boost for the playing group, Parramatta will record the least amount of travel kilometres of any NRL club in 2026. After Round 13, every match will be played in Sydney, with the Eels leaving NSW just once in Round 25 against the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium.

It's obvious that AI has picked up on our ability to find our own way to the ground on game day.

 

[TheParraboy]

We’ll play Raiders and Manly at CommBank without origin players

Probably wont be more than 1-2 from each side

We might have Moses which should make us favourites to win both those games

 

[TheParraboy]

gee, the 2 grand finalists in the first 2 rounds, upwards and onwards from there

And we beat the one that won the comp

 

[Eelogical]

I dont mind it. A lot of day matches. No Friday night at Commbank and no 6pm games at all. If they win the first 2 it would be great.

I think that pitting us up against the Storm at home in Round 1 is a good thing. It's best to face your demons head on rather than run from them. Besides.....litmus test.

 

[eels_fan]

Something goes our way for once…

 

[Suitman]

Gotta feel a little bit sorry for the Warriors, and it'll only get worse for them when the Bears enter the comp.

 

[the phantom menace]

Having Warriors vs Bears only once a season and always during Magic Round would help neutralise (equalise?) that travel distance between the two furthest apart teams.

 

[TheParraboy]

Gotta feel a little bit sorry for the Warriors, and it'll only get worse for them when the Bears enter the comp.

Bears will cop it the most

Going to sydney / brisbane is twice as long in distance it is from Auckland

 

[eels_fan]

Bears will cop it the most

Going to sydney / brisbane is twice as long in distance it is from Auckland

I believe the bears will get blocks of games

ie 4 games at home in a row, then 4 games in a row in Sydney and they’ll base themselves there. They’ll play all the QLD teams in back to back weeks are stay in SE Qld etc