Finals schedule

[Raiderdave]

There's no way we should be forced to play Friday night with a short turnaround.
We're a top 4 side FFS.

The Broncos should play Friday end of
The Tigers if they get in will be 8th. They shouldn't complain about a short turnaround.

Failing that it should be the Sydney final on Friday & it should be at ANZ
F the AFL if they moan too , they have it on Saturday , not Friday.
And they were lucky to get it at all !!

 

[AWESOME PERSON]

There's no way we should be forced to play Friday night with a short turnaround.
We're a top 4 side FFS.

The Broncos should play Friday end of
The Tigers if they get in will be 8th. They shouldn't complain about a short turnaround.

Failing that it should be the Sydney final on Friday & it should be at ANZ
F the AFL if they moan too , they have it on Saturday , not Friday.
And they were lucky to get it at all !!

You should be more worried about going out in straight sets which is highly likely

 

[Raiderdave]

i'm sure penrith fans would prefer the sfs

They wouldn't
ANZ is 40Ks closer meaning many more Panthers fans would attend.
And just at the moment they'd give you lot a right dicking too even at ANZ.

 

[AWESOME PERSON]

They wouldn't
ANZ is 40Ks closer meaning many more Panthers fans would attend.
And just at the moment they'd give you lot a right dicking too even at ANZ.

Yeah sure they would lol...the faders have f**king no hope

 

[Raiderdave]

Yeah sure they would lol...the faders have f**king no hope

Hahahahahahaha
Well We'll be there in week 2 at least
The Dogs will be enjoying their end of season trip d head

 

[AWESOME PERSON]

Hahahahahahaha
Well We'll be there in week 2 at least
The Dogs will be enjoying their end of season trip d head

Dogs?? Lol I f**king hate the dogs

 

[Raiderdave]

Dogs?? Lol I f**king hate the dogs

Errrrr
Ok.
Look at your reply before this one.
Then clench your fist.

Then reign uppercuts on your chin you spastic

 

[Snappy]

Maybe you should focus on winning next week.

Of course we have to win next week, but the end prize is the GF so it cant hurt to look ahead in the schedule . Cant see why you'd have your panties twisted about it.

 

[Jerkwad2000]

So the brilliant NRL and their final round scheduling have screwed up the finals scheduling big time.

The obvious game for Friday night is Melbourne/Cowboys - but not with 90k people next door at the AFL. So what does that leave?

Cronulla/Canberra - having a team coming off a 5 day break
Penrith/Dogs - having a team coming off a 5 day break.
Broncos/Titans or Tigers - possibly having a team coming off a 5 day break, and continuing to give the Broncos the more rest advantage.

There simply should not have been a Thursday night game this round, or it sure as hell shouldn't have involved a finals bound team.

I'm guessing the scheduling will be:
Broncos/Titans or Tigers - Friday
Cronulla/Canberra - 5.30 Sat (I think definite if it's in Canberra)
Melbourne/Cowboys - 7.30 Sat (they have to do this, take advantage of no AFL in Melb)
Penrith/Dogs - Sunday (this can't be Saturday if it's at ANZ because of the AFL)

Lets see what they do. They are dumb enough to put the Melb/Cows game on Friday. They truly are.

 

[Snappy]

Should the NRL really care if there is an AFL game in the same city on the same night ?

 

[Jerkwad2000]

Should the NRL really care if there is an AFL game in the same city on the same night ?

depends which city you're talking about. If you mean Melbourne, then the answer is absolutely. That game is going to get 90k people, a lot of whom would possibly go to the Storm game if it were played on a different night. Plus, it gives the NRL the night to themselves to showcase the game. Just look at last nights game as a perfect example.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Canberra have home final

 

[moffla]

Should the NRL really care if there is an AFL game in the same city on the same night ?

It's proven to be an absolute gem in Melbourne - another 24K+ crowd on the cards should they schedule us away from AFL.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

With the Canberra TigPies game beyond doubt now, the top 8 is settled:

1. Storm
2. Canberra
3. Sharks
4. Cowboys
5. Broncos
6. Bulldogs/Penrith
7. Penrith/Bulldogs
8. Titans

Brisbane and Penrith most deserving of the bottom 4 positions, Bulldogs and Titans will be out in week 1 easily. Congrats to Canberra for finishing 2nd. Came out of nowhere and exploded onto the scene for the next few years. f**k Melbourne and Cronulla in every orifice. If you don't treat them like heels this finals series, you're a Trump supporter.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Hit the hume sharks fans

 

[Canard]

So when will fixtures likely be confirmed?

 

[BrisVegas]

So the NRL have created another issue for themselves in regards to finals venues

IF the Raiders win their week 1 final to progress through to the preliminary final, they will host a non-NSW side. In Sydney.

Canberra have to play home week 3 preliminary finals in Sydney, but given teams 1,4,5,8 are Melbourne, North QLD, Brisbane and the Gold Coast it would guarantee an all out of state game!

NRL Finals System Explained

 

[some11]

Some time tonight? tickets go on sale 10am tomorrow.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Storm v Cowboys at AAMI Park

Canberra v Sharks at Canberra Stadium

Broncos v Titans at Suncorp

Penrith v Bulldogs at ??? (If the AFL have ANZ, let them have the hole. Give Penrith their home final).

 

[dogz08]

Brisbane and Penrith most deserving of the bottom 4 positions, Bulldogs and Titans will be out in week 1 easily. Congrats to Canberra for finishing 2nd. Came out of nowhere and exploded onto the scene for the next few years. f**k Melbourne and Cronulla in every orifice. If you don't treat them like heels this finals series, you're a Trump supporter.

don't get too cocky