Finals schedule

[Raiderdave]

Are you forgetting weeks 1 & 2?

I said it before & I'll say it again, I'm sympathetic to Canberra's situation & they should be able to host a game in week 3 if it works out that way but you turn a blind eye to every other teams disadvantages, which there are a few.

Any relation to Skeepe?

I'm not forgetting anything.
Any final we earn the right to host with the exception of the Grand final , should be played in our home city , same as almost every other side in the NRL.

This home region rule is utter bullshit !

 

[Raiderdave]

Canberra is 300km from Sydney.
Townsville is 1400km from Brisbane.



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So ?
He said venue dumb dumb
Lol

 

[Raiderdave]

Because the stadium isn't deemed good enough for a GF qualifier. I agree that Townsville, AAMI and Mt Smart shouldn't either.

And yet they do get prelims
Soooooooo?????

 

[TheFrog]

Should be
Week 1: Club home ground, no restrictions. Let the fans have it.

The trouble with this, under the current system, would be that 5 and 6 get a home ground final and 3 and 4 don't. If they were to return to the McIntyre system it would be fair and reasonable.

 

[TheFrog]

So ?
He said venue dumb dumb
Lol

It is more feasible for large numbers of supporters to travel from Canberra to Sydney for a big game than from Townsville to Brisbane. Got it now?

For goodness sake, you are guaranteed one home final if you make the top 6, stop whinging.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

The capacity is the issue. Build a 40k+ venue and then they can host all the prelims they want.

Like Melbourne did? They have stadiums of that size available to them but still use AAMI Park.

 

[Raiderdave]

It is more feasible for large numbers of supporters to travel from Canberra to Sydney for a big game than from Townsville to Brisbane. Got it now?

For goodness sake, you are guaranteed one home final if you make the top 6, stop whinging.

It is more feasible for large numbers of supporters to travel from Canberra to Sydney for a big game than from Townsville to Brisbane. Got it now?

For goodness sake, you are guaranteed one home final if you make the top 6, stop whinging.

Oh so it's got nothing to do with the prelim final being a premier event & Canberra not having a suitable venue then ?

Now it's all about feasibility
I mean forget fairness & equality
We shouldn't be located so close to Sydney should we ?

Seriously
Wot rubbish...

 

[Raiderdave]

Like Melbourne did? They have stadiums of that size available to them but still use AAMI Park.

Exactly
The policy is utter crap

 

[MilkShark]

lol arguing that playing in your own ''city'' is an advantage. Maybe for 1 club cities which is the mega minority here.

 

[Timmah]

It's the NRL's decision where finals are played. Teams are not 'entitled' to them, the NRL is entitled to dictate where they're played.

It really is that simple.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Yeah I guess if the Bulldogs fans have to put up with playing their finals at Homebush then we should all be happy with the rules.

 

[skeepe]

For goodness sake, you are guaranteed one home final if you make the top 6, stop whinging.

No, we aren't. That's the whole point moron.

If we finish 3rd or 4th and win in week one, we don't get a final in Canberra at all.

13/16 teams are allowed to host a week 3 game in their own city. The other 3 are forced to cede that hard won home advantage. At best, it becomes a neutral venue, at worst the team that didn't earn that home advantage actually gets it.

Imagine Canberra, Newcastle or the Gold Coast finishing 3rd, winning in week 1 and then having to play their "home" final at the home ground of their opposition who may have finished as low as 8th. What a ridiculous system that is.

 

[carcharias]

It's the NRL's decision where finals are played. Teams are not 'entitled' to them, the NRL is entitled to dictate where they're played.

It really is that simple.

f**k that is geniused way to look at it.
Only because it just so happens to suit the Bulldogs I guess.

It isn't a fair competition the way it is.
The draw is not fair and even
The schedule is not fair and even
The finals venues are not fair and even.
No matter what you say
It still won't change the fact that the comp is not run evenly.

 

[Timmah]

The Bulldogs are completely f**king irrelevant to this discussion. Once upon a time finals were all centralised, controlled by the NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL. They're still controlled by the NRL now.

As for your other complaints - whilstever the NRL has to pander to

- networks requests
- stadia availability
- club requests

The schedule/draw will never be even or fair. Ever.

 

[carcharias]

If the Bulldogs were in the raiders shoes you'd change your tune.

They deserve a game down there
If they come above the Cowboys and the Cowboys get one .
It is embarrassing .

Worst run sporting competition in Australia .

 

[Walt Flanigan]

The Bulldogs are completely f**king irrelevant to this discussion.

Of course they aren't. No matter where they finish there's more than a good chance they'd play a prelim at their home ground.

 

[Warriors Fever]

Just with the Warriors, if we host a Pf it would certainly be at Eden Park, but I agree with the sentiment of Raiders fans. you'll get 26-27k which isn't far off what melbourne got. you'll also promote the idea of scarcity, hottest ticket in town and all that. Canberra ftw.

 

[TheFrog]

No, we aren't. That's the whole point moron.

If we finish 3rd or 4th and win in week one, we don't get a final in Canberra at all.

I realised that after posting. Moron. There is no perfect system. Moron.

So I guess you are going to have to be happy to have a successful football side to support for the first time in many years. Moron.

 

[Raiderdave]

lol arguing that playing in your own ''city'' is an advantage. Maybe for 1 club cities which is the mega minority here.

Lol
Ok then , play a final your team has learnt the right to host down here & see how you feel about it

The Sharks v the Titans in Canberra
That has a nice ring to it doesn't it lol

 

[Raiderdave]

Just with the Warriors, if we host a Pf it would certainly be at Eden Park, but I agree with the sentiment of Raiders fans. you'll get 26-27k which isn't far off what melbourne got. you'll also promote the idea of scarcity, hottest ticket in town and all that. Canberra ftw.

It would be nuts down here
Literally nuts if we hosted a prelim against any opposition.
And destroy any gains the GWS have made down here instantly too !!