NRL 2009 Draw

[Jono078]

Round 1
March 13 - 16
Broncos vs. Cowboys
Bulldogs vs. Sea Eagles
Roosters vs. Rabbitohs
Sharks vs. Panthers
Storm vs. Dragons
Titans vs. Knights
Warriors vs. Eels
Wests Tigers vs. Raiders

Round 2
March 20 - 23
Broncos vs. Storm
Cowboys vs. Wests Tigers
Dragons vs. Titans
Panthers vs. Bulldogs
Rabbitohs vs. Eels
Raiders vs. Roosters
Sea Eagles vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Knights

Round 3
March 27 - 30
Cowboys vs. Storm
Dragons vs. Sharks
Eels vs. Raiders
Rabbitohs vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Panthers
Titans vs. Bulldogs
Warriors vs. Broncos
Wests Tigers vs. Roosters

Round 4
April 3 - 6
Broncos vs. Dragons
Bulldogs vs. Sharks
Knights vs. Sea Eagles
Panthers vs. Wests Tigers
Raiders vs. Cowboys
Roosters vs. Eels
Storm vs. Titans
Warriors vs. Rabbitohs

Round 5
April 10 - 13
Bulldogs vs. Rabbitohs
Cowboys vs. Titans
Eels vs. Dragons
Knights vs. Warriors
Roosters vs. Broncos
Sea Eagles vs. Wests Tigers
Sharks vs. Raiders
Storm vs. Panthers

Round 6
April 17 - 20
Dragons vs. Knights
Eels vs. Bulldogs
Panthers vs. Broncos
Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles
Sharks vs. Cowboys
Titans vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Roosters
Wests Tigers vs. Storm

Round 7
April 24 - 27
Broncos vs. Eels
Cowboys vs. Sea Eagles
Panthers vs. Titans
Rabbitohs vs. Sharks
Raiders vs. Bulldogs
Roosters vs. Dragons
Storm vs. Warriors
Wests Tigers vs. Knights

Round 8
May 1 - 3
Bulldogs vs. Wests Tigers
Dragons vs. Warriors
Eels vs. Cowboys
Knights vs. Broncos
Raiders vs. Panthers
Sea Eagles vs. Storm
Sharks vs. Roosters
Titans vs. Rabbitohs

Test Match - Friday May 8
Australia vs New Zealand
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

City vs Country - Friday May 8
Regional NSW Venue TBC

Round 9
May 9 – 11
Broncos vs. Sea Eagles
Cowboys vs. Dragons
Knights vs. Titans
Roosters vs. Storm
Bye: Bulldogs, Eels, Panthers,
Rabbitohs, Raiders, Sharks, Wests
Tigers, Warriors

Round 10 ~ Heritage Round
May 15 - 18
Broncos vs. Titans
Dragons vs. Bulldogs
Panthers vs. Sharks
Roosters vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Eels
Storm vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Cowboys
Wests Tigers vs. Rabbitohs

Round 11
May 22 - 25
Bulldogs vs. Storm
Cowboys vs. Knights
Eels vs. Rabbitohs
Panthers vs. Roosters
Raiders vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Dragons
Titans vs. Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers vs. Broncos

Round 12
May 29 – June 1
Dragons vs. Panthers
Eels vs. Sharks
Knights vs. Bulldogs
Rabbitohs vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Wests Tigers
Bye: Broncos, Cowboys, Sea
Eagles, Roosters, Storm, Titans

State of Origin 1
Wednesday June 3
Queensland vs NSW
Telstra Dome Melbourne

Round 13
June 5 - 8
Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs
Knights vs. Eels
Sea Eagles vs. Roosters
Sharks vs. Warriors
Storm vs. Broncos
Titans vs. Dragons
Wests Tigers vs. Panthers
Bye: Bulldogs, Raiders

Round 14
June 12 - 15
Broncos vs. Bulldogs
Dragons vs. Cowboys
Eels vs. Wests Tigers
Panthers vs. Sea Eagles
Rabbitohs vs. Storm
Raiders vs. Sharks
Roosters vs. Titans
Warriors vs. Knights

Round 15
June 19 - 22
Bulldogs vs. Panthers
Cowboys vs. Roosters
Sea Eagles vs. Raiders
Sharks vs. Broncos
Storm vs. Wests Tigers
Bye: Dragons, Eels, Knights,
Rabbitohs, Titans, Warriors

State of Origin 2
Wednesday June 24
NSW vs Queensland
ANZ Stadium Sydney

Round 16
June 26 - 29
Bulldogs vs. Cowboys
Eels vs. Broncos
Knights vs. Rabbitohs
Raiders vs. Storm
Roosters vs. Sharks
Titans vs. Warriors
Wests Tigers vs. Dragons
Bye: Sea Eagles, Panthers

Round 17
July 3 – 6
Broncos vs. Warriors
Cowboys vs. Sharks
Dragons vs. Roosters
Panthers vs. Eels
Rabbitohs vs. Wests Tigers
Raiders vs. Titans
Sea Eagles vs. Bulldogs
Storm vs. Knights

Round 18
July 10 - 13
Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
Knights vs. Raiders
Rabbitohs vs. Panthers
Titans vs. Eels
Warriors vs. Bulldogs
Bye: Broncos, Cowboys, Roosters,
Sharks, Storm, Wests Tigers

State of Origin 3
Wednesday July 15
Queensland vs NSW
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

Round 19
July 17 - 20
Broncos vs. Rabbitohs
Bulldogs vs. Titans
Eels vs. Storm
Panthers vs. Raiders
Roosters vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers vs. Cowboys
Bye: Dragons, Knights

Round 20 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 24 - 27
Bulldogs vs. Eels
Cowboys vs. Panthers
Rabbitohs vs. Roosters
Raiders vs. Wests Tigers
Sea Eagles vs. Knights
Storm vs. Sharks
Titans vs. Broncos
Warriors vs. Dragons

Round 21 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 31 – August 3
Dragons vs. Storm
Knights vs. Roosters
Panthers vs. Warriors
Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs
Raiders vs. Broncos
Sharks vs. Eels
Titans vs. Cowboys
Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles

Round 22 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 7 - 10
Broncos vs. Sharks
Bulldogs vs. Raiders
Eels vs. Knights
Panthers vs. Dragons
Roosters vs. Wests Tigers
Sea Eagles vs. Rabbitohs
Storm vs. Cowboys
Warriors vs. Titans

Round 23 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 14 - 17
Broncos vs. Panthers
Cowboys vs. Bulldogs
Eels vs. Warriors
Knights vs. Storm
Rabbitohs vs. Titans
Raiders vs. Dragons
Roosters vs. Sea Eagles
Sharks vs. Wests Tigers

Round 24 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 21 - 24
Bulldogs vs. Roosters
Dragons vs. Broncos
Knights vs. Cowboys
Panthers vs. Rabbitohs
Storm vs. Sea Eagles
Titans vs. Sharks
Warriors vs. Raiders
Wests Tigers vs. Eels

Round 25
August 28 - 31
Bulldogs vs. Warriors
Cowboys vs. Broncos
Eels vs. Panthers
Rabbitohs vs. Dragons
Raiders vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Sharks
Storm vs. Roosters
Titans vs. Wests Tigers

Round 26
September 4 - 6
Broncos vs. Raiders
Dragons vs. Eels
Knights vs. Panthers
Roosters vs. Cowboys
Sea Eagles vs. Titans
Sharks vs. Rabbitohs
Warriors vs. Storm
Wests Tigers vs. Bulldogs

Copy and pasted it from Timmah and just highlighted the Knights.

Hopefully we can win 2 from our first 4, that'd be a good start IMO.

 

[Jobdog]

God dammit NRL, EAS had better be finished by round 4 :evil:

 

[Karmawave]

Can all the people sooking and whining about how tough the Knights draw was in 2008, please put forward your grievances now for 2009 before a ball is even kicked, instead of waiting until Round 26 and using it as an excuse when its all too late?

 

[Jobdog]

I think most people's problems involved who we played around Origin time and the fact we only got to play the so-called "lesser teams" once. Just glancing over that draw, it seems to me that it's a bit better than last year.

Before Origin 1 - we play the Bulldogs
After Origin 1 - we play the Eels

Before Origin 2 - we have the bye
After Origin 2 - we play the Rabbits

Before Origin 3 - we play the Raiders
After Origin 3 - we have the bye.

*Edit* oh and we don't have the Melbourne-Brisbane double in the last two rounds.

 

[Serc]

Woohoo!

Only 40 mins drive (and 5 min train ride) for me to see the first game of the season

I hope you're as excited as I am and make your way up here young Jobby

Edit: Argh look whos on the scene...Mr Negative...from memory I had a bit of a rant about the draw at the start of the season (Cowboys/Storm/Broncos looked like the trio of death before round 1) but you can never tell until most of the way through with injuries and changes in form (Cowboys) ;-)

 

[Timmah]

Your draw with venues speculated

Round 1
March 13 - 16
Titans vs. Knights @ Skilled Park

Round 2
March 20 - 23
Sharks vs. Knights @ Toyota Stadium

Round 3
March 27 - 30
Rabbitohs vs. Knights @ Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium

Round 4
April 3 - 6
Knights vs. Sea Eagles @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 5
April 10 - 13
Knights vs. Warriors @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 6
April 17 - 20
Dragons vs. Knights @ TBA

Round 7
April 24 - 27
Wests Tigers vs. Knights @ TBA

Round 8
May 1 - 3
Knights vs. Broncos @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Bundaberg Test Match - Friday May 8
Australia vs New Zealand @ Suncorp Stadium
AAMI City vs Country - Friday May 8
City v Country @ Regional NSW Venue TBC

Round 9
May 9 – 11
Knights vs. Titans @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 10 ~ Heritage Round
May 15 - 18
Roosters vs. Knights @ TBA

Round 11
May 22 - 25
Cowboys vs. Knights @ Dairy Farmers Stadium

Round 12
May 29 – June 1
Knights vs. Bulldogs @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

State of Origin 1
Wednesday June 3
Queensland vs NSW @ Telstra Dome

Round 13
June 5 - 8
Knights vs. Eels @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 14
June 12 - 15
Warriors vs. Knights @ Mt Smart Stadium

Round 15
June 19 - 22
Bye: Dragons, Eels, Knights, Rabbitohs, Titans, Warriors

State of Origin 2
Wednesday June 24
NSW vs Queensland @ ANZ Stadium

Round 16
June 26 - 29
Knights vs. Rabbitohs @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 17
July 3 – 6
Storm vs. Knights @ Olympic Park

Round 18
July 10 - 13
Knights vs. Raiders @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

State of Origin 3
Wednesday July 15
Queensland vs NSW @ Suncorp Stadium

Round 19
July 17 - 20
Bye: Dragons, Knights

Round 20 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 24 - 27
Sea Eagles vs. Knights @ TBA

Round 21 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 31 – August 3
Knights vs. Roosters @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 22 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 7 - 10
Eels vs. Knights @ Parramatta Stadium

Round 23 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 14 - 17
Knights vs. Storm @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 24 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 21 - 24
Knights vs. Cowboys @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

Round 25
August 28 - 31
Raiders vs. Knights @ Canberra Stadium

Round 26
September 4 - 6
Knights vs. Panthers @ EnergyAustralia Stadium

 

[macavity]

on face value looks better than last year, except that we only play likely spooners (Panthers) once, and hit two teams unlikely to be effected by origin without our origin players.

 

[Karmawave]

The Bulldogs and Eels will both be completely different teams next year than in 2008, and I think the Origin rounds draw is only saved by the fact we play them both at home.

Which in itself is pretty sh*t. Watching home games around Origin without your Origin players isn't all that much fun.

I don't imagine the Knights are all that over the moon about the draw from a financial perspective.

We have home games against Warriors and Raiders - both poor drawing crowds, and no home games with the Dragons and Tigers - both great crowd pullers to EAS.

Throw in a Cowboys home game, and a Penrith home game, and thats a fair chunk of our home games against pretty crap drawing teams.

Not ideal, but what can you do.

 

[Frederick]

Wtf's a glory bound round? :?

 

[Jobdog]

Then again Mac, without trying to sound too negative, I can't see us having too many players in the Origin teams.

 

[Jobdog]

Woohoo!

Only 40 mins drive (and 5 min train ride) for me to see the first game of the season

I hope you're as excited as I am and make your way up here young Jobby

Edit: Argh look whos on the scene...Mr Negative...from memory I had a bit of a rant about the draw at the start of the season (Cowboys/Storm/Broncos looked like the trio of death before round 1) but you can never tell until most of the way through with injuries and changes in form (Cowboys) ;-)

I'll try my best

Provided the NRL don't f**k me over again and put it on MNF :evil:

 

[Burwood]

on face value looks better than last year, except that we only play likely spooners (Panthers) once, and hit two teams unlikely to be effected by origin without our origin players.

Ahh, Gidley and..........

This year we will be the team that every other club complains about having to play at Origin time ;-)

 

[Frederick]

Ahh, Gidley and..........

This year we will be the team that every other club complains about having to play at Origin time ;-)

Ben Cross will be there whether we like it or not. Unless he's injured, of course

 

[macavity]

Cross will be a walk up if he isn't injured. best prop NSW have (Brett White, anyone....?).

Pato would be a chance as would Mullo, and the much maligned Chris Houston might even be in the mix for a bench spot based on some pretty impressive numbers last year and his impending move to prop (a pidgeon chested prop, what is this world coming to...).

Dureau could even be a smoky if we start well... ;-)

 

[Medievalknight]

Dureau could even be a smoky if we start well

Awaits Karmas response ..:lol:

 

[Karmawave]

The only smokey around Dureau being selected for NSW would be the smoke remains from what would be the universe's most amazing magical trick.

Either that or the miracle that would be the 8th wonder of the world.

 

[Serc]

hahaha hook lineeeeee and sinker!

Knew you wouldn't be able to resist ;-)

 

[Joker's Wild]

No game in Brissy next season

 

[Jobdog]

Rd 1 on the Coast JW

 

[Danish Moo Cow]

I find it funny we've again got the two grand finalists twice, and the Pampers just the once... again... and in round 26 at that.

At least we've got the Bunnies twice.