NRL Draw to be released tomorrow....

[Warrior]

Yes, we all get to see who we're facing on what day tomorrow. We also get to see where our 2 byes fall and which teams we only have to play once.

By my calculations, every team will play each other once then they will play all but 4 teams again. Remembering that there is 26 rounds with 2 byes.

Since we are going to find out tomorrow, why not list which teams you only have to play once. Then we all get to see how much the NRL like your team.

Here are the teams & placesI hope the Warriors don't have to play:

1. Newcastle @ Marathon
2. Parramatta @ Parra
3. Brisbane @ ANZ
4. Wests Tigers @ Campbell Town

Hope the draw goes well for your teams, Have a Merry Xmas & a sensational New Year.

 

[imported_Kaon]

The tough matchesfor the Raiders is anyone away from home but if i had to pick four:

Newcastle
Parramatta
Warriors
Dragons

 

[legend]

I agree R990204. Bloody Dragons have been our achilles heel ever since they merged with the mighty Raiders winning just the one game. We were there first ever victim as the new club in a heartbreaker at Bruce. Another one to piss me off is the Roosters at the sfs. I can't remember the last time we won a game there. Brisbane, regardless of the side they put on the paddock never fail to scare me as we always give them a run or manage to knock them off. They have never swept us twice in a season.

 

[imported_ss20]

NRL releases schedule
Oct 04, 2001
The National Rugby League has released the 2002 season schedule to each of
the 15 clubs, and for the first time the NRL Grand Final will be played in
October.
The NRL grand Final will be played on October 6 to coincide with the Labour
Day Holiday weekend, instead of at the end of September.
The 26 round competition means each side will play 12 home, 12 away matches
and receive two byes, with clubs playing each other once and then playing
the remaining 10 games of the season through a pools system based on this
year's standings.
The pools are arranged as follows:
Pool A: Newcastle Knights, the Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers,
North Queensland.
Pool B: Parramatta, St George Illawarra, NZ Warriors, Canberra Raiders,
Penrith Panthers.
Pool C: the Sharks, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, Northern Eagles,
South Sydney.
In the new 15 team system, teams will not play against their own pool twice,
instead playing teams from the opposite pools over the final ten weeks of
the season.
The National Rugby League season will commence with the Country Carnival on
March the first, and Round One will kick off on Friday March 15.

 

[imported_bronco]

Geez Brisbane certainly got lucky with their pool having the Rabbitohs and Eagles there. The Storm and Sharks at times have bogey teams at times for the Broncos poor season 2001 has saved them from being in Group A.

 

[Ramit54]

Bronco
You only play the teams in your pool once, you play every other team twice.
Cheers Retread

 

[imported_bronco]

LOL, well damn pools then

.
I'll now say that the Broncos are lucky they only have to face their bogey teams Sharks and Storm once

.

 

[Warrior]

That means only one of my wishes may come true!!!

We better be playing Parra @ Ericsson

 

[ozbash]

probly play them thrice warrior, but finals dont count eh?

hope the brains (coff coff) of the game take it to the people,,, say at least 4-5 games at places like christchurch,wellington,palmy, dunedin, WHANGAREI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ozbash]

Round 1: Mar 15-17
Rabbitohs v Roosters
Storm v Raiders
Cowboys v Broncos
Bulldogs v Wests Tigers
Eels v Panthers
Eagles v Knights
Dragons v Sharks
Warriors Bye
Round 2: Mar 22-24
Raiders v Rabbitohs
Broncos v Bulldogs
Wests Tigers v Eels
Panthers v Dragons
Knights v Cowboys
Sharks v Storm
Warriors v Roosters
Eagles Bye
Round 3 (Easter): Mar 29-Apr 1
Wests Tigers v Raiders
Roosters v Broncos
Sharks v Panthers
Warriors v Knights
Rabbitohs v Eagles
Bulldogs v Dragons
Storm v Cowboys
Eels Bye
Round 4: Apr 5-7
Knights v Raiders
Broncos v Sharks
Panthers v Wests Tigers
Eagles v Roosters
Cowboys v Warriors
Rabbitohs v Bulldogs
Eels v Storm
Dragons Bye
Round 5: Apr 12-14
Raiders v Broncos
Sharks v Wests Tigers
Roosters v Knights
Cowboys v Rabbitohs
Dragons v Eels
Warriors v Eagles
Storm v Bulldogs
Panthers Bye
Round 6: Apr 19-21
Eagles v Raiders
Broncos v Panthers
Knights v Sharks
Roosters v Cowboys
Bulldogs v Warriors
Rabbitohs v Eels
Storm v Dragons
Wests Tigers Bye
Round 7: Apr 25-28
Eels v Raiders
Broncos v Knights
Wests Tigers v Eagles
Panthers v Cowboys
Sharks v Bulldogs
Dragons v Roosters
Warriors v Storm
Rabbitohs Bye
Round 8: May 3-5
Raiders v Sharks
Rabbitohs v Broncos
Wests Tigers v Warriors
Roosters v Panthers
Storm v Knights
Eagles v Dragons
Eels v Cowboys
Bulldogs Bye
CITY v COUNTRY, May 10, tbc
Round 9: May 11-12
Dragons v Raiders
Broncos v Eagles
Cowboys v Wests Tigers
Bulldogs v Panthers
Sharks v Eels
Roosters v Storm
Warriors v Rabbitohs
Knights Bye
Round 10: May 17-19
Rabbitohs v Raiders
Dragons v Wests Tigers
Cowboys v Panthers
Knights v Warriors
Bulldogs v Sharks
Storm v Eels
Broncos Bye
Roosters Bye
Eagles Bye
STATE OF ORIGIN 1: Wed, May 22, Stadium Australia
Round 11: May 24–26
Raiders v Cowboys
Dragons v Broncos
Panthers v Sharks
Knights v Rabbitohs
Eels v Roosters
Storm v Warriors
Eagles v Bulldogs
Wests Tigers Bye
Round 12: May 31-Jun 2
Raiders v Eagles
Wests Tigers v Broncos
Panthers v Roosters
Warriors v Sharks
Bulldogs v Rabbitohs
Cowboys v Dragons
Eels Bye
Knights Bye
Storm Bye
STATE OF ORIGIN 2: Wed, Jun 5, ANZ Stadium
Round 13: Jun 7–10
Broncos v Eels
Eagles v Wests Tigers
Panthers v Bulldogs
Knights v Storm
Sharks v Dragons
Roosters v Rabbitohs
Warriors v Cowboys
Raiders Bye
Round 14: Jun 14–16
Sharks v Raiders
Broncos v Cowboys
Wests Tigers v Panthers
Eels v Knights
Roosters v Eagles
Rabbitohs v Warriors
Dragons v Storm
Bulldogs Bye
Round 15: Jun 21-23
Bulldogs v Raiders
Wests Tigers v Knights
Panthers v Eagles
Cowboys v Sharks
Roosters v Eels
Warriors v Dragons
Storm v Rabbitohs
Broncos Bye
STATE OF ORIGIN 3: Wed, Jun 26, Stadium Australia
Round 16: Jun 28–30
Raiders v Panthers
Broncos v Warriors
Wests Tigers v Roosters
Rabbitohs v Knights
Dragons v Cowboys
Eagles v Storm
Eels v Bulldogs
Sharks Bye
Round 17: Jul 5–7
Roosters v Raiders
Broncos v Dragons
Storm v Wests Tigers
Panthers v Rabbitohs
Knights v Eels
Sharks v Warriors
Bulldogs v Eagles
Cowboys Bye
AUSTRALIA vs GREAT BRITAIN, Fri Jul 12, Stad Aus or SFS
Round 18: Jul 13-14
Raiders v Knights
Panthers v Broncos
Wests Tigers v Rabbitohs
Eels v Sharks
Storm v Roosters
Dragons v Bulldogs
Cowboys v Eagles
Warriors Bye
Round 19: Jul 19-21
Cowboys v Raiders
Broncos v Wests Tigers
Knights v Panthers
Eagles v Sharks
Bulldogs v Roosters
Warriors v Eels
Rabbitohs v Dragons
Storm Bye
Round 20: Jul 26-28
Raiders v Warriors
Eels v Broncos
Wests Tigers v Dragons
Panthers v Storm
Knights v Bulldogs
Sharks v Rabbitohs
Eagles v Cowboys
Roosters Bye
Round 21: Aug 2-4
Storm v Broncos
Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers
Panthers v Warriors
Knights v Dragons
Roosters v Sharks
Eagles v Eels
Cowboys v Bulldogs
Raiders Bye
Round 22: Aug 9-11
Raiders v Wests Tigers
Broncos v Roosters
Sharks v Knights
Warriors v Bulldogs
Eels v Rabbitohs
Dragons v Eagles
Cowboys v Storm
Panthers Bye
Round 23: Aug 16-18
Raiders v Roosters
Warriors v Broncos
Wests Tigers v Sharks
Storm v Panthers
Knights v Eagles
Dragons v Rabbitohs
Bulldogs v Eels
Cowboys Bye
Round 24: Aug 23-25
Raiders v Bulldogs
Knights v Broncos
Wests Tigers v Storm
Rabbitohs v Panthers
Sharks v Cowboys
Roosters v Warriors
Eels v Eagles
Dragons Bye
Round 25: Aug 30-Sep 1
Broncos v Raiders
Eels v Wests Tigers
Panthers v Knights
Roosters v Dragons
Rabbitohs v Cowboys
Eagles v Warriors
Bulldogs v Storm
Sharks Bye
Round 26: Sep 6-8
Raiders v Storm
Bulldogs v Broncos
Warriors v Wests Tigers
Eagles v Panthers
Dragons v Knights
Sharks v Roosters
Cowboys v Eels
Rabbitohs Bye

 

[Edwahu]

The Raiders have 7 of their first 10 games away from home, which is a bit of a joke.

 

[tigger]

Just looking at the draw, Wastes wont win a game until round 7!
NQ are in a pretty good pool seeing as they only have to play Newcastle Knights, the Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters once, though from memory they beat Wastes both times last year so that is the only disadvantage....

 

[Ramit54]

Tigger, you have a bad memory. Wests beat the Cowboys 20-18 at Leichhardt.

Cheers Retread

 

[pepe]

at least by playing canberra firstwe will be planted on top of the ladder,wewill be veryhard to run down as well being back at the graveyard.

pepe

 

[Warrior]

Hooray!!!!

My wish came true, Warriors vs Parramatta @ Ericsson.

I see the Bulldogs will most certainly be playing in Wellington in R6 against the Warriors. On the weekend of 19-21 April.

 

[Willow]

Ok.... assumimg Manly actually see out the season and we don't have some RL crisis...

StGeorge predictions for 2002:

1. v Cronulla, win
2. v Penrith, win
3. v Canterbury, loss
4. v bye... win
5. v Eels, win
6. v Melb, loss
7. v Easts, win
8. v Manly, win
9. v Canberra, win
10. v Wet Tigers, win
11. v Brisbane, win
12. v Cowboys, loss
13. v Cronulla, loss
14. v Melb, win
15. v Warriors, loss
16. v Cowboys, win
17. v Brisbane, loss
18. v Canterbury, win
19. v Souths, win
20. v Wet Tigers, win
21. v Newcastle, draw
22. v Manly, win
23. v Souths, win
24. v bye...win
25. v Easts, loss
26. v Newcastle, win

18 wins, 7 losses and1 draw.
That makes 37 points and a top 3 spot....

 

[El Duque]

Willow,you haven't beaten Parra yet and I don't see it happening next year

 

[Willow]

First time for everything ElDuke, and besides, Saints have an excellent record against Parra since 1947.

Is that right?... we only play each other once next year?

 

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[El Duque]

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