NRL Finals 2018

[Blair]

Wow, look who's there!

 

[Blair]

NRL FINALS WEEK ONE:

Friday @ 7.40pm: Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Melbourne Olympic Park

Saturday @ 5.30pm: Penrith Panthers vs New Zealand Warriors at Olympic Stadium

Saturday @ 7.40pm: Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks at SFS

Sunday @ 4.00pm: Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons at Lang Park

 

[Brookywarrior]

I think we are playing brisbane next week. They have equal for and against as penrith but have scored more trys.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I think we are playing brisbane next week. They have equal for and against as penrith but have scored more trys.

NRL.com and everyone else has us at 8th, Penrith 5th. No idea how that comes to be, but seems like gospel

EDIT: Seems like it's decided on points against.

 

[Burns]

Nrl are considering allowing Penrith to play at Penrith Stadium.

 

[Blair]

Nrl are considering allowing Penrith to play at Penrith Stadium.

Piss off, NRL! You can't bow down to Gus and change things mid-stream. I'm not going to Penrith for this game.

 

[Blair]

That double-header at SFS might be too lucrative for a late change to Penrith Stadium.

 

[Burns]

There will be more New Zealand fans than Penrith probably.

 

[Blair]

There will be more New Zealand fans than Penrith probably.

So no 'double-header' at the SFS? I thought not. Why would they do that? I would've been strange.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

So no 'double-header' at the SFS? I thought not. Why would they do that? I would've been strange.

Do NRL have an agreement with the stadium's?
As makes little sense to split the games. Could near pack out ANZ 83.5k or got at least 60k.
Why put the 2 Syndey based teams in the 45.5k stadium vs out of town team and Sydney team in 83.5k stadium.

 

[Burns]

AFL grand final that afternoon at the SCG. Would have been chaos with that many people at Moore Park. Also the optics are pretty bad when the AFL has a larger crowd than the NRL double header.

 

[Blair]

AFL grand final that afternoon at the SCG. Would have been chaos with that many people at Moore Park. Also the optics are pretty bad when the AFL has a larger crowd than the NRL double header.

You mean finals game between Swans and Giants at SCG.

 

[Blair]

Do NRL have an agreement with the stadium's?
As makes little sense to split the games. Could near pack out ANZ 83.5k or got at least 60k.
Why put the 2 Syndey based teams in the 45.5k stadium vs out of town team and Sydney team in 83.5k stadium.

No idea about an agreement but it probably is the case. I don't like the concept of a 'double-header'. Four sets of fans at one venue?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Also Penrith probably prefer ANZ as their home ground, much closer for their fans than Allianz

 

[Blair]

Also Penrith probably prefer ANZ as their home ground, much closer for their fans than Allianz

My train runs through Pantherland. Panthers fans are an unbearable set of bores at the best of times. I hope it's more fun coming home!

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Congrats guys, this is certainly a pretty rare thread title in this forum over recent times, normally at this time of year there is the obligatory "who are we going to support in the finals" thread

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Tohu at the captains photo's for the top 8.
He's got the eye on the prize.

 

[Blair]

Tohu at the captains photo's for the top 8.
He's got the eye on the prize.

Cam Smith is rubbing his hands together in glee. Would it be because of all the refs calls about to go his way?

 

[Blair]

 

[Blair]

The Dogs were a bit of a disgrace yesterday!