IMO they should have a state of origin on stand alone weeks - Friday night could be state of origin, with the u/20's state of origin as the first game. Then on Sunday they should have a combined NSW & QLD City team vs a combined NSW and Country team (best of 3 serious on Sunday afternoon) and they could have the qld cup/ NSWRL city vs country as first game. Would bring more revenue into the game. They could bring for the start of the NRL by two weeks and play the grand final the next week to counter for the 2 byes, then no clubs should get any byes for the remainder of season.
Game 1
Friday Night - Homebush
First game - Under 20/s NSW Vs Qld
Main Game - SOO - NSW vs Qld
Sunday Afternoon - Somewhere Country - Townsville, Cairns etc
First Game - City Vs Country (QLD Cup)
Main Game - City Vs Country (combined NSW & QLD)
2 Weeks Later
Friday Night - Suncorp Stadium
First game - Under 20/s NSW Vs Qld
Main Game - SOO - NSW vs Qld
Sunday - Sydney Football Stadium
First Game - City Vs Country (NSWRL)
Main Game - City Vs Country (combined NSW & QLD)
Third Game
Friday Night - Homebush
First game - Under 20/s NSW Vs Qld
Main Game - SOO - NSW vs Qld
Sunday - Suncorp Stadium
First Game - City Vs Country (Winner of QLD Cup game vs Winner of NSWRL Game)
Main Game - City Vs Country (combined NSW & QLD)