Rd20: 3pm Parra v Canberra GAME DAY THREAD @ GIO Stadium 19/7/25

[Parrapat]

Here is how this idea could have looked over the last couple of seasons:

2023 Result	2024 Conferences		2024 Result	2025 Conferences
	Conference A	Conference B		Conference A	Conference B
Penrith	Penrith	Brisbane	Melbourne	Melbourne	Penrith
Brisbane	Melbourne	Warriors	Penrith	Roosters	Cronulla
Melbourne	Newcastle	Cronulla	Roosters	North Qld	Bulldogs
Warriors	Roosters	Canberra	Cronulla	Manly	Newcastle
Newcastle	Souths	Eels	North Qld	Canberra	Dolphins
Cronulla	North Qld	Manly	Bulldogs	Dragons	Brisbane
Roosters	Dolphins	Titans	Manly	Warriors	Titans
Canberra	Bulldogs	Dragons	Newcastle	Eels	Souths
Souths	West Tigers	BYE	Canberra	West Tigers	BYE
Eels			Dolphins
North Qld			Dragons
Manly			Brisbane
Dolphins			Warriors
Titans			Titans
Bulldogs			Eels
Dragons			Souths
West Tigers			West Tigers

Great work, mate.

I reckon the NRL would want a conference system to maximise TV ratings so derbys are critical. I think this is the #1 reason why we always get a tough draw. It's because we have high TV ratings and our derbys rate well compared to other clubs.

So we'll always get to play the Scum and Panthers twice, as well as Manly, Bulldogs and Tigers. There's no way that draw is being randomly produced every year, it's calculated to get the most out of TV rights.

That's also why refereeing modes change per situation, eg. State of Origin is reffed with no 10 metre kept, ruck is a shambles to advantage QLD. Same goes for the finals which are reffed to a different standard to regular comp. There won't be any penalties for not playing the ball properly in the grand final.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It's not about the talent it's about the coaching resources at the clubs and not just coaches all the staff at a club.

Titans have a pretty good side but are a basket case and are running dead last.

Hasler is a dual premiership winner.

Tigers well let's not bring them up...

Didn't even make the finals under Cleary or Maguire, who both won premierships at better clubs.

 

[JokerEel]

Hasler is a dual premiership winner.

Didn't even make the finals under Cleary or Maguire, who both won premierships at better clubs.

I see you didn't read all my post...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I did, I just didn't remember all of it.

 

[85 Baby]

Remember all of what?

 

[the phantom menace]

Hasler is a dual premiership winner.

Small sample size, only two years of a long coaching career... so going by #poulogic those two years are outliers and can be ignored.

Didn't even make the finals under Cleary or Maguire, who both won premierships at better clubs.

Their years spent with the Tigers are a small sample size within their careers, and within the life of the club... so going by #poulogic those years are outliers and can be ignored.