Run to finals

[TheFrog]

Brisbane lose - we stay 7th and play the Dragons

Broncos win by 1 they still run 8th.

Not any more, looks like all Sydney teams play at ANZ or Allianz now. This from the NRL website:

This has been the case since 2011.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Broncos win by 1 they still run 8th.



This has been the case since 2011.

Like we’ve cared about finals venues since 2011!

 

[jaseg]

Not any more, looks like all Sydney teams play at ANZ or Allianz now. This from the NRL website:

“Approved home city venues for the first three weeks of the finals: Sydney – ANZ Stadium, Allianz Stadium; Brisbane – Suncorp Stadium; Melbourne – AAMI Park/Etihad Stadium/MCG; Auckland – Mt Smart Stadium”

https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/30/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-nrl-finals/

Good. Driving out to Penrith would've been a pain - and more than a bit nerve-wracking after the last two times I've done it (a round 26 capitulation and the record loss).

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Good. Driving out to Penrith would've been a pain - and more than a bit nerve-wracking after the last two times I've done it (a round 26 capitulation and the record loss).

Yep. ANZ really isn’t a particularly intimidating venue and I get the feeling the boys are more relaxed playing away this year. Penrith wouldve been a cauldron though, and our support would’ve been heavily outnumbered. If our fans come out in force next weekend I reckon we’ll get near parity in the crowd. Unfortunately I won’t be there though as I’ll be in Bali for a wedding, fingers crossed the boys get up and I can make it to week two!

 

[sup42]

The Warriors would be a chance of having more fans than Penrith or not ?
I would have thought the band wagon would see more Kiwis show up after 7 years ?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

The Warriors would be a chance of having more fans than Penrith or not ?
I would have thought the band wagon would see more Kiwis show up after 7 years ?

At ANZ that’s definitely a chance. At Penrith we’dve been outnumbered by locals though given all their members would get first dibs.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Wow, that was close! Finally a result (just) went our way. Pretty confident about Penrith at ANZ, would not want to be heading to Suncorp right now. I was swearing at the TV when it looked like Oates got his 5th!