Week 1 Finals v NZW

[Iamback]

You mean pain right?

Never has a username been more true.

it is you today, Tomorrow will be someone else

 

[Blues Riff]

Lol ,@soc123_au - You're pissing into the wind mate, or to stay on topic, "pushing shit uphill".

 

[soc123_au]

Lol ,@soc123_au - You're pissing into the wind mate, or to stay on topic, "pushing shit uphill".

It's either that or just delete shit. I really prefer to avoid doing that when possible, been there before anyway and nothing changes.

 

[MugaB]

Never has a username been more true.

it is you today, Tomorrow will be someone else

Fmd i thought we could go a few pages of hurt and see this thru, but its like a reoccurring nightmare

 

[soc123_au]

I think the issue is the earlier start moreso then having the early game.

in the Days of 4 v 5. Etc the minor premiers got the day games.

How the games drag on now, it makes sense to have a 4pm kick off

TV money dictates the time slots, it was always going to be 4.00pm Sat for someone. We got it because it suits the NZ audience better. Which is fine by me, they deserve it. Netball finals be damned.

 

[snickers007]

Because everything is derailed I'll restate. The kick off time is due to the time difference to nz. Whoever played them would've had that time.

What's interesting about this is that the Warriors have at least one home game remaining.
If they lose to us, they'll surely play next Saturday night at home. 5:30 NZST, 7:30 AEST
Similarly if they win this week, they'll have the Saturday slot in week 3.

If they lose this week, and win week 2, I wonder if the NRL will bring the Saturday game forward a bit to appease the New Zealand TV audience? Maybe a 6:45 AEST / 8:45 NZST kickoff?


Slightly related, can we please get back to the Minor Premiers (or the highest ranked team) having the first opportunity into the Grand Final? For the last 3 years that we've been in the GF, the minor premiers have played in the Saturday prelim final.

For all the talk about incentives and rewards for winning the minor premiership, this has got to be in the conversation. It's a 24 hour difference, which is an extra training session, extra physio sessions, the opportunity for the team to watch their potential opponents as a group the following day etc.

 

[MugaB]

TV money dictates the time slots, it was always going to be 4.00pm Sat for someone. We got it because it suits the NZ audience better. Which is fine by me, they deserve it. Netball finals be damned.

Day games are better than night ones anyway, gotta remember penrith park is better played in the day, than the cold slippery night, suncorp can do the night games fk em

 

[soc123_au]

Slightly related, can we please get back to the Minor Premiers (or the highest ranked team) having the first opportunity into the Grand Final? For the last 3 years that we've been in the GF, the minor premiers have played in the Saturday prelim final.

For all the talk about incentives and rewards for winning the minor premiership, this has got to be in the conversation. It's a 24 hour difference, which is an extra training session, extra physio sessions, the opportunity for the team to watch their potential opponents as a group the following day etc.

In 2021 I thought it was fair enough, we gave up our advantage by bottling it week 1. The other years I agree and thought we were a bit robbed. It's a small thing, but at this level you want every little advantage you have earned.

 

[WestyLife]

What's interesting about this is that the Warriors have at least one home game remaining.
If they lose to us, they'll surely play next Saturday night at home. 5:30 NZST, 7:30 AEST
Similarly if they win this week, they'll have the Saturday slot in week 3.

If they lose this week, and win week 2, I wonder if the NRL will bring the Saturday game forward a bit to appease the New Zealand TV audience? Maybe a 6:45 AEST / 8:45 NZST kickoff?


Slightly related, can we please get back to the Minor Premiers (or the highest ranked team) having the first opportunity into the Grand Final? For the last 3 years that we've been in the GF, the minor premiers have played in the Saturday prelim final.

For all the talk about incentives and rewards for winning the minor premiership, this has got to be in the conversation. It's a 24 hour difference, which is an extra training session, extra physio sessions, the opportunity for the team to watch their potential opponents as a group the following day etc.

Like Soc said everything is dictated by TV money first. What's fair only happens if the money consideration is sorted

 

[snickers007]

In 2021 I thought it was fair enough, we gave up our advantage by bottling it week 1. The other years I agree and thought we were a bit robbed. It's a small thing, but at this level you want every little advantage you have earned.

In 2021, Melbourne were the Minor Premiers. And they played us on the Saturday game.

 

[Iamback]

TV money dictates the time slots, it was always going to be 4.00pm Sat for someone. We got it because it suits the NZ audience better. Which is fine by me, they deserve it. Netball finals be damned.

I think it was 5.15 last year the early game.

Games are going 2 hours now without allowing for extra time. So having longer works.

Maybe we send Netball bibs to ch9 in protest?

 

[Blues Riff]

Slightly related, can we please get back to the Minor Premiers (or the highest ranked team) having the first opportunity into the Grand Final? For the last 3 years that we've been in the GF, the minor premiers have played in the Saturday prelim final.

Yeah that was really irritating. Parra first into the GF, us waiting to see if we even made it.

 

[jane the pain]

Poor @soc123_au can't ignore the crazies on here.

Everyone else, ignore and the pest will go

You're still here.

 

[Iamback]

What's interesting about this is that the Warriors have at least one home game remaining.
If they lose to us, they'll surely play next Saturday night at home. 5:30 NZST, 7:30 AEST
Similarly if they win this week, they'll have the Saturday slot in week 3.

If they lose this week, and win week 2, I wonder if the NRL will bring the Saturday game forward a bit to appease the New Zealand TV audience? Maybe a 6:45 AEST / 8:45 NZST kickoff?


Slightly related, can we please get back to the Minor Premiers (or the highest ranked team) having the first opportunity into the Grand Final? For the last 3 years that we've been in the GF, the minor premiers have played in the Saturday prelim final.

For all the talk about incentives and rewards for winning the minor premiership, this has got to be in the conversation. It's a 24 hour difference, which is an extra training session, extra physio sessions, the opportunity for the team to watch their potential opponents as a group the following day etc.

We played the Prelim in 2021 on a Sunday arvo to allow for TV, No reason Warriors won't get that here.

Isn't it the side that chooses?
Pretty sure MP can choose anything the whole way. Even who gets what captain's run timeslot

 

[MugaB]

You're still here.

Fmd... it never ends

 

[soc123_au]

In 2021, Melbourne were the Minor Premiers. And they played us on the Saturday game.

Yeah, you're right. It was all about Souffs that year. Too bad it didn't work out for them. lol

 

[WestyLife]

Yeah, you're right. It was all about Souffs that year. Too bad it didn't work out for them. lol

So much wasted potential in that club blowing smoke up them by their own fans, media and organisation in general.

 

[Iamback]

You're still here.

Purely to piss you off

 

[MugaB]

Purely to piss you off

Dont get "triggered"

 

[Frankus]

What if Luke was left out of the side v Cowboys because he’s our preferred 9 if Kenny isn’t ready…

Surely he was left out for going a knuckle deep into Hopgood’s clacker? Sommerton is a better option than Luke anyway?