2018 - Full draw ?

[HoldenV8]

I don't want to say I told ya so but......oh who am I kidding? Two years ago when it became known that the NRL was going to be in charge of the draw I said that nothing will change and the league will continue to pander to Nein's wants and shock horror.....I was right.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Geez I hate the ****ing Broncos. I reckon that list would be almost identical to Toddys who finishes where in 2018 list.

 

[Ben]

I don't want to say I told ya so but......oh who am I kidding? Two years ago when it became known that the NRL was going to be in charge of the draw I said that nothing will change and the league will continue to pander to Nein's wants and shock horror.....I was right.

I guess this is how we can fly under the raider

 

[Fluffy]

So all of our Friday games are on at the crap 6pm timeslot that makes it difficult for most to get to.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

So all of our Friday games are on at the crap 6pm timeslot that makes it difficult for most to get to.

Of course because at 8 PM you know it’s .........

DONKEY TIME!

 

[COMMANDER]

Manly twice in one year at Suncorp, there's a first.

 

[The '47ers]

I guess this is how we can fly under the raider

Which raider we flying under?

 

[Chip and Chase]

fair enough, better to be a realist.

I may have to temper my enthusiasm now that Walker is going to miss the first month. 2 rookie centres will make it a tough start to the year

 

[Fluffy]

I may have to temper my enthusiasm now that Walker is going to miss the first month. 2 rookie centres will make it a tough start to the year

what is up with Kelly?

 

[HappilyManly]

How do we get only 1 bye round??

BYE
June 18 - all Teams, prior to SOO2
July 8 - Manly

 

[globaleagle]

Which raider we flying under?

 

[Class of 96]

I may have to temper my enthusiasm now that Walker is going to miss the first month. 2 rookie centres will make it a tough start to the year

I guess the widely tipped 8-0 start to the season is now in jeopardy.

 

[damiennp90]

Other than the first game I hope the knights do well this year.

It'll be a good news story and nine will be pissed they only have 1 game.

 

[Ned]

Other than the first game I hope the knights do well this year.

It'll be a good news story and nine will be pissed they only have 1 game.

Even round 8???

 

[Brookie Brawler]

Yes this is the line I just heard the Talkin Sport 'team' explaining to a knights fan, not very convincingly.
Problem being, you have to get to the top 4 first, and the more tough games the harder that is.
Who would volunteer to play Storm twice instead of Tigers twice?

Nobody of course!

I would never try to argue that everything is fair. Realistically it is impossible to have 16 teams play 24 rounds and even pretend it's going to be fair for everyone.

If you are borderline top 8 or top 4 it might make the difference when you look back and see how many top teams you had to play, but I just don't think the draw is going to decide the premiers thats all.

When we were going into a season hoping to finish on top of the ladder we might have thought that Souths or Melbourne had an easier run but it was only going to be the difference between 1st and maybe 3rd anyway.

My point is if you are a serious contender (when all the other teams are worried about how many times they have to play you) these things don't affect you too much.

 

[damiennp90]

Just as #GoManly #wearemanly and #birdgang are synonymous with our club, those of us on Twitter should be trying to get #nextweek trending

Even round 8???

I'll sacrifice one win to make nine look like incompetent losers.

Oh wait I don't have 2

 

[Chip and Chase]

what is up with Kelly?

Nothing up with him. He's a rookie, and while he was solid enough he's not what you'd call a game breaker. If we have him and Parker in the centres we are going to easily have the least experienced pairing in the league. That concerns me somewhat. Not a lot of depth in that department for us though, unless we go for a Wright - but neither Matt nor Jono overly excite me either.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Having now checked out the draw, it's a sure bet we'll be playing September footy next year.

 

[The Who]

All I know is that there are three clubs we always (well, 90% of the time) beat - Cronulla, Worriers and Easts. Next season we only play Cronulla and the Worriers once so we'll have to make up those two wins somewhere.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

These points were probably already raised earlier in this thread, but this piece slams the draw big-time.
Biggest winners - Chooks, Broncos, Storm

http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/11/2...heroar/rugby-league+(The+Roar+-+Rugby+League)