2018 - Full draw ?
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Captain Moondog
Absolute Superstar
Geez I hate the ****ing Broncos. I reckon that list would be almost identical to Toddys who finishes where in 2018 list.
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
The '47ers
Your resident two-headed Queenslander
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
Journey Man
what is up with Kelly?
HappilyManly
Journey Man
Class of 96
Bencher
I guess the widely tipped 8-0 start to the season is now in jeopardy.
damiennp90
Bencher
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.
It'll be a good news story and nine will be pissed they only have 1 game.
Ned
Bencher
Even round 8???
Brookie Brawler
Reserve Grader
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
Bencher
I'll sacrifice one win to make nine look like incompetent losers.
Oh wait I don't have 2
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.
Having now checked out the draw, it's a sure bet we'll be playing September footy next year.
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)
Biggest winners - Chooks, Broncos, Storm
http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/11/2...heroar/rugby-league+(The+Roar+-+Rugby+League)
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2020 Ladder
| Team | P | W | D | L | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulldogs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 |
| 2 | Broncos | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 8 |
| 3 | Storm | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 8 |
| 4 | Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Rabbitohs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Sea Eagles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6 |
| 7 | Raiders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Titans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 | Knights | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -24 | 6 |
| 10 | Sharks | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowboys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -50 | 4 |
| 14 | Dolphins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
| 15 | Panthers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -20 | 2 |
| 16 | Roosters | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -62 | 2 |
| 17 | Eels | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -85 | 2 |
