NRL Draw is a disgrace

[roosterproud]

Mentioning the draw we have four consecutive 6 day turn games and 1 home game from five rounds at home. Trent needs to do a sticky and throw his toys from the cot to get gifted a cream draw as the faiders

[Kentucky_Fried_Rooster]

I think us and Manly don’t get a bye pre origin, possibly one other team but I can’t remember.
How is it fair some teams get two and others get none.

[Chook2]

It’s crazy that some teams have 2 byes pre origin and we don’t have one
especially When we were tied for the most players out with 5 in SOO despite coming mid table

only fair was is to cut byes if the draw was even teams and just have 3 stand alone weekends spaces out over a couple of months when the soo is played so everyone gets their 3 Byes on those weekends

no other sport has rep commitments mid season impacting on their sport
when the players are paid by their nrl clubs maybe it’s up to a few nrl clubs to make a stand and ask for change?

[Mickie Lane]

The fact that we are one of (if not the only) club to not have a bye before any of the origin games is a disgrace especially when we have the equal most amount of players representing.

The draw is a joke. How teams play each other within a couple of weeks is bad enough but the teams that get byes around origin is a lottery. SOO should be stand alone and you play each team once.

Would you have started this thread if we had won today?

[shagger]

I hate that sh.. house state of origin with a passion. Nrl don’t give a …. If a player gets hurt, that’s on the clubs. But they give a shit about salary cap. Talk about having it both ways. Fix the Draw you I idiots. Make it fair for all clubs.

[ccfc bondi]

I remember that dufus Brent Read claiming on NRL 360 that the NRL couldn't have known the Roosters would have so many rep players. REALLY??!! Even though they have 5-6 every single year! And no-one was smart enough to contradict him. Yes, it is an absolute disgrace!

[caz]

brent read's a bit of a dumbo. maybe you've got to be a dumbo to become a footy journo or maybe having to comment 24/7 means you inevitably let dumbo comments slip out.

[Vasco]

A deliberate strategy to detrail our season Then because we won 2/2 of those games The referee steps in to almost ensure we lose

Pretty much.

[SamKerrSimp]

A deliberate strategy to detrail our season Then because we won 2/2 of those games The referee steps in to almost ensure we lose

Why don't the NRL kick us out of the comp if they hate us so much Rad?

[HunchoRooster]

I remember that dufus Brent Read claiming on NRL 360 that the NRL couldn't have known the Roosters would have so many rep players. REALLY??!! Even though they have 5-6 every single year! And no-one was smart enough to contradict him. Yes, it is an absolute disgrace!

I think that sums up the standard of NRL journalism.

[MKCS]

Don't the clubs have a say in when they receive a bye? Could very well be a case of the club wanting it like this.

[SunnyCoastChook]

Would you have started this thread if we had won today?

Yep i would have. Result had nothing to do it it…..watching our team without 10 regular starting 13 did though. We shouldn’t have games where the plug is “lets see how the young kids go” rather than watching the best play every week

[Vasco]

The NRL has been shafting the Roosters for over a decade.

The lopsided penalty counts can't be disputed. And the bye draw whereby they play all three games the week before an origin game, is very convenient.

[Vasco]

Would you have started this thread if we had won today?

In fairness, most people have viewed their disapproval of how the byes have been structured for Easts. Surely you can agree.

[Inflictor]

In fairness, most people have viewed their disapproval of how the byes have been structured for Easts. Surely you can agree.

This isn't the first thread on the subject. A similar thread was raised around SOO1.

But just a standard response.

FFS