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[Guest]

F

The thought did cross my mind mate.

Good in a way for Easts, don't need to travel to SE QLD or Melba, but for the many Easts fans in the SE QLD area it's becoming rather annoying, the lack of respect we have been treated with by the draw makers in the last 6-7 seasons.

I would genuinely have thought the Wankos and GC would appreciate the traditional clubs bringing their support to games here. I know The Stains and Souffs and Boggs usually draw numbers up here, like Easts.

Mental.

Fact is we really have only pulled large crowds because we are not up here every year. All Sydney clubs pull bigger crowds than we do up here.

[Guest]

Don't our fans usually outnumber the Titans fans when we play them up there??

[Guest]

The thought did cross my mind mate.

Good in a way for Easts, don't need to travel to SE QLD or Melba, but for the many Easts fans in the SE QLD area it's becoming rather annoying, the lack of respect we have been treated with by the draw makers in the last 6-7 seasons.

I would genuinely have thought the Wankos and GC would appreciate the traditional clubs bringing their support to games here. I know The Stains and Souffs and Boggs usually draw numbers up here, like Easts.

Mental.

It makes no sense at all..

The last time we played the Boncos at Lang Park was (as you know) on a Monday & the crowd was still 26,486..Our semi against the Titans pulled 44,787..

The time before that was 2005 & the crowd was 35,592..

As you said,mental..

[Guest]

What are you saying, the Telucrap isn't making stuff up is it??

Care to post the link to those dates/times for 21-26 Arty?

[BallyChook]

We have good support in Northern NSW & SE QLd. I recall when organising my membership (which is now a useless Interstate membership) one of the club people confirmed that these areas have the second highest demographic of Roosters supporters behind Sydney. I realise they can't make everyone happy but at the very least one game at Suncorp or Skilled isn't asking too much.

[stsae]

I hardly think A small minority of Roosters fans in SE QLD register a blip on the draw makers radar

I hardly think the crowds in the past few seasons we have pulled in SE QLD should be considered a blip.

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't teams nominate what games they'd prefer to play at home each season???

It would appear we aren't highly regarded by the Wankos or Titties. Strange when we seem to pull decent crowds, except for the few Saturday 5.30 games we have copped at Skilled, the worst crowd time for every team, every week, every season.

[Andrew Walker]

I hardly think the crowds in the past few seasons we have pulled in SE QLD should be considered a blip.

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't teams nominate what games they'd prefer to play at home each season???

It would appear we aren't highly regarded by the Wankos or Titties. Strange when we seem to pull decent crowds, except for the few Saturday 5.30 games we have copped at Skilled, the worst crowd time for every team, every week, every season.

These crowds do not even register a blip To the draw makers or the clubs in SE QLD

[stsae]

F

Fact is we really have only pulled large crowds because we are not up here every year. All Sydney clubs pull bigger crowds than we do up here.

But

Originally Posted by Horrie Is God
It makes no sense at all..

The last time we played the Boncos at Lang Park was (as you know) on a Monday & the crowd was still 26,486..Our semi against the Titans pulled 44,787..

The time before that was 2005 & the crowd was 35,592..

As you said,mental..

The games other than the 5.30 saturday ones have been really healthy and a lot of Easts jumpers.

I know there hasn't been enough regular games up here but I'm sure the majority will go twice a season every season if given the opportunity.

Fark me once a season would do.

As for other Sydney teams pulling bigger crowds, I can't be arsed trawling for such figures, but maybe they suffer the same fate, rare large appearances???

It would be nice to test your theory over a 5 season period, 2 games a year up here, compare the crowds etc.

[stsae]

These crowds do not even register a blip To the draw makers or the clubs in SE QLD

Well they should.

Cos I said they should.

Andy.

[Guest]

Care to post the link to those dates/times for 21-26 Arty?

Here you go Tones, wonder why the Telucrap has the last 6 rounds & the NRL.com doesn't??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226522615131

ROUND 21
Knights vs. Broncos Hunter Stadium

Dragons vs. Bulldogs WIN Jubilee Oval

Panthers vs. Roosters Centrebet Stadium

Eels vs. Sea Eagles Parramatta Stadium

Warriors vs. Sharks Mt Smart Stadium

Raiders vs. Storm Canberra Stadium

Titans vs. Tigers Skilled Park

Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs Townsville Stadium

ROUND 22
Broncos vs. Dragons Suncorp Stadium

Eels vs. Tigers Parramatta Stadium

Roosters vs. Raiders Allianz Stadium

Sharks vs. Knights Toyota Stadium

Storm vs. Rabbitohs AAMI Park

Sea Eagles vs. Warriors Brookvale Oval

Panthers vs. Cowboys Centrebet Stadium

Bulldogs vs. Titans ANZ Stadium

ROUND 23
Broncos vs. EelsSuncorp Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Sea EaglesBluetongue Stadium

Cowboys vs. TitansT ownsville Stadium

Dragons vs. Sharks WIN Stadium

Warriors vs. Panthers Mt Smart Stadium

Knights vs. Storm Hunter Stadium

Raiders vs. Bulldogs Canberra Stadium

Tigers vs. Roosters Leichhardt Oval

ROUND 24
Panthers vs. Broncos Centrebet Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs ANZ Stadium

Cowboys vs. Knights Townsville Stadium

Titans vs. Warriors Skilled Park

Dragons vs. Tigers WIN Stadium

Raiders vs. Sea Eagles Canberra Stadium

Storm vs. Eels AAMI Park

Sharks vs. Roosters Toyota Stadium

Round 25

Broncos vs. Knights Suncorp Stadium

Tigers vs. Rabbitohs Campbelltown Stadium

Roosters vs. Titans Allianz Stadium

Sea Eagles vs. Storm Brookvale Oval

Warriors vs. Raiders Mt Smart Stadium

Bulldogs vs. Panthers ANZ Stadium

Sharks vs. Cowboys Toyota Stadium

Eels vs. Dragons ANZ Stadium

ROUND 26
Broncos vs. Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Roosters ANZ Stadium

Raiders vs. Sharks Canberra Stadium

Draons vs. Warriors WIN Jubilee Oval

Cowboys vs. Tigers Townsville Stadium

Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Brookvale Oval

Knights vs. Eels Hunter Stadium

Storm vs. Titans AAMI Park

[Guest]

Well i've learnt my lesson...
$85 + airfares & accomodation for my interstate membership package this year...
From now on i'll wait for the draw to come out...

I should've purchased a home games package & supplied my relatives in Sydney with tickets when i couldn't make it down...

Hope the Townsville game doesn't get moved to Darwin...

[Guest]

Here you go Tones, wonder why the Telucrap has the last 6 rounds & the NRL.com doesn't??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226522615131

ROUND 21
Knights vs. Broncos Hunter Stadium

Dragons vs. Bulldogs WIN Jubilee Oval

Panthers vs. Roosters Centrebet Stadium

Eels vs. Sea Eagles Parramatta Stadium

Warriors vs. Sharks Mt Smart Stadium

Raiders vs. Storm Canberra Stadium

Titans vs. Tigers Skilled Park

Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs Townsville Stadium

ROUND 22
Broncos vs. Dragons Suncorp Stadium

Eels vs. Tigers Parramatta Stadium

Roosters vs. Raiders Allianz Stadium

Sharks vs. Knights Toyota Stadium

Storm vs. Rabbitohs AAMI Park

Sea Eagles vs. Warriors Brookvale Oval

Panthers vs. Cowboys Centrebet Stadium

Bulldogs vs. Titans ANZ Stadium

ROUND 23
Broncos vs. EelsSuncorp Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Sea EaglesBluetongue Stadium

Cowboys vs. TitansT ownsville Stadium

Dragons vs. Sharks WIN Stadium

Warriors vs. Panthers Mt Smart Stadium

Knights vs. Storm Hunter Stadium

Raiders vs. Bulldogs Canberra Stadium

Tigers vs. Roosters Leichhardt Oval

ROUND 24
Panthers vs. Broncos Centrebet Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs ANZ Stadium

Cowboys vs. Knights Townsville Stadium

Titans vs. Warriors Skilled Park

Dragons vs. Tigers WIN Stadium

Raiders vs. Sea Eagles Canberra Stadium

Storm vs. Eels AAMI Park

Sharks vs. Roosters Toyota Stadium

Round 25

Broncos vs. Knights Suncorp Stadium

Tigers vs. Rabbitohs Campbelltown Stadium

Roosters vs. Titans Allianz Stadium

Sea Eagles vs. Storm Brookvale Oval

Warriors vs. Raiders Mt Smart Stadium

Bulldogs vs. Panthers ANZ Stadium

Sharks vs. Cowboys Toyota Stadium

Eels vs. Dragons ANZ Stadium

ROUND 26
Broncos vs. Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium

Rabbitohs vs. Roosters ANZ Stadium

Raiders vs. Sharks Canberra Stadium

Draons vs. Warriors WIN Jubilee Oval

Cowboys vs. Tigers Townsville Stadium

Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Brookvale Oval

Knights vs. Eels Hunter Stadium

Storm vs. Titans AAMI Park

you've confused yourself there Arty - your original post contained dates and times for round 24-26. Those aren't available yet, so no idea where you got those from. Certainly not from the link you posted above, which contains no dates or times. Both nrl.com and the tele have the round details, but not the times or dates. Are you just confused, or did you doctor your original post?

[007]

No, Arty was right. You can download the draw in to an excel spreadsheet and I saved it. Couldn't be bothered formatting the whole thing as I'm too lazy so it's a bit long winded. I have bolded the rounds and dates though.

However, I think rounds 21 -26 are/were just possibilities to align the draw with the TV schedule. In saying that, check the last 6 rounds out, it wouldn't be unfathomable.


Round Twenty-One
Friday, Aug 2 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Knights vs. Broncos Hunter Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Dragons vs. Bulldogs WIN Jubilee Oval (NINE) 7:35pm

Saturday, Aug 3 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Panthers vs. Roosters Centrebet Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Eels vs. Sea Eagles Parramatta Stadium (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug 4 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Warriors vs. Sharks Mt Smart Stadium (FOX) 12 noon

Raiders vs. Storm Canberra Stadium (FOX) 2:00pm

Titans vs. Tigers Skilled Park (NINE) 3:00pm

Monday, Aug 5 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs Townsville Stadium (FOX) 7:00pm

Round Twenty-Two
Friday, Aug 9 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Broncos vs. Dragons Suncorp Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Eels vs. Tigers Parramatta Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Saturday, Aug 10 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Roosters vs. Raiders Allianz Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Sharks vs. Knights Toyota Stadium (FOX) 7:30pm

Storm vs. Rabbitohs AAMI Park (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug 11 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Sea Eagles vs. Warriors Brookvale Oval (FOX) 2:00pm

Panthers vs. Cowboys Centrebet Stadium (NINE) 3:00pm

Monday, Aug 12 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Bulldogs vs. Titans ANZ Stadium (FOX) 7:00pm

Round Twenty-Three
Friday, Aug 16 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Broncos vs. Eels Suncorp Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles Bluetongue Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Saturday, Aug 17 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Cowboys vs. Titans Townsville Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Dragons vs. Sharks WIN Stadium (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug 18 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Warriors vs. Panthers Mt Smart Stadium (FOX) 2:00pm

Knights vs. Storm Hunter Stadium (NINE) 3:00pm

Raiders vs. Bulldogs Canberra Stadium (FOX) 6:30pm

Monday, Aug 19 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Tigers vs. Roosters Leichhardt Oval (FOX) 7:00pm

Round Twenty-Four
Friday, Aug 23 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Panthers vs. Broncos Centrebet Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs ANZ Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Saturday, Aug 24 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Cowboys vs. Knights Townsville Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Titans vs. Warriors Skilled Park (FOX) 7:30pm

Dragons vs. Tigers WIN Stadium (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Aug 25 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Raiders vs. Sea Eagles Canberra Stadium (FOX) 2:00pm

Storm vs. Eels AAMI Park (NINE) 3:00pm

Monday, Aug 26 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Sharks vs. Roosters Toyota Stadium (FOX) 7:00pm

Round Twenty-Five
Friday, Aug 30 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Broncos vs. Knights Suncorp Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Tigers vs. Rabbitohs Campbelltown Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Saturday, Aug 31 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Roosters vs. Titans Allianz Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Sea Eagles vs. Storm Brookvale Oval (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Sep 1 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Warriors vs. Raiders Mt Smart Stadium (FOX) 12 noon

Bulldogs vs. Panthers ANZ Stadium (FOX) 2:00pm

Sharks vs. Cowboys Toyota Stadium (NINE) 3:00pm

Monday, Sep 2 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Eels vs. Dragons ANZ Stadium (FOX) 7:00pm

Round Twenty-Six
Thursday, Sep 5 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Broncos vs. Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium (NINE) 7:35pm

Friday, Sep 6 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Rabbitohs vs. Roosters ANZ Stadium (NINE) 7:45pm

Saturday, Sep 7 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST

Raiders vs. Sharks Canberra Stadium (FOX) 5:30pm

Dragons vs. Warriors WIN Jubilee Oval (FOX) 7:30pm

Cowboys vs. Tigers Townsville Stadium (FOX) 7:30pm

Sunday, Sep 8 STADIUM (NETWORK) EST



Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Brookvale Oval (FOX) 2:00pm

Knights vs. Eels Hunter Stadium (NINE) 3:00pm

Storm vs. Titans AAMI Park (FOX) 6:30pm

[Guest]

The main thing im pissed off about is that Tigers get 11 games FTA. Why are they expected to do good every year and then flop. In fact they will be in spoon contention. Anasta was their marquee signing!

Broncos 11 games. Also expecting them to have poor season. Bulldogs ten. Reasonable. Storm. Not much and we are expecting to fight other codes.

The NRL has to think whats good for the game not the $$$$$$$$$$$

The AFL doesn't feature Collingwood every Friday or Sat Night do they? Same goes for West Coast. They will have 4 teams-Collingwood, Essendon, West Coast and Swans and they will share the bulk of the season FTA games between each other and the remainders get distributed evenly.

Yes there is still some inequality but at least it not 2 teams getting half the FTA games who are also expected to under perform. And those 4 teams out of the 24 rounds will get 50% but wait by 4 teams not 2. And yes I did mention the remainder gets shared equally but guess what.....its still better than our schedule.....why? Because a team like Port who no one cares about will at least get 3-4.

Canberra get 1. Compared to Brisbane and Tigers 11. Bulldogs 10. Canberra should get 3-4 IMO. Melbourne 6.

Also they know what to show. For example NRL is showing Eels vs Tigers on a Friday Night. When its rivalry round they show an inevitable thrashing eg Bulldogs vs Eels instead of a thriller Souffs vs Roosters. AFL show Collingwood vs Carlton.

Year after year they consistently show alot of Eels games because they expect them to improve just like this year with Chris Sandow? Same thing happens this year, oh that's right this year they got Sticky so they will make the 8 this year(just like every year) so lets show alot of Eels games(borefests, Yawnion comparable games)

[redwhiteblue]

No, Arty was right. You can download the draw in to an excel spreadsheet and I saved it. Couldn't be bothered formatting the whole thing as I'm too lazy so it's a bit long winded. I have bolded the rounds and dates though.

Thank you my good man. All I wanted to know was who we were playing on mine and $BW's birthdays (Aug 3rd) . I see it's the Riff out at CUA..ugh..