NRL NRL 2025 Draw

[Matiunz]

How many other teams take home games away?

I think teams have an obligation to play some home games in neutral venues to help grows the game.

I would prefer our neutral venue home games are spread around New Zealand though.

Parra had a deal with Darwin
Penrith had Orange/Bathurst
Roosters I think do Gosford?
Can’t remember who goes there but Mudgee and Tamworth get games most years.
Perth gets a double header as well as a game later in the year

 

[Makasene]

Excellent - warms the cockles. Loading the excuses already

 

[Wrighty]

I think once they get 20 teams. We should have a few less games per season. Maybe everyone plays everyone once. Plus three rivalry games which can be allocated by consensus. For the Warriors if there is a South Island we can play them as one rivalry game. We can play and lose to the Storm since traditionally we have a rivalry with them. And the third team is the titans as there is a burgeoning rivalry with them since they put 66 points on us. And each year you should just play your rivals or there can be a discussion about reshuffling the rivalries some times. That will give 22 games to each team and then I think we should stop the season half way through for a mid season refuelling and injury recovery. And in that period play three weeks of State of Origin. The current state of origin is a farce with players backing up after three days rest because their teams need them. (I liked this idea enough that I just submitted this to the NRL).

 

[Inruin]

I think once they get 20 teams. We should have a few less games per season. Maybe everyone plays everyone once. Plus three rivalry games which can be allocated by consensus. For the Warriors if there is a South Island we can play them as one rivalry game. We can play and lose to the Storm since traditionally we have a rivalry with them. And the third team is the titans as there is a burgeoning rivalry with them since they put 66 points on us. And each year you should just play your rivals or there can be a discussion about reshuffling the rivalries some times. That will give 22 games to each team and then I think we should stop the season half way through for a mid season refuelling and injury recovery. And in that period play three weeks of State of Origin. The current state of origin is a farce with players backing up after three days rest because their teams need them. (I liked this idea enough that I just submitted this to the NRL).

Each year you could play each team once and then add in a conference round where you play teams for a second time. 5 conferences of 4 gives you 3 extra games or 4 conferences of 5 gives you 4 extra games. The conferences decided by regular season finishing position from last season. Top 4 or 5 play each other twice, next 4 or 5 etc etc