2017 Broncos Draw

[BroncsFan]

This is total BS clearly the draw is not randomised, which opens itself up to fixing and stacking the deck.

Do they admit that it isn't randomised?? I've never really taken notice of how they determine the draw.

It reeks of the NRL pandering to the new commercial deal by stacking as many headline games as they can into our draw.

 

[Fozz]

It's never been randomised. It's all based on what the telecasters consider a draw.

 

[Super Freak]

It's the price you pay when you're the most watched and most supported club in the comp.

 

[Stix]

How's everyone on social media blowing up about our "easy" draw, ha.
The Broncos hate has been building nicely over the past 2 years!!
We'll win a comp soon!!

 

[CaptainHook]

Wow - that is a brutal start to the year. The top 4 finalists from 2016. We are going to have jump out of the blocks.

 

[mitch222]

Im actually fairly confident about the first month. We seem to hit the ground running quite well most seasons anyways.

 

[M.B.88]

Im actually fairly confident about the first month. We seem to hit the ground running quite well most seasons anyways.

Yeah me too tbh... those "top 4" sides won't be anywhere near as much as they were last year i think.

 

[Broncoman]

Yeah me too tbh... those "top 4" sides won't be anywhere near as much as they were last year i think.

Well Cronulla are chasing Segeyaro to replace Ennis and he will be a good replacement if they can get him. Storm and Cowboys will most probably still be strong. Raiders though you never know, should make the 8 though.

 

[M.B.88]

Well Cronulla are chasing Segeyaro to replace Ennis and he will be a good replacement if they can get him. Storm and Cowboys will most probably still be strong. Raiders though you never know, should make the 8 though.

Cowboys won't be what they were... no Tamou, Kostjasyn, Hennant

Storm have no 5/8th yet. Lose Proctor and Koroibete.

Raiders will be a threat if they can follow up on last years' hype.. yet to be seen if they can be consistent.

Sharks without Barba and Sergeyaro won't be anywhere near what Ennis bought for them.

 

[cakeGG]

The **** is this shit.
- NRL making sure we are on 0 points after round 3.
- Warriors again after fucking origin. Is it compulsory to feed those ***** 2 free points now ay? When did our club become a fucking charity?
- No fucking Sunday games wtf.
- Only play easy teams Knights and Dragons once. Tigers again at Origin, prob same bs result as this year.
- Play Eels twice in 4 weeks.
- Oh and look at that rigged as **** round 26 match. Watch it determine who gets into the 8, and it'll be 4 years in a row we get eliminated to these *****. If we survive it, watch us play them again the week later. I'm sick of the NRL's obsession with this fake as **** manufactured "rivalry".

This is the worst draw I have seen for our club, holy fucking shit I'm livid right now.

 

[Accept]

The **** is this shit.
- NRL making sure we are on 0 points after round 3.
- Warriors again after ****ing origin. Is it compulsory to feed those ****s 2 free points now ay? When did our club become a ****ing charity?
- No ****ing Sunday games wtf.
- Only play easy teams Knights and Dragons once. Tigers again at Origin, prob same bs result as this year.
- Play Eels twice in 4 weeks.
- Oh and look at that rigged as **** round 26 match. Watch it determine who gets into the 8, and it'll be 4 years in a row we get eliminated to these ****s. If we survive it, watch us play them again the week later. I'm sick of the NRL's obsession with this fake as **** manufactured "rivalry".

This is the worst draw I have seen for our club, holy ****ing shit I'm livid right now.

You really don't give the Broncos much chance in 2017, do you?

 

[Foordy]

So we have 9 of our home games in the first 20 rounds.

6 Friday games 8pm time slot

3 Thursday games

 

[Horseheadsup]

Playing to many crap teams makes us go down to their level. So, looks like we are going to be on our toes from round one.

 

[Morepudding]

Have you ever seen a draw this tough? First 4 games against last year's top 4, playing 2 of last years top 4 in the last 4 rounds with Cowboys being an away game in Townsville. Not a single Sunday game which is awful for fans with families. Being the only team to verse last year's top 4 twice each, and from what I can see, the only team to verse arguably last years worst teams in Knights, Manly and Dragons just once. I don't think i've ever seen a draw this bad. I feel like the Broncos board need to stand up and fight the constant shitness of their draw.

 

[Accept]

Have you ever seen a draw this tough? First 4 games against last year's top 4, playing 2 of last years top 4 in the last 4 rounds with Cowboys being an away game in Townsville. Not a single Sunday game which is awful for fans with families. Being the only team to verse last year's top 4 twice each, and from what I can see, the only team to verse arguably last years worst teams in Knights, Manly and Dragons just once. I don't think i've ever seen a draw this bad. I feel like the Broncos board need to stand up and fight the constant shitness of their draw.

Such is life in a 16 team, 24 game schedule. Personally, I don't have a problem with it, if they are good enough, then the draw won't be an issues. They had much tougher itineraries than this during the 90's.

 

[BroncsFan]

Surely a "professional comp" has to have some sort of rules around how the draw is developed.

On another note who is the darling Sydney team they want to get up this year??? Without looking into the draw I'm thinking panthers and eels will have a soft draw

 

[Accept]

Surely a "professional comp" has to have some sort of rules around how the draw is developed.

On another note who is the darling Sydney team they want to get up this year??? Without looking into the draw I'm thinking panthers and eels will have a soft draw

They do have a system, the top 8 sides of 2016 play each other twice and play teams in the bottom 8 once=22 games. They then ad lib it to make up the remaining 2 games.

 

[BroncsFan]

We're the only team that plays last year's top 4 twice next year so that doesn't work with what you're saying