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It's only 5 extra games that's not exactly that many, I would agree with playing each other twice.It's not but if they did that the season would be like 32 rounds and way too long.
It's only 5 extra games that's not exactly that many, I would agree with playing each other twice.It's not but if they did that the season would be like 32 rounds and way too long.
Yes, they could play these games instead of taking a holiday.It's only 5 extra games that's not exactly that many, I would agree with playing each other twice.
It can never be fair......add onto that the origin affected period. Only certain teams get smashed and lose 5+ players.I still think it's stupid that not every team plays each other twice... how is that fair?
If they go with a conference AND division system similar to NFL then it could be fairer.It can never be fair......add onto that the origin affected period. Only certain teams get smashed and lose 5+ players.
Union normally ***** that game for a round 1 when they book Suncorp for a Friday night for the Reds to play in front of 5K people. There is a reason we haven't played at home in round 1 for quite a few years now.Just fucking give us the Cowboys at Suncorp on a Friday night for the opening game. Guaranteed sell out.
We aren’t a Sydney team that needs to play their rivalry games further in the season to boost interest for the games. We get good crowds and good ratings no matter what so just give us that Round 1 opening game against Cowboys we used to get back.
Just fucking give us the Cowboys at Suncorp on a Friday night for the opening game. Guaranteed sell out.
We aren’t a Sydney team that needs to play their rivalry games further in the season to boost interest for the games. We get good crowds and good ratings no matter what so just give us that Round 1 opening game against Cowboys we used to get back.
The NFL system is what they'd have to go with if they keep talking up a conference system.It's certainly unfair, but it's not unprecedented. In the NFL, they have an eighteen round competition with thirty-two teams with each conference playing each other twice. It's a flawed system but it still draws huge TV ratings.
If Rugby League continues to expand in Queensland, then it should only be a matter of time before we see another Broncos/Cowboys season opener. Granted, it's been awhile since either team has a bonafide classic against one another. It's either been one sided or just a low quality game since JT retired.
Us playing a Sydney Team round 1 will get the most viewers and it's why it's almost always the case, playing the Cowboys does well in QLD but might lose a bit of the NSW viewers so while it's great for crowds it's not the ideal TV game.Cows at Suncorp is a guaranteed sell out whenever it's played... Channel 9 don't want to waste that for round 1... hell they barely give us a home game in round 1 recently, because they know a round 2 home game will be a sell out anyway.
Our usual opening to the season includes... Round 1 away game to a Sydney team, Round 2 home against whoever and then Cows at Suncorp sometime within the first 5 games.
We've had 2 round 1 home games since 2016... Rabbits in 2022 i.e. Reynolds vs Souths (and Reynolds wasn't even there) and 2021 vs Parra (still playing on the 58-0 finals exit from 2019).
Way back when our home opener was cows on a Sunday, but Channel 9 have gone away from that, because Cows game will sell out whenever.
Dolphins almost made the 8 and have one of the highest attendances of clubs in NRL, weird opinion.If the NRL ever gets to the point where it has enough teams to establish a division / conference system then the sport will be dead.
There’s already too many teams as it is, with not nearly enough talented players to produce a consistent quality product (especially with the ‘faster’ game resulting in way more injuries than ever before). The fact that they want to add more teams and continue to fill them with sub-standard players and ruin the product is really baffling.
Dolphins shouldn’t exist. Merge them with the titans next door.
Sharks and Dragons merge.
Tigers and bulldogs merge.
Then each team can play each other twice.
Suddenly you have a fair draw, huge increase in roster quality and therefore game quality, and haven’t lost or sacrificed any geographic location. And you’ve also eliminated a bunch of garbage non-sustainable clubs that can’t win or turn a profit to save their lives.
Simple… but V’Landys won’t be happy until there’s 30 teams filled with third grade level talent playing games with scores like 80-78 every week in Vegas for all 10 American fans.
Dolphins almost made the 8 and have one of the highest attendances of clubs in NRL, weird opinion.
The more money in the game the more we can get players of quality from elsewhere so I don't think it's an issue, Super league has plenty of players who are at an NRL level quality still and there is definitely still the untapped union player pool which is much larger than ours which will come available when our TV contracts get bigger.
Also with more teams in the game there is more top 30 players meaning more Full timers, what hurts RL depth at the moment is the fact players are not full time outside the NRL top 30 bubble, increase that and you increase quality with it too.
Dolphins existed as a Qcup and BRL identity longer than us...The dolphins didn’t exist 5 minutes ago and were forced into the competition by the NRL for no reason.
If they ceased to exist tomorrow I doubt many would be bothered.
Dolphins existed as a Qcup and BRL identity longer than us...
It's because of QRL rules, you can't have a one to one NRL team franchise in the Queensland system, unlike NSWcup.Not according to the NRL, who are insistent that this iteration is NOT the REDCLIFFE dolphins despite even fox commentators referring to them as such
I think you need to look a little deeper into the whole Moreton Bay drama and how ‘the’ Dolphins ended up the abomination they are.It's because of QRL rules, you can't have a one to one NRL team franchise in the Queensland system, unlike NSWcup.
The fact remains they can't call themselves Redcliffe dolphins atm even if they wanted to, and the club is still related, otherwise they wouldn't share the same leagues club because no other RL team in the country does.I think you need to look a little deeper into the whole Moreton Bay drama and how ‘the’ Dolphins ended up the abomination they are.