Brisbane Broncos 2020 draw

[Kooly87]

To be honest, I don't think kids really always need to attend games to become big fans. I think having a massive free to air exposure helps just as much, if not more, especially as NRL is probably one of the most made-for-TV team sports on the planet.

Not really in our case. Most of our games are played at 7:50 or 8:05pm when younger kids are likely heading to bed before we even get to half time.

They may not buy jerseys and memberships or be what advertisers care about today, but in another 10 years time when those kids have grown up they will be, and the Broncos wont be on their radars.

If you don't think the consequences of doing this for over a decade already are real, it's only because you haven't noticed the fallout yet.

 

[BroncsFan]

Compared: Each Club's Travel Toll For 2020
AuthorChris KennedyNRL.com ReporterTimestampMon 4 Nov 2019, 07:01 AM

An analysis of the total distance travelled by every team in the 2020 draw reveals a significantly increased travel toll for premiers the Roosters, while the loads on travel-heavy sides Melbourne and the Warriors bounce back after drop-offs in 2019.
Twelve clubs have a notable increase in the 2020 draw compared to 2019, with one club steady and just five noting a significant drop, according to NRL.com Stats.

Manly enjoy the biggest reduction after deciding not to take a home game to New Zealand in 2020.
The Roosters had the lightest travel figure of any club last season but with a "home" game at Suncorp Stadium for Magic Round plus away games against the Warriors, Cowboys, Storm, Broncos and Raiders, they jump from less than 6000km to nearly 20,000km and from the lightest load of any team to the most of any Sydney team and seventh most in the NRL.

The Warriors' increase comes largely by virtue of being the designated home side at Magic Round, meaning 13 rather than 12 trips across the Tasman.
The Storm are also the home side in Magic Round, meaning 13 trips interstate (or overseas), up from 12 last year. The Bulldogs and Broncos each picked up a few thousand kilometres compared to last season.
The Dragons have the lightest travel load overall in 2020 with just three trips outside NSW and 7000km in total while the Panthers have also trimmed a few thousands Ks from their load to finish just under the Sharks and Wests Tigers among teams with the lightest loads.
Perhaps surprisingly, of all clubs it is the Dragons who have the most unenviable burst of travel over a short period, flying to Suncorp for Magic Round with away games in Newcastle then Brisbane back at Suncorp in the next two weeks.
Parramatta also have some condensed travel with a home game in Darwin the week before Magic Round followed by a trip to cross-town rivals Manly then a flight to Melbourne in a four-week burst.

In terms of travel on short turnarounds, no team has more than three five-day turnarounds (Melbourne, South Sydney, Cronulla and Parramatta) and none of those had more than two last season.
There are a handful of instances of travel on a five-day turnaround including the Cowboys heading to Melbourne in round 21, Souths flying to Townsville in round 11, Cronulla flying to Melbourne in round 21 and Wests Tigers to the Gold Coast in round 14. The Storm are the only club that have to fly twice on short turnarounds, with away games against the Cowboys in round six and Roosters in round nine.
Travel distances are calculated as the crow flies from the club's main home ground, for example Wollongong's WIN Stadium in the case of the Dragons. Home games at the main home venue are considered as being zero travel.

Each club's 2020 travel toll: Warriors, Roosters - Broncos

An analysis of the total distance travelled by every team in the 2020 draw reveals a significantly increased travel toll for premiers the Roosters, while the loads on travel-heavy sides Melbourne and the Warriors bounce back after drop-offs in 2019.

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