General NRL release 2009 Draw

[Skinny_Ravs82]

The National Rugby League today announced the competition draw for the 2009 season as part of it's Grand Final Week celebrations.

Round 1
March 13 - 16
Broncos vs. Cowboys
Bulldogs vs. Sea Eagles
Roosters vs. Rabbitohs
Sharks vs. Panthers
Storm vs. Dragons
Titans vs. Knights
Warriors vs. Eels
Wests Tigers vs. Raiders

Round 2
March 20 - 23
Broncos vs. Storm
Cowboys vs. Wests Tigers
Dragons vs. Titans
Panthers vs. Bulldogs
Rabbitohs vs. Eels
Raiders vs. Roosters
Sea Eagles vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Knights

Round 3
March 27 - 30
Cowboys vs. Storm
Dragons vs. Sharks
Eels vs. Raiders
Rabbitohs vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Panthers
Titans vs. Bulldogs
Warriors vs. Broncos
Wests Tigers vs. Roosters

Round 4
April 3 - 6
Broncos vs. Dragons
Bulldogs vs. Sharks
Knights vs. Sea Eagles
Panthers vs. Wests Tigers
Raiders vs. Cowboys
Roosters vs. Eels
Storm vs. Titans
Warriors vs. Rabbitohs

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Round 5
April 10 - 13
Bulldogs vs. Rabbitohs
Cowboys vs. Titans
Eels vs. Dragons
Knights vs. Warriors
Roosters vs. Broncos
Sea Eagles vs. Wests Tigers
Sharks vs. Raiders
Storm vs. Panthers

Round 6
April 17 - 20
Dragons vs. Knights
Eels vs. Bulldogs
Panthers vs. Broncos
Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles
Sharks vs. Cowboys
Titans vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Roosters
Wests Tigers vs. Storm

Round 7
April 24 - 27
Broncos vs. Eels
Cowboys vs. Sea Eagles
Panthers vs. Titans
Rabbitohs vs. Sharks
Raiders vs. Bulldogs
Roosters vs. Dragons
Storm vs. Warriors
Wests Tigers vs. Knights

Round 8
May 1 - 3
Bulldogs vs. Wests Tigers
Dragons vs. Warriors
Eels vs. Cowboys
Knights vs. Broncos
Raiders vs. Panthers
Sea Eagles vs. Storm
Sharks vs. Roosters
Titans vs. Rabbitohs

Test Match - Friday May 8
Australia vs New Zealand
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
City vs Country - Friday May 8
Regional NSW Venue TBC

Round 9
May 9 – 11
Broncos vs. Sea Eagles
Cowboys vs. Dragons
Knights vs. Titans
Roosters vs. Storm
Bye: Bulldogs, Eels, Panthers,
Rabbitohs, Raiders, Sharks, Wests
Tigers, Warriors

Round 10 ~ Heritage Round
May 15 - 18
Broncos vs. Titans
Dragons vs. Bulldogs
Panthers vs. Sharks
Roosters vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Eels
Storm vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Cowboys
Wests Tigers vs. Rabbitohs

Round 11
May 22 - 25
Bulldogs vs. Storm
Cowboys vs. Knights
Eels vs. Rabbitohs
Panthers vs. Roosters
Raiders vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Dragons
Titans vs. Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers vs. Broncos

Round 12
May 29 – June 1
Dragons vs. Panthers
Eels vs. Sharks
Knights vs. Bulldogs
Rabbitohs vs. Raiders
Warriors vs. Wests Tigers
Bye: Broncos, Cowboys, Sea
Eagles, Roosters, Storm, Titans
State of Origin 1
Wednesday June 3
Queensland vs NSW
Telstra Dome Melbourne

Round 13
June 5 - 8
Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs
Knights vs. Eels
Sea Eagles vs. Roosters
Sharks vs. Warriors
Storm vs. Broncos
Titans vs. Dragons
Wests Tigers vs. Panthers
Bye: Bulldogs, Raiders

Round 14
June 12 - 15
Broncos vs. Bulldogs
Dragons vs. Cowboys
Eels vs. Wests Tigers
Panthers vs. Sea Eagles
Rabbitohs vs. Storm
Raiders vs. Sharks
Roosters vs. Titans
Warriors vs. Knights

Round 15
June 19 - 22
Bulldogs vs. Panthers
Cowboys vs. Roosters
Sea Eagles vs. Raiders
Sharks vs. Broncos
Storm vs. Wests Tigers
Bye: Dragons, Eels, Knights,
Rabbitohs, Titans, Warriors

State of Origin 2
Wednesday June 24
NSW vs Queensland
ANZ Stadium Sydney

Round 16
June 26 - 29
Bulldogs vs. Cowboys
Eels vs. Broncos
Knights vs. Rabbitohs
Raiders vs. Storm
Roosters vs. Sharks
Titans vs. Warriors
Wests Tigers vs. Dragons
Bye: Sea Eagles, Panthers

Round 17
July 3 – 6
Broncos vs. Warriors
Cowboys vs. Sharks
Dragons vs. Roosters
Panthers vs. Eels
Rabbitohs vs. Wests Tigers
Raiders vs. Titans
Sea Eagles vs. Bulldogs
Storm vs. Knights

Round 18
July 10 - 13
Dragons vs. Sea Eagles
Knights vs. Raiders
Rabbitohs vs. Panthers
Titans vs. Eels
Warriors vs. Bulldogs
Bye: Broncos, Cowboys, Roosters,
Sharks, Storm, Wests Tigers

State of Origin 3
Wednesday July 15
Queensland vs NSW
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane

Round 19
July 17 - 20
Broncos vs. Rabbitohs
Bulldogs vs. Titans
Eels vs. Storm
Panthers vs. Raiders
Roosters vs. Warriors
Sharks vs. Sea Eagles
Wests Tigers vs. Cowboys
Bye: Dragons, Knights

Round 20 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 24 - 27
Bulldogs vs. Eels
Cowboys vs. Panthers
Rabbitohs vs. Roosters
Raiders vs. Wests Tigers
Sea Eagles vs. Knights
Storm vs. Sharks
Titans vs. Broncos
Warriors vs. Dragons

Round 21 ~ Glory Bound Round
July 31 – August 3
Dragons vs. Storm
Knights vs. Roosters
Panthers vs. Warriors
Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs
Raiders vs. Broncos
Sharks vs. Eels
Titans vs. Cowboys
Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles

Round 22 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 7 - 10
Broncos vs. Sharks
Bulldogs vs. Raiders
Eels vs. Knights
Panthers vs. Dragons
Roosters vs. Wests Tigers
Sea Eagles vs. Rabbitohs
Storm vs. Cowboys
Warriors vs. Titans

Round 23 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 14 - 17
Broncos vs. Panthers
Cowboys vs. Bulldogs
Eels vs. Warriors
Knights vs. Storm
Rabbitohs vs. Titans
Raiders vs. Dragons
Roosters vs. Sea Eagles
Sharks vs. Wests Tigers

Round 24 ~ Glory Bound Round
August 21 - 24
Bulldogs vs. Roosters
Dragons vs. Broncos
Knights vs. Cowboys
Panthers vs. Rabbitohs
Storm vs. Sea Eagles
Titans vs. Sharks
Warriors vs. Raiders
Wests Tigers vs. Eels

Round 25
August 28 - 31
Bulldogs vs. Warriors
Cowboys vs. Broncos
Eels vs. Panthers
Rabbitohs vs. Dragons
Raiders vs. Knights
Sea Eagles vs. Sharks
Storm vs. Roosters
Titans vs. Wests Tigers

Round 26
September 4 - 6
Broncos vs. Raiders
Dragons vs. Eels
Knights vs. Panthers
Roosters vs. Cowboys
Sea Eagles vs. Titans
Sharks vs. Rabbitohs
Warriors vs. Storm
Wests Tigers vs. Bulldogs

Source: NRL

 

[Kid-Dynamite_old]

Man that's early! It's got me excited about next year already!

The Eels to start of proceedings! Then we play the potential premiers! And come home and play the Broncos (I'm guessing the 1st team named is the home team)

Will be an insane start to the season!

 

[a.c.e_old]

At least we get a nice easy first round against the Eels to get back into the swing of things.

 

[Skinny_Ravs82]

And Warriors to play Storm twice in a one year. again. Go me! haha!

 

[Kid-Dynamite_old]

It's gonna be another tough away season for the boys! Games we avoided this year, we will have to play next year. i.e tough road trips to Canberra and Brisbane. Plus the usual tough trips to Brookvale to play Manly, 'The Graveyard' to play Melbourne (although we do have fond memories), Skilled Park to play the Titans, Toyota Park to play the Sharks and with our loss this year, we still haven't beat the Dragons at WIN Stadium!

Full faith in the boys though, I firmly believe we are building to something special! Only 6 more months til kick off!

 

[Magic Stick_old]

we got a sweet run home in 09...bring on 09

 

[Jesbass_old]

A tough start as per usual, but at least we have a home match first up, and finishing off against the team who I believe will be 2008 runners up will be a great gauge for us heading into the finals, assuming we make it.

Does anyone know what the 'Glory Bound Round' thing is about? Just an indication that we're getting closer to the finals? I'm assuming there's more to it than that.

 

[daj3_old]

Sea Eagles away, Broncos, Rabbitohs (our bogie team)

... I could see this going badly... the headlines will be "Warriors losing streak continues"... I predict we'll lose 50% of the "fanbase" in the 70th minute of the 4th round...

Mind you, 4 of the first 5 games are at home... we'll probably start well.

 

[westie stylz_old]

Yeah, our starts always seem quite hard.

I guess the bonus is there that if we can start well then we should be well set up to come through the middle of the season in a solid position ready to push up towards the top at the end.

But shucks, Eels at home could be a banana skin, then away to the Sea Eagles could be a repeat of the 50 point job this year, home to the Broncos and home to the Rabbits (0-2 this year), away to the Knights (they will be tougher next year), home to the Roosters, away to the Storm, away to the Dragons...

If you looked at ladder position from this year and venue then we would be underdogs in 6 of those 8 games, only favourites v the Eels and Rabbits.

No easy games in this comp though. Should be an interesting season because most of the top 8 sides are either going to be a bit stronger or a bit more motivated. I'll also be interested to see how the Sharks play. Their style will win them a lot of games but not a premiership so they'll have to try something different which might see them go down the bog.

 

[Jesbass_old]

Yeah, our starts always seem quite hard.

I guess the bonus is there that if we can start well then we should be well set up to come through the middle of the season in a solid position ready to push up towards the top at the end.

But shucks, Eels at home could be a banana skin, then away to the Sea Eagles could be a repeat of the 50 point job this year, home to the Broncos and home to the Rabbits (0-2 this year), away to the Knights (they will be tougher next year), home to the Roosters, away to the Storm, away to the Dragons...

If you looked at ladder position from this year and venue then we would be underdogs in 6 of those 8 games, only favourites v the Eels and Rabbits.

No easy games in this comp though. Should be an interesting season because most of the top 8 sides are either going to be a bit stronger or a bit more motivated. I'll also be interested to see how the Sharks play. Their style will win them a lot of games but not a premiership so they'll have to try something different which might see them go down the bog.

You know what? I'm going to don my Steve Price hat and say "we have to face them sooner or later, so we'd might as well get them out of the way".

 

[kingdamo_old]

You know what? I'm going to don my Steve Price hat and say "we have to face them sooner or later, so we'd might as well get them out of the way".

Haha the Steve Price bucket hat even JB?

 

[Jesbass_old]

Haha! Has to be a bucket hat! :lol1:

 

[Skinny_Ravs82]

I want a bucket a hat! lol

Ok..back to topic

 

[Skinny_Ravs82]

Man I just found out, that Round 7 game against the Storm is @ Telstra Dome!

 

[Jesbass_old]

Man I just found out, that Round 7 game against the Storm is @ Telstra Dome!

Great news for the club. Obviously not for you, though.

 

[Skinny_Ravs82]

lol yeah, now I wonder if I should go to the SOO opener as well at the same ground

 

[bigstuboy_old]

oh my god looks like the nrl hates us two years in arow we probably got the hardest first 12 weeks outa all the teams hope we can start good this year

 

[KeepingTheFaith_old]

I've seen tougher draws.

Eels - Eels are very slow starters, but in their favour is they'll be out to impress whoever the new coach is. We are at home though.

Sea Eagles - Will be tough no doubt.

Broncos - We always step up for them and at home we're a strong chance.

Rabbitohs - We butchered two games we should've won against them this year after a run of 6 years where we were undefeated against them. That hardly qualifies them as a bogey side. Beatable.

Knights - Beat them home and away this year, teams look largely the same, if we perform we can win.

Roosters - At home, the boys should hold no fear for them. Just do what we did this ear, keep them out of kicking range and the Roosters have no idea after that.

I'd say the Sea Eagles/maybe Knights away will be the only ones where we won't start favourites based on this years performances. Injuries, form can change things very quickly though.