Do the Dolphins have the easiest schedule of the NRL era?

[Freakzilla]

In the first 11 rounds they play 1 game outside of QLD & that is in Darwin.

Their first game in NSW isn't until round 15.

First 14 rounds:

Games in QLD = 10
Games in NSW = 0
Games outside QLD = 2
Byes = 2

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Yep they got kissed on the dick...
If anyone watches All things Bulldogs on YT. Check out his latest video, he has a small segment dissecting our draw and it clearly shows a pattern that we play multiple teams that are coming off their bye... and we pretty much always get 1 day less rest than our opponent.

You cannot tell me the draw is random, NRL dodgy it up annually to suit their interests.

 

[The_Chimpster]

Yep they got kissed on the dick...
If anyone watches All things Bulldogs on YT. Check out his latest video, he has a small segment dissecting our draw and it clearly shows a pattern that we play multiple teams that are coming off their bye... and we pretty much always get 1 day less rest than our opponent.

You cannot tell me the draw is random, NRL dodgy it up annually to suit their interests.

Yep, 1000%

 

[King Gus]

And yet a bottom team like us get
Parra
Cronulla
Tits
Souths
Roosters
Melbourne
In the first 8 games
Yep it’s a random draw by the NRL

 

[Silverdale phantom]

Cowboys have had a pretty easy draw.

 

[Cook]

Absolutely they do. I love how people banging on about them coming first. They beat titans saints and had a bye, wtf who cares. Then tigers this week hilarious

 

[Alan79]

In the first 11 rounds they play 1 game outside of QLD & that is in Darwin.

Their first game in NSW isn't until round 15.

First 14 rounds:

Games in QLD = 10
Games in NSW = 0
Games outside QLD = 2
Byes = 2

Project build a fan base in full swing.

 

[Marki]

They are a new club.
Its in the interest of the game to have them mildly successful.

Same thing happened with merged clubs 25 years ago.

Move on

 

[King Gus]

They are a new club.
Its in the interest of the game to have them mildly successful.

Same thing happened with merged clubs 25 years ago.

Move on

Move on ?
So let’s rig the game just so we can keep a qld team happy .

 

[Alan79]

They are a new club.
Its in the interest of the game to have them mildly successful.

Same thing happened with merged clubs 25 years ago.

Move on

Their fan base will either grow organically or not at all. It's certainly helpful if they have some measure of success early. But I think there's probably a fairly stable number of NRL fans overall. Some non league fans might jump on board if they're local and it's a fresh form of entertainment. My cousin is a Titans fan since he was living near the stadium for their first few years in the game.

But typically fans have their team. Some will pick them as a secondary team. But it's a process of years to grow a huge fan base.

 

[Freakzilla]

Yep they got kissed on the dick...
If anyone watches All things Bulldogs on YT. Check out his latest video, he has a small segment dissecting our draw and it clearly shows a pattern that we play multiple teams that are coming off their bye... and we pretty much always get 1 day less rest than our opponent.

You cannot tell me the draw is random, NRL dodgy it up annually to suit their interests.

We've had years of shitty draws.

 

[B-Train]

They've got an easy draw and we have a harder one, as we generally do.. But at the same time beat who is in front of you. Playing the harder teams should make you stronger. Don't make excuses, overcome adversity and build some character by thriving on the underdog/siege mentality like the Canterbury teams of the past few decades would have done..

 

[TwinTurbo]

Their fan base will either grow organically or not at all. It's certainly helpful if they have some measure of success early. But I think there's probably a fairly stable number of NRL fans overall. Some non league fans might jump on board if they're local and it's a fresh form of entertainment. My cousin is a Titans fan since he was living near the stadium for their first few years in the game.

But typically fans have their team. Some will pick them as a secondary team. But it's a process of years to grow a huge fan base.

There are a lot of NRL fans in Brisbane who hate the Donkeys, plus they have pissed off a lot of people over the years. Many have started supporting the Dolphins and if their success continues many more will follow.


Always a Bulldog

 

[wendog33]

Project build a fan base in full swing.

Kayo Stadium also lol

 

[John Matrix]

Just look how a easy draw the sharks have, it hasn't served them as good as you think, don't get me a wrong a easy draw can be a good thing but a tougher draw builds resillience and like @B-Train said just play whats in front of you.

 

[Freakzilla]

Just look how a easy draw the sharks have, it hasn't served them as good as you think, don't get me a wrong a easy draw can be a good thing but a tougher draw builds resillience and like @B-Train said just play whats in front of you.

No one is saying that the Dolphins are going to make the GF. Making the 8 though would give them a big boost for the future & their draw this season makes it way easier for them to make the 8.

 

[dogluva]

Kayo Stadium also lol

Get on board...get on board..

 

[maroondog72]

They've got an easy draw and we have a harder one, as we generally do.. But at the same time beat who is in front of you. Playing the harder teams should make you stronger. Don't make excuses, overcome adversity and build some character by thriving on the underdog/siege mentality like the Canterbury teams of the past few decades would have done..

100% I like playing the top teams early we know exactly where we are as team, cows and Dolphins fans are living in false hope both those sides will fold like deck chairs later on in the season when they run up against the better sides.

 

[Brendan7]

You have to beat the best to be the best who really actually cares. I'd rather a hard draw rather than a Cronnula type of cakewalk to get trounced in finals

 

[Haslerhasworms]

In the first 11 rounds they play 1 game outside of QLD & that is in Darwin.

Their first game in NSW isn't until round 15.

First 14 rounds:

Games in QLD = 10
Games in NSW = 0
Games outside QLD = 2
Byes = 2

Nrlol don't even do the draw.
It's some Canadian company, eh.
They do all the big professional leagues.
Essentially it's purely scheduled for TV and sponsors likings.
They couldn't a fuck if a team like the dogs are negatively affected, just as long as the dollar bucks keep a rollin'.