Revealed: Who your team will face in round one of the NRL season

[Bulldogsforlife23]

Can someone post this on the smh pls instrestrd to see who we are versing round 1 would be crazy if it is kharamatta

 

[Weak-gutted dog]

The Benji Marshall era at the Wests Tigers won’t begin until the second week of the competition with the back-to-back wooden-spooners set to be handed the bye in the opening round of the NRL season.
The NRL is putting the finishing touches on the draw in preparation for a release on Monday. This masthead has obtained what is likely to be the round one schedule, beginning with a landmark double-header in Las Vegas.

The opening round of the NRL season has been revealed.CREDIT:GETTY

Penrith will begin their title defence against Melbourne two weeks after a potential World Club Challenge campaign against Super League champions Wigan Warriors. The Panthers are expected to be the main game on Channel Nine on Friday night.
Shane Flanagan’s era at the Dragons will begin with an away trip to Queensland to take on fellow returning coach Des Hasler and his Gold Coast Titans.

The Parramatta Eels will play home to the new-look Canterbury Bulldogs on Saturday evening at CommBank Stadium in what could be Stephen Crichton’s first game for his new club.
The Knights will take on the Raiders in Thursday night footy, with the Warriors to take on the Sharks in the early game on Friday night.
Expected round one schedule

• Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles (March 2 in Las Vegas)
• Broncos v Roosters (March 2 in Las Vegas)
• Knights v Raiders (Thursday, March 7)
• Warriors v Sharks (Friday, March 8)
• Storm v Panthers (Friday, March 8)
• Eels v Bulldogs (Saturday, March 9)
• Titans v Dragons (Saturday, March 9)
• Dolphins v Cowboys (Sunday, March 10)
• Bye: Wests Tigers

The round will close out with the Dolphins hosting the North Queensland Cowboys in an all-Queensland affair at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The round will be split across two weeks with the Rabbitohs and Sea Eagles to open the season in Las Vegas, with the Broncos and Roosters to square off in the second game of the double-header at Allegiant Stadium on March 2 (March 3 in Australia).


The four teams involved in Las Vegas will square off against each other over the opening three rounds of the season to provide consistency and balance to the draw.
The Rabbitohs will play against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium in round two before taking on arch rivals the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium in round three. The Sea Eagles will play the Roosters in round two and the Broncos in round three.

Penrith may skip the pre-season challenge in favour of facing Wigan in England.CREDIT:GETTY
The Panthers, meanwhile, are open to missing the pre-season challenge – and forgoing a potential $100,000 in prizemoney – if it makes it easier to travel to England for the World Club Challenge.
The NRL is expected to announce their pre-season challenge draw as early as Friday, but Penrith officials confirmed they were unsure how their early season schedule would look.

Should they play against Wigan on February 24, they are happy to be excluded from the second edition of the pre-season tournament.
“If the World Club Challenge comes to fruition, we’re happy not to play a trial,” Panthers CEO Matt Cameron said.
Pre-season schedule

• February 11: Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles on Central Coast
• February 16: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars

Pre-season week one (February 15-18)

• Dogs v Storm at Belmore
• Sharks v Knights at Central Coast Stadium
• Manly v Roosters at Central Coast Stadium
• Warriors v Tigers at TBC
• Broncos v Cowboys at Mackay
• Dragons v Rabbitohs at Kogarah
• Eels v Raiders at Kogarah
• Dolphins v Titans at Sunshine Coast

Pre-season week two (February February 22-25)

• Sharks v Bulldogs at Cronulla
• Roosters v Rabbitohs at Cronulla
• Dragons v Tigers in Mudgee
• Manly v Broncos in Manly
• Titans v Eels in Ipswich
• Storm v Knights in Fiji
• Raiders v Cowboys in Queanbeyan

“We’re working with Wigan, NRL and Super League are in dialogue at the moment about the game, and we’re working on the premise we’ll be heading there.
“Our players who do not travel over will need a gamer but whether that’s an actual trial I’m not sure.”

Las Vegas-bound South Sydney and Manly will play a Sunday afternoon trial on February 11 on the Central Coast, six days before the Bunnies and St George Illawarra meet in the Charity Shield at Kogarah.
Parramatta and Canberra will play in the Charity Shield curtain-raiser. Canterbury host Melbourne on a Thursday night at Belmore in week one of the pre-season challenge. Clubs have been informed the Indigenous All Stars and Maori All Stars fixture will be held on February 16, a Friday night.

 

[Bulldogsforlife23]

Wow so I was right wtf parra round 1 that’s crazy

 

[Achilles]

Rd 1: Eels v Bulldogs (Saturday, March 9)

 

[CQDog]

I think this game might get changed to Thursday night. Channel 9 are complaining about the first game on Thursday or something like that. Probably want two bigger clubs than the Raiders and Knights to kick off because all the other big clubs are in Vegas.

 

[Berries]

I think this game might get changed to Thursday night. Channel 9 are complaining about the first game on Thursday or something like that. Probably want two bigger clubs than the Raiders and Knights to kick off because all the other big clubs are in Vegas.

Surely we have not fallen that far that we get dumped to Saturday playing one of the biggest rivalries in the sport over Canberra and Newcastle lol

 

[Trinfly]

Wow so I was right wtf parra round 1 that’s crazy
Oh no not the DOGs

 

[ILiveForDib]

I hope we get Parra big game to start the year a win there will really set the mood. Gotta do it for Mahoney we embarrased the c**t last year.

 

[ILiveForDib]

Only people interested in newcastle and green scum is themselves.

 

[DinkumDog]

Ewww, slimy eels. A MUST win.

 

[SARGE]

Dogs 1-12

Critta with a double and one to Xerri.

 

[Alan79]

It's not a certainty that this is the round 1 fixtures. The article said "likely" round 1 fixtures. But it's a nice to start with a classic rivalry. I just hope we're ready.

 

[CQDog]

If we get flogged by the Eels than we’ll be bottom 4, possibly spoon. A close loss we might have a solid year, a win would be fantastic I can’t lie. I really do think pre season trial form is very important. Our thrashing against the Sharks at Belmore really showed us what we were going to get last year

 

[menteek]

If we get flogged by the Eels than we’ll be bottom 4, possibly spoon. A close loss we might have a solid year, a win would be fantastic I can’t lie. I really do think pre season trial form is very important. Our thrashing against the Sharks at Belmore really showed us what we were going to get last year

each and every time we go against sharks in pre season we’ve flopped. Would be nice to win especially for Xerri