2018 NRL Draw

ROUND 1

Thursday, March 8

Dragons v Broncos, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Friday, March 9

Knights v Sea Eagles, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm (AEDT)
Cowboys v Sharks, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Saturday, March 10

Wests Tigers v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 4pm (AEDT)
Rabbitohs v Warriors, Perth Stadium, 7pm (AEDT)
Bulldogs v Storm, Perth Stadium, 9pm (AEDT)

Sunday, March 11

Panthers v Eels, Panthers Stadium, 4.10pm (AEDT)
Titans v Raiders, CBus Super Stadium, 6.30pm (AEDT)

ROUND 2

Thursday, March 15

Sharks v Dragons, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 4pm (AEDT)

Friday, March 16

Roosters v Bulldogs, Allianz Stadium, 6pm (AEDT)
Broncos v Cowboys, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Saturday, March 17

Warriors v Titans, Mt Smart Stadium, 3pm (AEDT)
Panthers v Rabbitohs, Panthers Stadium, 5.30pm (AEDT)
Storm v Wests Tigers, AAMI Park, 7.30pm (AEDT)

Sunday, March 18

Sea Eagles v Eels, Lottoland, 4.10pm (AEDT)
Raiders v Knights, GIO Stadium, 6.30pm (AEDT)

ROUND 3

Thursday, March 22

Storm v Cowboys, AAMI Park, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Friday, March 23

Bulldogs v Panthers, Belmore Oval, 6pm (AEDT)
Wests Tigers v Broncos, Campbelltown Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Saturday, March 24

Raiders v Warriors, GIO Stadium, 3pm (AEDT)
Rabbitohs v Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm (AEDT)
Eels v Sharks, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm (AEDT)

Sunday, March 25

Titans v Dragons, Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba, 4.10pm (AEDT)
Roosters v Knights, Allianz Stadium, 6.30pm (AEDT)

ROUND 4

Thursday, March 29

Cowboys v Panthers, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Friday, March 30

Rabbitohs v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 4.10pm (AEDT)
Sharks v Storm, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.50pm (AEDT)

Saturday, March 31

Roosters v Warriors, Allianz Stadium, 5.30pm (AEDT)
Sea Eagles v Raiders, Lottoland, 7.30pm (AEDT)

Sunday, April 1

Dragons v Knights, WIN Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)
Broncos v Titans, Suncorp Stadium, 6.30pm (AEST)

Monday, April 2

Wests Tigers v Eels, ANZ Stadium, 4pm (AEST)

ROUND 5

Thursday, April 5

Raiders v Bulldogs, GIO Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, April 6

Sharks v Roosters, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Dragons v Rabbitohs, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, April 7

Wests Tigers v Storm, Mt Smart Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Warriors v Cowboys, Mt Smart Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Knights v Broncos, McDonald Jones Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, April 8

Titans v Sea Eagles, Gladstone, 2pm (AEST)
Eels v Panthers, ANZ Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 6

Thursday, April 12

Roosters v Rabbitohs, Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, April 13

Storm v Knights, AAMI Park, 6pm (AEST)
Dragons v Sharks, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, April 14

Warriors v Broncos, Mt Smart Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Bulldogs, 1300SMILES Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Raiders v Eels, GIO Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, April 15

Panthers v Titans, Panthers Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers, Lottoland, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 7

Thursday, April 19

Bulldogs v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, April 20

Warriors v Dragons, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Broncos v Storm, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, April 21

Rabbitohs v Raiders, ANZ Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Wests Tigers v Knights, Scully Park, Tamworth, 5.30pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Titans, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, April 22

Eels v Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Sharks v Panthers, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 8

Wednesday, April 25

Dragons v Roosters, Allianz Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)
Storm v Warriors, AAMI Park, 7pm (AEST)

Thursday, April 26

Rabbitohs v Broncos, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, April 27

Sea Eagles v Knights, Lottoland, 6pm (AEST)
Panthers v Bulldogs, Panthers Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, April 28

Titans v Sharks, CBus Super Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Raiders, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, April 29

Eels v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 4.10pm

ROUND 9

Thursday, May 3

Broncos v Bulldogs, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, May 4

Knights v Rabbitohs, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Panthers v Cowboys, Panthers Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, May 5

Raiders v Titans, GIO Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Warriors v Wests Tigers, Mt Smart Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Sharks v Eels, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, May 6

Dragons v Storm, WIN Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Roosters v Sea Eagles, Allianz Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 10

Thursday, May 10

Wests Tigers v Cowboys, Leichhardt Oval, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, May 11

Knights v Panthers, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Bulldogs v Eels, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, May 12

Warriors v Roosters, Mt Smart Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Storm v Titans, Suncorp Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles v Broncos, Suncorp Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, May 13

Rabbitohs v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Raiders v Sharks, GIO Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 11

Thursday, May 17

Panthers v Wests Tigers, Panthers Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, May 18

Eels v Warriors, ANZ Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Broncos v Roosters, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, May 19

Titans v Knights, CBus Super Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Rabbitohs, 1300SMILES Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Storm v Sea Eagles, AAMI Park, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, May 20

Dragons v Raiders, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Sharks v Bulldogs, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 12

Thursday, May 12

Broncos v Eels, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, May 25

Raiders v Sea Eagles, GIO Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Storm, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, May 26

Roosters v Titans, Allianz Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Warriors v Rabbitohs, Mt Smart Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Panthers v Dragons, Panthers Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, May 27

Knights v Sharks, McDonald Jones Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Wests Tigers v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 13

Thursday, May 31

Sea Eagles v Cowboys, Lottoland, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, June 1

Rabbitohs v Sharks, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, June 2

Eels v Knights, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, June 3

Roosters v Wests Tigers, Allianz Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

Byes: Broncos, Bulldogs, Dragons, Panthers, Raiders, Storm, Titans, Warriors

ROUND 14

Friday, June 8

Raiders v Panthers, GIO Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Titans v Rabbitohs, CBus Super Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, June 9

Sea Eagles v Warriors, AMI Stadium Christchurch, 3pm (AEST)
Knights v Roosters, McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Eels v Cowboys, TIO Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, June 10

Sharks v Tigers, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Storm v Broncos, AAMI Park, 4.10pm (AEST)

Monday, June 11

Bulldogs v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 4pm (AEST)

ROUND 15

Thursday, June 14

Eels v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, June 15

Cowboys v Warriors, 1300SMILES Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Roosters v Panthers, Allianz Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, June 16

Bulldogs v Titans, ANZ Stadium, 3m (AEST)
Dragons v Sea Eagles, WIN Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Sharks v Broncos, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, June 17

Knights v Storm, McDonald Jones Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Wests Tigers v Raiders, Campbelltown Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 16

Thursday, June 28

Dragons v Eels, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, June 29

Warriors v Sharks, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Roosters v Storm, Adelaide Oval, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, June 30

Panthers v Sea Eagles, Panthers Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Knights v Bulldogs, McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Broncos v Raiders, Suncorp Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, July 1

Wests Tigers v Titans, Leichhardt Oval, 2pm (AEST)
Rabbitohs v Cowboys, Barlow Park, Cairns, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 17

Thursday, July 5

Storm v Dragons, AAMI Park, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, July 6

Panthers v Warriors, Panthers Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, July 7

Bulldogs v Raiders, Belmore Sports Ground, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, July 8

Titans v Broncos, CBus Super Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

Byes: Sea Eagles, Cowboys, Rabbitohs, Sharks, Eels, Knights, Roosters, Wests Tigers

ROUND 18

Friday, July 13

Panthers v Sharks, Panthers Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Knights v Eels, McDonald Jones Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, July 14

Bulldogs v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles v Storm, Lottoland, 5.30pm (AEST)
Raiders v Cowboys, GIO Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, July 15

Broncos v Warriors, Suncorp Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Dragons v Wests Tigers, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)
Titans v Roosters, CBus Super Stadium, 6.30pm (AEST)

ROUND 19

Thursday, July 19

Eels v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, July 20

Sharks v Raiders, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Broncos v Panthers, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, July 21

Knights v Titans, McDonald Jones Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Wests Tigers v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Dragons, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, July 22

Warriors v Storm, Mt Smart Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles v Roosters, Lottoland, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 20

Thursday, July 26

Broncos v Sharks, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, July 27

Cowboys v Knights, 1300SMILES Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Bulldogs v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, July 28

Sea Eagles v Panthers, Lottoland, 3pm (AEST)
Rabbitohs v Eels, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Storm v Raiders, AAMI Park, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, July 29

Titans v Warriors, CBus Super Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Roosters v Dragons, Allianz Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 21

Thursday, August 2

Bulldogs v Broncos, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, August 3

Knights v Wests Tigers, McDonald Jones Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Rabbitohs v Storm, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, August 4

Dragons v Warriors, WIN Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Eels v Titans, ANZ Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Roosters v Cowboys, Allianz Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, August 5

Sharks v Sea Eagles, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Panthers v Raiders, Panthers Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 22

Thursday, August 8

Cowboys v Broncos, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, August 10

Warriors v Knights, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Rabbitohs v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, August 11

Titans v Panthers, CBus Super Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Sea Eagles v Bulldogs, Lottoland, 5.30pm (AEST)
Eels v Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, August 12

Raiders v Wests Tigers, GIO Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Storm v Sharks, AAMI Park, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 23

Thursday, August 16

Broncos v Rabbitohs, Suncorp Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, August 17

Sea Eagles v Titans, Lottoland, 6pm (AEST)
Storm v Eels, AAMI Park, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, August 18

Panthers v Knights, Panthers Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Wests Tigers v Dragons, Leichhardt Oval, 5.30pm (AEST)
Sharks v Cowboys, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, August 19

Bulldogs v Warriors, ANZ Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Raiders v Roosters, GIO Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 24

Thursday, August 23

Wests Tigers v Sea Eagles, Campbelltown Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, August 24

Warriors v Panthers, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Cowboys v Eels, 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, August 25

Raiders v Rabbitohs, GIO Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Titans v Storm, CBus Super Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Roosters v Broncos, Allianz Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, August 26

Sharks v Knights, Southern Cross Group Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Dragons v Bulldogs, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

ROUND 25

Thursday, August 30

Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Friday, August 31

Warriors v Raiders, Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)
Storm v Panthers, AAMI Park, 7.50pm (AEST)

Saturday, September 1

Knights v Dragons, McDonald Jones Stadium, 3pm (AEST)
Titans v Cowboys, CBus Super Stadium, 5.30pm (AEST)
Eels v Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm (AEST)

Sunday, September 2

Bulldogs v Sharks, ANZ Stadium, 2pm (AEST)
Broncos v Sea Eagles, Suncorp Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

Gladstone getting a regional game, especially before Rockhampton gets one, is so very odd. I didn't think Marley Brown had the facilities in place to host an NRL game, but then i haven't seen the inside of that place in years, so maybe they've spruced it up.

By round 5, Tigers will have already played the Storm twice. Hopefully they have a premiership hangover and a slow start to the year.

Also Play Parra in rounds 4 and 8. Why does this sort of thing happen very year, how hard is it to space games apart.

Milchcow wrote:
By round 5, Tigers will have already played the Storm twice. Hopefully they have a premiership hangover and a slow start to the year.

Also Play Parra in rounds 4 and 8.  Why does this sort of thing happen very year, how hard is it to space games apart.

Speaking of Parra in regards to these situations - they have Panthers 1 & 5, Sea-Eagles 2 & 7, Tigers 4 & 8, Sharks 3 & 9, so they play 5 teams in the opening 9 rounds

surmo13 wrote:Gladstone getting a regional game, especially before Rockhampton gets one, is so very odd. I didn't think Marley Brown had the facilities in place to host an NRL game, but then i haven't seen the inside of that place in years, so maybe they've spruced it up.

Probably still better than Brookvale Oval, where it's being moved from.

Might have to change the Rooster's finishing position in the table predictor thread:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-draw-2018-winners-and-losers-wests-tigers-brutal-start-top-four-sides-win-big/news-story/0ba043a5bb4156c1a5bf964275166ec6?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=FoxSportsAus

Thoughts as a Broncos fan:
1. Finally get some Sunday and Saturday home games which is nice. Sunday night vs the Titans doesn't really seem like the arvo game all the fans have been hoping for.
2. 8 Thursday games (4 home and 4 away, including 4 in a a row between rounds 20 & 23) still seems far too much.
3. The games starting at 5PM QLD time on a Friday night in the early part of the season should be ratings winners up here.
4. Same with the game played at 4pm on NSW Queens Birthday, which is actually a normal workday in QLD.
5. For about the 20th year in a row we manage to play the Warriors over the origin period.
6. Pretty good start to the season, but hard post origin period. We'll want to start the season well.
7. Our round 26 game is on a Sunday, so perhaps we'll avoid a FNF week 1 game for a change.
8. Only 7 x 7 day turnarounds this year. I think that's pretty consistent with the last few years, but just pointing out that it's less than the 20 odd that people think we have. None are Friday - Friday.

Dip wrote:Thoughts as a Broncos fan:
1. Finally get some Sunday and Saturday home games which is nice. Sunday night vs the Titans doesn't really seem like the arvo game all the fans have been hoping for.
2. 8 Thursday games (4 home and 4 away, including 4 in a a row between rounds 20 & 23) still seems far too much.
3. The games starting at 5PM QLD time on a Friday night in the early part of the season should be ratings winners up here.
4. Same with the game played at 4pm on NSW Queens Birthday, which is actually a normal workday in QLD.
5. For about the 20th year in a row we manage to play the Warriors over the origin period.
6. Pretty good start to the season, but hard post origin period. We'll want to start the season well.
7. Our round 26 game is on a Sunday, so perhaps we'll avoid a FNF week 1 game for a change.
8. Only 7 x 7 day turnarounds this year. I think that's pretty consistent with the last few years, but just pointing out that it's less than the 20 odd that people think we have. None are Friday - Friday.

other than the dates of the annual trips down i make for certain games, that was the next thing i looked for and they didn't dissapoint at least we don't have to make the trip over to NZ this time, so i guess thats an improvement?

Just realised how shit the Bye draw is but especially for the Tigers.

With the origin bye round between round 15/16, it means teams either get a bye play 2 games then have another bye or have a bye play 1 game then have another bye. We pay 1 game in 4 weeks. 17/6 - 1/7 - 15/7. If your struck with injuries it could be a good thing, but it's almost like playing 2 separate seasons, can't be good for continuity. Ironically in our first season we play Melbourne & Eels twice and in our 2nd season we play dragons and souffs twice.

No Worries wrote:Just realised how shit the Bye draw is but especially for the Tigers.

With the origin bye round between round 15/16, it means teams either get a bye play 2 games then have another bye or have a bye play 1 game then have another bye. We pay 1 game in 4 weeks. 17/6 - 1/7 - 15/7.  If your struck with injuries it could be a good thing, but it's almost like playing 2 separate seasons, can't be good for continuity. Ironically in our first season we play Melbourne & Eels twice and in our 2nd season we play dragons and souffs twice.

That first season is shot to shit. Couldn't even keep Newcastle as a proper home game

On a more positive note - Tigers have 18 games in Sydney and only 3 outside of NSW (2 NZ, 1 Melb)

Krump wrote:
That first season is shot to shit. Couldn't even keep Newcastle as a proper home game

Pisses me off that the Tigers have decided that 3 home grounds isn't enough, so are deciding to play home games at 5 different venues this year. Luckily we get 3 away games at ANZ to make season tickets a bit more enticing. otherwise for someone that foregoes 1 of Leichhardt/Campbelltown its a pretty poor deal

That's unbelievable. Who the fuck wants to watch the Tigers 11 times?

Knights have heaps of 6pm games on friday night. Fucking awesome, means I wont get to watch most of newcastle's games this season. 

Good work NRL.

Yeah, pretty wretched start for the mighty Tigers. In saying that, we have an extremely good looking run home. So here's to us missing the finals by either 2 points or by for and against in the last game of the year for like the 7th time in 11 years or something.

Kudos to the NRL for actually getting the draw out when they said they would for once, instead of delaying 6 times.

dasherhalo wrote:That's unbelievable. Who the fuck wants to watch the Tigers 11 times?

Magpies fans cause they're too tight to buy tickets or travel. That's why we rate so high and get so many FTA games.

No Worries wrote:

dasherhalo wrote:That's unbelievable. Who the fuck wants to watch the Tigers 11 times?

Magpies fans cause they're too tight to buy tickets or travel. That's why we rate so high and get so many FTA games.

I'll bet you chuckled at dasher's comment like me though

So the roosters will win the comp next season.