When is nrl season

Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles draw snapshot. Storm Melbourne Storm draw snapshot. Eels Parramatta Eels draw snapshot. Dragons St George Illawarra Dragons draw snapshot. Sharks Cronulla Sharks draw snapshot. Knights Newcastle Knights draw snapshot. Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys draw snapshot. Wests Tigers Wests Tigers draw snapshot. Warriors Warriors draw snapshot.

Roosters Sydney Roosters draw snapshot. The Bulldogs — and coach Trent Barrett — have emerged as the big losers for the season draw. The Bulldogs face a nightmare start to the season that could leave Barrett fighting to save his job. Canterbury faces the top four teams from — Manly, South Sydney, Penrith and Melbourne — from Round 3 to Round 6, making their opening two games against North Queensland and Brisbane must-win.

The Broncos, however, have emerged as one of the big winners — on the back of a surprise assessment from bookmakers expecting the club to return to play finals football next year. Fresh off a career-best ranking, Shane Warne is upping the ante and ready to take down the Fox Cricket commentary crew yet again. The Cowboys don't face any of the 'Big Four' until Round 11, but they'll be hoping to have a top eight spot stitched up with time to spare, given they face Penrith and Souths in the final two matches of the regular season.

The New Zealand Warriors face the prospect of another long stint on the road, under a worst-case scenario in the draw for It's a stark reminder of the realities of international travel in the COVID era, although Redcliffe residents will get an early taste of regular NRL action even before the Dolphins enter the competition, with many of the Warriors' matches set down for Moreton Daily Stadium.

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