NRL FINALS WEEK ONE

[magpie in the 80's]

Week One Schedule

Game 1: Friday (6.30pm AEST) 4-Warriors v 5-Parramatta Eels at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
different to the AFL para played this a/noon and now have to travel to NZ for friday nights game, 5 day break

Game 2: Saturday (6.30pm AEST) 3-North Queensland Cowboys v 6-Bulldogs at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
repeat of last friday night's game. same teams and same venue

Game 3: Saturday (8.30pm AEST) 2-Manly Sea Eagles v 7-South Sydney Rabbitohs at Brookvale Oval, Sydney
rabbitohs 1st finals appearence since 1989

Game 4: Sunday (4.00pm AEST) 1-Melbourne Storm v 8-Brisbane Broncos at Olympic Park, Melbourne.
repeat of last years G/F. brisbane get absolutely thrashed this a/noon but get a 7 day break. go figure

Under the NRL's final eight system, the two highest ranked winners in week one will progress directly to the preliminary finals while the two lowest ranked losers are eliminated.

[Magpiespower]

Parra v Warriors and Cowboys v Bulldogs will be crackers.

Could go either way.

Broncos and Rabbitohs out in the first week...

[MightyEagles]

Under the NRL's final eight system, the two highest ranked winners in week one will progress directly to the preliminary finals while the two lowest ranked losers are eliminated.

This version was what the AFL had when they went to the final 8.

[Dirko]

Russell Crowes in a upset over Manly...

[Thiele]

Like most of the home teams in the firsst week of finals

New Zealand should beat Paramatta

Melbourne will beat Brisbane

[Pup]

Melbourne to beat Brisbane Comfortably and Earn a home final at TD in the Prelim