NRL having a sook about finals clash.

[Norris Lurker]

If the NRL was fair dinkum about this, now that the Storm have qualified first for the prelim final, they'd schedule that prelim final to be played in Melbourne. There's no AFL at all in Melbourne that weekend, so no clash. And as minor premiers and winning their first final, surely the Storm have earned the right to a home prelim final.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Norris Lurker
If the NRL was fair dinkum about this, now that the Storm have qualified first for the prelim final, they'd schedule that prelim final to be played in Melbourne. There's no AFL at all in Melbourne that weekend, so no clash. And as minor premiers and winning their first final, surely the Storm have earned the right to a home prelim final.

yeah it's funny isn't it!!, the NRL crap on about the AFL scheduling in an arrogant fashion, however they have missed one of the biggest opportunities their code will EVER have in Victoria (outside of origin I guess, but that is merely exhibition considering Victorians are going to tire of NSW/QLD).

Rugby League is all about Sydney and until they do things like play games outside Sydney in weeks 2 and 3 of the finals, they have no right to call the AFL anything for playing a game that attracted 84,000 plus to the MCG on a Sunday.