Parramatta 2018 draw. How tough is your club's draw

2018 Parramatta Eels DrawRound One – Panthers v Eels, Pepper Stadium – Sunday 11 March, 4:10pmRound Two – Sea Eagles v Eels, Lottoland – Sunday 18 March, 4:10pmRound Three – Eels v Sharks, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 24 March, 7:30pm (Note this clash is the Sydney Double-Header)Round Four – Tigers v Eels, ANZ Stadium, Monday 2 April, 4pmRound Five – Eels v Panthers, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 8 April, 4:10pmRound Six – Raiders v Eels, GIO Stadium – Saturday 14 April, 7:30pmRound Seven – Eels v Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 22 April, 2pmRound Eight – Eels v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 29 April, 4:10pmRound Nine – Sharks v Eels, Southern Cross Stadium – Saturday 5 May, 7:30pmRound Ten – Bulldogs v Eels, ANZ Stadium – Friday 11 May, 7:50pmRound Eleven – Eels v Warriors, ANZ Stadium – Friday 18 May, 6pmRound Twelve – Broncos v Eels, Suncorp Stadium – Thursday 24 May, 7:50pmRound Thirteen – Eels v Knights, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 2 June, 7:30pmRound Fourteen – Eels v Cowboys, TIO Stadium – Saturday 9 June, 7:30pmRound Fifteen – Eels v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium – Thursday 16 June, 7:50pmRound Sixteen – Dragons v Eels, WIN Stadium – Thursday 28 June, 7:50pmRound Seventeen – BYERound Eighteen – Knights v Eels, McDonald Jones Stadium – Friday 13 July, 7:50pmRound Nineteen – Eels v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium – Thursday 19 July, 7:50pmRound Twenty – Rabbitohs v Eels, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 28 July, 5:30pmRound Twenty-One – Eels v Titans, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 4 August, 5:30pmRound Twenty-Two – Eels v Dragons, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 11 August, 7:30pmRound Twenty-Three – Storm v Eels, AAMI Park – Friday 17 August, 7:50pmRound Twenty-Four – Cowboys v Eels, 1800SMILES Stadium – Friday 24 August, 7:50pmRound Twenty-Five – Eels v Roosters, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 1 September, 7:30pmThe Roosters may have the most generous fixture list in 2018, while the Warriors will be tested against the best on the road to the finals according to analysis of next season's NRL Telstra Premiership draw.While determining which clubs have a "hard" or "easy" draw is a complicated question – travel, time between matches and State of Origin scheduling are all factors – a simple way to look at the difficulty of each team's draw is by looking at their opponents.A 25-round competition with one bye means each club plays nine other teams twice and six teams just once, so some clubs could be said to have easier draws than others.Note that a "tougher" draw isn't necessarily a bad thing – sure it might hurt your chances of sneaking into the finals but if your team can make the top eight they'll arguably be more battle hardened, having already played a lot of matches against strong sides (see North Queensland's surprise run to the grand final after enduring a tough draw in 2017).Also, there's an obvious advantage for the better teams when analysing draws like this – because highly-rated teams like the Roosters and Melbourne Storm can't play against themselves. That being said, here's how each club's draws rank, toughest to easiest, based on premiership betting for the 2018 season.1. Warriors (234 points)2. Titans (226) =3. Sharks (218) =3. Bulldogs (218) =3. Wests Tigers (218) =6. Sea Eagles (216) =6. Knights (216) 8. Cowboys (208) 9. Rabbitohs (207)10. Broncos (205) 11. Dragons (202) 12. Eels (191) 13. Panthers (190) 14. Raiders (189) 15. Storm (180) 16. Roosters (170)

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Mitchy October 19, 2017 at 10:16am

Across the season, the Eels will have five Saturday night ANZ Stadium home game fixtures against the Sharks (R3), Knights (R13), Titans (R21), Dragons (R22) and Roosters (R25). And a few Thursday night games against Canterbury and Souths, 2 big following teams that could have been Sunday afternoon games. I for one find it very difficult travelling to Thursday and Friday night games; and while Saturday is good, night games have no atmosphere imo. Again TV rules.
- Longfin Eel > Mitchy October 19, 2017 at 11:19am
  
  It's no wonder the NRL can't draw crowds to games. Playing Souths and Canterbury (and St George) on Thursday nights is basically giving up on crowds. These are the games you would expect bumper crowds. So it would seem that Parra only have one game with pulling power, that against St George in Round 22 at ANZ.
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- MeelK October 19, 2017 at 10:40am
  
  Canberra in round 6. Other than that all in Sydney until round 12.
eels47 October 19, 2017 at 10:36am

So Panthers, Tigers, Sea Eagles and Sharks all twice in the first 9 rounds.... and no Titans until round 21, Storm until round 23 and Roosters until round 25.
MeelK October 19, 2017 at 10:39am

What happened to the "Draw of Death" ?
- eels47 > MeelK October 19, 2017 at 11:10am
  
  It died
Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst October 19, 2017 at 10:45am

Very tough last 3 rounds.
Mitchy October 19, 2017 at 10:55am

The NRL do not seem to get it; that during winter for e.g. it is much less conducive to be live watching games at night during the week and let alone on the weekend. We do not have one day game after round 8 it seems which is very sad imo.
Wayne October 19, 2017 at 10:57am

In the 1st 9 rounds we play 4 teams twice? WTF.
Pepe Silvia October 19, 2017 at 11:16am

Here's hoping our season doesn't come down to the wire with those last 3 games we have.