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  • This will be a fun game, good matchup 

  • The width of the feild won't favour the dolphins who rely on space

  • Shit matchups. Should be Eels vs Tigers, and Storm vs Dolphins

    • Well they wouldn't do that. That fixture draws big crowds.

    • You'd think this would be obvious, but as LB said above an Eels Tigers vegas match would overshadow any other vegas match. 

       

      • Not that it overshadows vegas match, it gets big crowds in Sydney at Commbank. Eels v Dolphins at Commbank would garner 10,000-12,000 on a good night. Eels v Tigers usually gets 18,000-20,000. That's money for NRL.

        • Ah fair point. But then again wouldn't they make more in Vegas? Maybe they did the math. 

          • Not necassarily. You'll have 6 teams there overall, plus it is super expensive to get to Vegas. So though you'll get your fair share of Eels fans there, you will get more at both Wests v Eels games at Commbank. SL fans travel pretty well so they will take up spots. Wests fans i reckon travel well too. 

            NRL will not want a big tentpole game to be used at Vegas. Same as you wouldn't play Souths v Easts or Brisbane v NQ or Eels v Dogs/Manly. They are big matches in Sydney. Only thing i will say that surprised me was Dogs v Dragons.

            • Eels also wouldn't give up the Tigers at CommBank, as it means they'd take a loss on the Dolphins game at CommBank. It's an easy swap for the club.

              • Well yeah, same if they played Canterbury or Penrith. Those games are reserved for Sydney and Sydney only.

                 

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