Having ducked a showdown with the AFL on Saturday night, the NRL know there will be a flow-on effect for the second week of the finals.
by scheduling the Bulldogs’ first finals match in eight years away from a GWS Giants fixture will “have an impact” on player recovery times.– which is expected to attract sellout crowds at Penrith, Melbourne and Townsville – NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said he had no issue with delaying the Bulldogs clash with the Sea Eagles until Sunday afternoon.
The game could have been played on Saturday night at the same venue, in which case it would have clashed with the Giants’ elimination final against the Brisbane Lions at the neighbouring Engie Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park. “There is an impact in that regard,” NRL head of football Graham Annesley said. “There’s no question.“The primary reason was, ‘Do we really want to cause discomfort and distress for everyone going?’ I don’t think it’s in anyone’s best interests, even to the fans that want to go to our game, to compete with another event next door. Parking will be pre-sold, trains will be full and people will say, ‘It’s too hard’.
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