The 2014 NRL draw is out but can somebody change the channel, I've seen this show before.
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Channel Nine and Fox Sports executives are reportedly threatening to scrap their support of fixed scheduling of the NRL draw from 2015 due to a fear of lopsided scorelines and dropping ratings.
What about trying to fix their own issues instead?
Any fall in viewers, like broadcasters had in the first half of last year, is obviously a major concern. It's literally a billion-dollar issue given that's how much the two broadcasters have forked out in total for exclusive television rights.
But before they start airing concerns about the quality of matches in key timeslots, how about accepting some accountability for the games they choose to put to air.
The NRL's television broadcasters come across like bad punters with terrible tips and too much money in their pockets. They've been betting on the wrong games.
The fixed scheduling was introduced only last season, theoretically to increase live crowds and exposure. NRL clubs would be able to promote games further in advance and fans could plan their own trips to games.
The first 20 rounds were locked in before the season started, allowing flexibility for broadcasters to choose the final six rounds leading into the finals.
So even with a mid-season form guide that showed the Eels were duds, Channel Nine - which has priority pick of the matches - decided to broadcast four Parramatta games in the final six rounds. The Eels were stone motherless last, but Nine decided to televise these public floggings. The Eels lost 64-4 to the Melbourne Storm in round 24 and 54-6 to the Newcastle Knights in round 26.
Only one NRL team received more free-to-air coverage in those final six rounds, the Brisbane Broncos - in all six rounds.
And here we go again.
The Broncos have been granted 10 consecutive Friday night matches on Channel Nine to start the season.
The first time Brisbane miss out on a Friday night match is round 11, against the Tigers at Campbelltown.
It's not the Tigers that have put Nine off, but the fact it's the weekend before Origin I and Brisbane will not have their representative stars.
This is clear because the Tigers are also a free-to-air favourite. The Tigers have replaced the Eels as Nine's most over-rated team in 2014. It's Nine's token bet on a western Sydney roughie.
The Tigers were second-last in 2013, with just seven wins. But the Tigers will feature in 11 Channel Nine matches in the first 20 rounds of 2014. This is without superstar and Channel Nine celebrity Benji Marshall, too.
It's the same as runner-up Manly, with 11 matches on Channel Nine, but more than defending premiers, the Roosters, with 10.
Still, no one can compare with the Broncos, who feature 13 times in the first 20 rounds on Channel Nine.
It's obvious how much marketing clout that scheduling gives the Broncos, sponsors willing to pay premium dollar for free-to-air television exposure.
Broncos coach Anthony Griffin and his players are also given the advantage of getting into a rhythm for those first 10 weeks, their preparation an exact seven days for every match. There will be no short turn-arounds to contend with, no adaptation between dewy night football or the heat of day.
It says a lot about how the Raiders have been ignored by Channel Nine in recent years that Canberra's administration can celebrate three free-to-air games in the first 20 rounds for 2014.
It's a 300 per cent increase on last season. All three are at home in Canberra (does Channel Nine need directions?).
There are other positives to the draw for the Raiders. The round-15 home match against the Bulldogs on June 20 was the result of a request from the Raiders.
Canberra is keen to promote the match as a 20-year reunion for its 1994 premiership win against the Dogs. Four of Canberra's first five home games will be played as day matches, more conducive for attracting crowds. Although one, against the Storm, is on Easter Sunday, when Canberrans are more likely to be sitting in a south coast cafe than Canberra Stadium.
Five of Canberra's last seven games will be at home, too. So if the Raiders are good enough to put themselves in position mid-season, they can look forward to the possibility of a late-season charge.
Of course, that could all be dependent on how well the Raiders start. And here is the biggest drawback in Canberra's draw.
The Raiders play four of their first five games on the road. Their first, and only, home game in that time, will be against the Gold Coast Titans in round three, at the unenviable kick-off time of 6.30 on a Sunday night.
It comes the day after the ACT Brumbies play the Stormers at Canberra Stadium. The Raiders and Brumbies are trying to make it more enticing, working with the ACT government for a potential joint-ticket promotion that would provide entry to both matches.