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Cobra said..Next year Souths to play 13 games agenst this years top 8

Yep, it's a joke! There must be a way to make it fairer.... Oh, and poor Manly



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PREMIERS South Sydney are the biggest losers in an NRL draw released on Monday that again highlighted the lack of fairness in the competition structure over 26 weeks. The Rabbitohs have been dealt a shocker with no byes before the three State of Origin games and 13 matches against their top-eight rivals from last season.
Other clubs, the Newcastle Knights, Raiders, Warriors, Titans and Wests Tigers have only 11 games against top-eight teams from last season.
The Knights are drawn to play last year’s top-eight clubs the Roosters, Storm, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs and Manly only once in 26 rounds while other clubs play them twice.
The Knights have a softer draw than any other team on 2014 form. They play all the weaker 2014 teams twice but the best sides just once. They play only one top-eight side from last season in the first seven rounds of the competition, giving comeback coach Rick Stone the chance to get a flying start.
The Raiders, Warriors, Titans and Wests Tigers also get a soft draw with only 11 games all year against 2014 semi-finalists.
At the same time the Eels have 14 games against top-eight opposition.
The draw is also affected by teams playing other teams twice within a month. In the first 10 rounds, the Manly Sea Eagles play the Storm twice, the Bulldogs twice and the Panthers twice.