also can someone explain to me why nrl . com rank us as 3 rd easiest draw ? we play the entire top 8 from last year minus the panthers twice . the titans play raiders , storm , panthers and the doggies once but they have a harder draw ? does it take into consideration the turnaround times ? i feel like i ' m missing somethingEDITThese rankings don ' t take into account every factor in what makes a tough draw . Some teams will travel more than others the Warriors , Cowboys and Storm will always travel much more than the league ' s Sydneybased teams , for example . Some teams will play a string of games at home or away , or face strong teams during the State of Origin period . The amount of time between games is another factor this system ignores . we are ranked that low because of travelling and shit . seems like based on pure opponent strength we have an above average difficulty