Wigan v Warrington
St Helens v Castleford
Wakefield v Catalans
Huddersfield v Hull FC
Leeds v London
Salford v Hull KR

Cleverly puts matched teams with teams who have good support and those that don’t

Need to work it which Hull we will face The Hull that start on fire or who fall away with injury’s

Where at though?

Nice to see the RFL giving other teams as much chance as possible.
Magic weekend fixtures now mean the top 4 from last year all play each other three times (I think).

So leeds get an easy 2 points. Hang on, I though SL had it in for Leeds?

Newcastle.
That weekend is the Liverpool marathon. Multiple road closures and transport issues, plus the capacity of Merseyside police to run a city-centre marathon and Magic Weekend (as well as maintain order in Liverpool generally) would be challenged.

Couldn’t be avoided could it seen as they were going on last years league placings. Considering everybody is saying we’re rubbish now and will be for years then what’s the problem as surely we should then get a lower team to face???

It`s just based on league positions from last season is it not?

So because it`s the Liverpool marathon that weekend it means that it will be in Newcastle? I am sure there are other options on the table outside of those two.

I wonder if all the clubs asked/agreed for there to be no derby games?

No, this has been done so that no team plays each other at both Magic and in the loop system.

Yes and it’s a good system to use going forward to avoid any confusion and avoids playing a team 4 times in the regular season

Magic Weekend
1st vs 3rd
2nd vs 4th
5th vs 7th
6th vs 8th
9th vs 11th
10 vs 12th

Loop games
Odd number placed finish vs all Even placed finishes and visa verses
1st vs 2nd-4th-6th-8th-10-12th
2nd vs 1st-3rd-5th-7th-9th-11th
Etc.

So if you finish 7th for example in 2019 then you already know your 2020 fixtures will be loop fixtures vs 2nd-4th-6th-8th-10th-12th and you’ll be playing 5th at Magic.

Gives you as fair and balanced set of loop fixtures as possible when setting the fixtures in November and in theory gives you closely matched Magic games. Always the potential for a mismatch come May but again you don’t know that until the time. Take the Leeds/London game away then the other 5 look like close tricky to call games AT THE MOMENT, I bet come May at least one will look one sided heading into the weekend with form at the time.

Why not play it at Elland Road?

The problem is that we'd like you to get no points and not be gifted them by playing the southern whipping boys 3 times (at least).

It's Anfield. https://wiganwarriors.com/news/2018-11- ... -announced

It's Anfield. https://wiganwarriors.com/news/2018-11- ... -announced

Great news. No longer have an excuse not to do the Beatles Tour [iavec la famille.[/i

Hopefully this clashes with the Liverpool marathon and hotel prices will be £250 for the weekend.

Magic weekend at that place. As a diehard Evertonian just what I was dreading.

I'll just go for the Saints game and get out asap.

Looks like they've found a solution to the marathon clash so let's hope they get clever marketing this.......
Scheduling is key

And


What's the solution?

Great City is Liverpool. Matthew Street will be busy . Only downside is there isn’t much to do around Anfield .
The Sandon , Albert & Arkles are close by but won’t be able to accommodate the footfall for MW.

Surely the RFL will utilise Stanley Park and use this as a fanzone . The hotels in the city are pretty expensive at the best of times , especially a bank holiday weekend .

Luckily we booked 6 weeks ago .

So, Anfield it is.

How many times do Wakefield play London???



Opening round, last round and the round before Magic, not turned out bad that.



Saints, Cas, Wakey, Catalans and HKR are all getting the same ‘advantage’ of playing London 3 times in 2019.

I said it on the other thread, stay in Southport and get the train to Sandhills (about 30 minutes running every quarter hour until late) then get the Soccer bus from the station. Done my bit for the local tourist industry.

Stay in Widnes. Will be cheaper.