Brisbane CEO Paul White expects a backlash from members after the club missed out on a Sunday game when the NRL released the final six rounds of the regular season draw on Monday.

The Broncos have been allocated one Saturday afternoon game on the Gold Coast and will play the other five matches either on Thursday or Friday nights.

“Am I disappointed we are under-represented in Sunday afternoon football? Yes I am,” White said.

“I do want to let our members know that we fight very hard for diversity in the draw.”

However Brisbane are one of 10 teams to avoid a dreaded five-day turn-around between rounds 21-26 with a likely finals campaign around the corner.

Canberra (round 25), the Gold Coast (round 24), Melbourne (round 22), Parramatta (round 21), Penrith (round 21) and the Warriors (round 24) will each endure a five-day turn-around.

It takes the season’s total of five-day turn-arounds to 25, down from 43 last year, according to the NRL.

Despite no desired Sunday games, the Broncos’ season tail-end includes blockbuster home clashes with Canterbury, premiers Cronulla, St George Illawarra and Parramatta.

They meet North Queensland in Townsville to wrap up their regular season in round 26.

The NRL’s schedule release also heralds the introduction of free-to-air television matches across all four days (Thursday-Sunday) of the final five rounds.

Highlights of the back-end of the regular-season include a Friday night clash at the SCG between St George Illawarra and South Sydney in round 22.

Cooper Cronk will play his final game for Melbourne against Canberra in round 26 on Saturday, September 2.

Saturday free-to-air TV matches include the Sharks against the Raiders in round 22, Cowboys and Cronulla in round 24 and round 25’s clash between the Sharks and the Sydney Roosters.