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Imagine where our game would be without the players of British and Irish descent
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Imagine where our game would be without the players of British and Irish descent
It's extraordinary that a 2nd team in the 2nd biggest RL market in the world is viewed as likely to cannabalise the three other Qld teams, one of whom is some 1,500+ km away.
The other thing of note is that 12 clubs are against expansion (12 out of 16!), actually, make that at least 12, they're the ones we know about.
The last point is that the decision to grant entry to the Suns and Giants was unanimous amongst all 16 AFL clubs of the day.
It's extraordinary that a 2nd team in the 2nd biggest RL market in the world is viewed as likely to cannabalise the three other Qld teams, one of whom is some 1,500+ km away.
The other thing of note is that 12 clubs are against expansion (12 out of 16!), actually, make that at least 12, they're the ones we know about.
The last point is that the decision to grant entry to the Suns and Giants was unanimous amongst all 16 AFL clubs of the day.
If you look at the report, over 10% of people in what is presumably all of the non-gold coast part of greater Brisbane are Cowboys fans.
In terms of population that would almost equal the size of north Queensland
The fact that 49% of the population do not follow the Broncos tells me there are lots of people who would want a second team. One RL team in Brisbane is the strangest anomaly in Australian sport. It is stranger than having only one team in Perth.IMO a second team in Brisbane won't work. Sure there is enough population, but apart from the corporates who really wants it?
Agree the NRL will f*ck this up, IMO people are already moving away from watching RL, this is a knee jerk reaction to the increase in support of AR, in QLD. They needed a second team years ago.The fact that 49% of the population do not follow the Broncos tells me there are lots of people who would want a second team. One RL team in Brisbane is the strangest anomaly in Australian sport. It is stranger than having only one team in Perth.
But, like most things in NRL land, no one can ever agree on what to do. There is no long term strategy around anything. You can bet that the NRL will f*ck this up. Which is why AFL will eventually take over Queensland (within 20 years), then NSW (50 years).
It should read "NRL fans"
If you compare no. of teams in Sydney v Brisbane and look at the population alone Brisbane should have 3-4 teams. The fact it only has 1 is funny as *. What Rupert wants is what Rupert gets.The fact that 49% of the population do not follow the Broncos tells me there are lots of people who would want a second team. One RL team in Brisbane is the strangest anomaly in Australian sport. It is stranger than having only one team in Perth.
But, like most things in NRL land, no one can ever agree on what to do. There is no long term strategy around anything. You can bet that the NRL will f*ck this up. Which is why AFL will eventually take over Queensland (within 20 years), then NSW (50 years).
It does.
But assuming a similar % of people follow the sport in NQ then it's still apples to apples.
Apologies, was correcting my own post as I had said "people" rather than "NRL fans" originally.
In terms of the region named "nth queensland" you would be definitely right. Throw in far north quensalnd and mackay and it would be a closer call
I suspect that a lot of them would have a connection to mid to far north queensland
If you are starting the NRL from scratch you would have 14 teams - 3 x Bris, GC, NQ, 4 x Syd, Newcastle, Woolongong, Canberra, Melb & NZ.If you compare no. of teams in Sydney v Brisbane and look at the population alone Brisbane should have 3-4 teams. The fact it only has 1 is funny as fu**. What Rupert wants is what Rupert gets.
The fact that 49% of the population do not follow the Broncos tells me there are lots of people who would want a second team. One RL team in Brisbane is the strangest anomaly in Australian sport. It is stranger than having only one team in Perth.
But, like most things in NRL land, no one can ever agree on what to do. There is no long term strategy around anything. You can bet that the NRL will f*ck this up. Which is why AFL will eventually take over Queensland (within 20 years), then NSW (50 years).
Whether the numbers are exactly the same or not isn't really the point tho; just saying that it's amazing to think that the cowboys would have at least a similar number of supporters in Brisbsbe as they do in North queensland; however it's defined.
The Crushers were average from both team and administrative sides but this was also during another disaster called Super League.IMO a second team in Brisbane won't work. Sure there is enough population, but apart from the corporates who really wants it?
It can but not under the current NRL structure, which is really focused on Sydney. My major concern for the game is the number of HIAs per game, which is often between say 3-8 per game. Has this been happening for years or are we just more aware?Discussion surrounding NRL expansion is always interesting.
Let us put aside for the moment just how insane it is that Brisbane still has just the one team in the NRL.
The fascinating aspect about this GEMBA report is that a dozen clubs who are against expansion commissioned the report.
And well, knock me over with a feather, page after page warns of the massive risks, and how revenues are unlikely to exceed the costs, and that it will eat away at all the other clubs, etc, etc.
After all those dire warnings, after pages of evidence of impending losses and struggles, you're sort of still left wondering: how is it possible that a big league city like Brissie can't support two NRL clubs???