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  1. GC2015

    Victoria Park Olympic Stadium (Brisbane 2032)

    Our premier David Crisafulli made it pretty clear late last year that he wants to upgrade Suncorp to 65k seats and build a roof on top of it. The Lions will be in the 63k Vic Park Stadium and the Broncos + Dolphins will be in the 65k Suncorp Stadium.
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    Best 23 - 2026

    No room for Lombard? Reports are he's been smashing it in training.
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    It's more about the specific local academy model being used, as opposed to money just generally being tipped into the sport. Beckham was very specific about how crucial it was for every MLS club in the US having their own academy pathway in order to grow the sport in the non-traditional soccer...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    Alright mate. I can see we're just going to keep going back and forth on this because we clearly don't agree on several points. Having said that, I think we can both agree that, as of right now in 2026, Brisbane aren't in a position to have a second AFL team. The signs of growth are good, but...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    It's mostly just responding to people who are quoting my posts. That's the whole point of a forum, isn't it? For the record, I'm not even in the top 10 in terms of contributors to this thread. If that's true, then Victorian clubs retain the natural advantage once again. The whole point of an...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    You're entitled to your opinion, but I think I'll take more notice of Ricky Ponting's opnion on this one. No offence.
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Then you're clearly ignoring what the experts are saying about how important it is to have academies to grow the game and attract / retain junior athletes. I even heard the commentators on The Ashes coverage this morning talking about how the removal of local academies has ruined the game at the...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    And I recognised that there would have been a small amount of crossover, but that theory has been exaggerated IMO. In reality, the Lions dropped 4k members in a season that they went from finishing top 6 to 13th (perfectly reasonable drop for that circumstance) and the crowds went from 25k in...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    So why wasn't the AFL doing that before the northern academies were established around a decade ago? They unsuccessfully tried several times with programs like the NSW scholarship program and didn't have much success outside of Taylor Walker. It just didn't work until they invested in club run...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Nice to hear two Victorians recognise that a top 5 draft pick in Dylan Patterson would have been lost to rugby if the northern academies didn't exist. For some reason, there seems to be a lot of footy fans down south that don't think this is a real thing, but it most definitely is a real thing...
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    Opinion Did Nathan Buckley make a mistake leaving Brisbane for Collingwood in 1994?

    A 2002 quote from the AFL website on the matter: https://www.afl.com.au/news/501664/charman-earns-round-21-national-rising-star And a 2022 quote from the Lions' website regarding the matter: https://www.lions.com.au/news/1096721/moments-of-change-the-2000-trade-and-draft So it sounds like a...
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    Unofficial Preview SOO. real or exhibition.

    I come in peace. Just wanting to share an opinion - I reckon people will view this game as mostly an exhibition... unless WA win. IMO a Victorian loss is what will ignite life into the Origin concept in the AFL because everyone thinks they already know what the result is going to be in this game...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    Context is really important when discussing this situation. In 2010, Brisbane had just come off participating in their first finals series since the triple premiership era came to an end 5 years earlier and they even won a final to make it through to the semis in 2009. They were very much a...
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    Speculation Lachie Neale [OOC/RFA 2026]

    So Lachie Neale is a restricted free agent this year, right? Freo and West Coast would be licking their lips already.
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    Suns Rep Footy

    It could actually happen haha. That's one of the intriguing parts of Origin footy if they actually do bring it back. Cripps (WA) has talked about lining up on Weitering (VIC) if Dean Cox decides to throw him forward at any point in time. He reckons he'll just do what he'd normally do in any...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    The Suns aren't servicing the Brisbane market in any significant way. In fact, the Suns are unapologetically a Gold Coast team that often positions itself as anti-Brisbane for the purposes of the QClash rivalry. Why on earth would a Brisbane person embrace a team in another city that is openly...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    You've obviously never lived in Brisbane or the Gold Coast. I know it's not what you want to read, but this is just not true. Just because you CAN drive one hour south to see a footy match, doesn't mean you WILL. These are very much two separate cities with two separate identities / cultures and...
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    Opinion Did Nathan Buckley make a mistake leaving Brisbane for Collingwood in 1994?

    A generational talent predominantly developed in Queensland that could have been the face of the sport up here during the 2000s + mid 2010s and how much of a difference would it have made while Brisbane were struggling in some of those years. Unfortunately, the AFL listened to Eddie McGuire's...
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    There's two ways to look at it. The way you've described or the talent being produced in Queensland will be spread more evenly because it's gone from two to three teams drafting the majority of Queenslanders. To put it perspective, it'd be the equivalent of this third QLD team getting Harris...
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    Opinion Did Nathan Buckley make a mistake leaving Brisbane for Collingwood in 1994?

    Of course it's impossible to know exactly what would happen if any player decided against requesting a trade, but the achievements of the two clubs during Buckley's career were pretty different (see below) and Buckley played alongside some very talented youngsters while he was with Brisbane who...
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    Opinion Is playing for a powerhouse club no longer as appealing / advantageous as it used to be?

    I'll preface this by suggesting that the definition of 'powerhouse club' is likely to vary depending on who you're conversing with so I'll try to be as objective as possible here. The record books tell us that Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon are the most successful teams in VFL/AFL history...
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    Suns Rep Footy

    After seeing Andrew Dillon's comments today that essentially confirmed State of Origin will return next year in a Victoria v Western Australia at Optus Stadium on Saturday February 14, I thought it would be a good opportunity to start a rep footy thread to discuss future selections given a few...
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    News "State of Origin is back" - Eddie McGuire, March 2025

    @5:06 - Eddie McGuire and James Hird discuss the return of State of Origin footy
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    Expansion A third team in Queensland? AFL acknowledges QLD3 as a 20th licence option

    Thoughts? Would you be for or against Queensland (likely Brisbane) receiving the 20th licence into the AFL? Why/Why not? For context, it's looking increasingly likely that a new 50-60k oval stadium will be built in Brisbane for the upcoming 2032 Olympics and this team would be an obvious fit...

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