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Lost opportunity by the AFL to develop interest in Qld or NSW.

Bombers have a huge Queensland following.

Disappointed that you left out my local team, the mighty Mudcrabs.

Yet here we are on an AFL forum discussing Rugby League. I've never seen AFL discussed on League Unlimited.

Agree. That's not what I'm saying though. There are lots of people in Qld who have taken an interest in AFL. The ones who haven't though just give you a blank stare. I very rarely hear a disparaging comment.

Stop being disingenuous.

If I mention AFL here in Queensland I generally just get a blank stare. Not too many people give a hoot about it.

I heard a lot more disparaging comments about Rugby League when I was l living in Victoria than I do about AFL living in Queensland. The comments I have heard are about not understanding the game and given the inconsistency with umpiring these days they have a valid point.

https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/cronulla-sharks-forced-to-relocate-to-central-or-southern

The Sharks were extremely close to being relocated here a few years ago.

CQ has been close to securing an NRL license on several occasions and it is really only a matter of time. I agree that an AFL team is unlikely. If the Gold Coast struggle to retain players then Central Queensland is even more likely to do so. But if CQ is given an NRL license it's highly...

As a Central Queenslander I think that whoever out of the AFL and the NRL puts a team in CQ is going to get a huge advantage over the other. CQ covers a huge untapped market in Queensland: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay. CQ is desperate for a professional team and will jump on...

This is the NRL ladder atm. All 3 Queensland teams down the bottom. Now is the time to strike. I love seeing the Broncos down the bottom. It's just a pity that it's my Bulldogs that are stopping them from being dead last.

There's a small following but a few hundred out of a region of 300,000 isn't a whole lot.

I live in Central Queensland. It's like striking gold finding someone who is interested in AFL. Rugby League is entrenched.

Slightly OT but Metricon is a horrible stadium to get to. When Essendon played there a few weeks ago I had to park at a shopping centre about twenty minutes walk away.

It's why Southport should have been elevated to the AFL. A rich historical club with an existing base of supporters. From memory there was a particular reason that they couldn't but it would have been a much more viable option.

Victorians are hilarious. When a Victorian team like Melbourne or Carlton struggles, "Let's give them all the support they need". If an interstate team struggles, "Let's get rid of them". Hate to break it you but if the AFL want a truly national comp they need two teams in the third largest...

The Gold Coast has always been a graveyard for sporting teams. The Titans in the NRL are in the exact same position. However I think if they persist they will eventually come good. They may have been better off turning Southport, an already successful Gold Coast club, into an AFL team, but too...

Queensland does not have the grassroot level support or interest to support two teams. NRL is a religion up here. They need to merge the Lions and Suns, perhaps call them the Queensland Suns, and keep the Lions jumper. Play most of the games at the Gabba with a few at Metricon each year.

Judging from this weekend's results Anzac Day will be a much better spectacle.

Richmond must have won lots of premierships by now with all those Grand Finals you've played.

Rockhampton Rockets

A team in North Queensland would actually do a lot better. There is huge support in NQ and to a lesser extent CQ for AFL. CQ is desperate for a professional sports team. If the AFL get in first they would have a market. Central Queensland Mudcrabs. Make it happen.

Usually fly down for the game but 4.40 is a bit late for me to get back to work on Mondays.

Central Queensland Mud Crabs. A pipe dream but it would be a better prospect than a lot of other suggestions. Split the games between the three main cities, Rockhampton, Mackay and Gladstone. Each has a population of around 100,000 people. It is also one of the fastest growing regions in the...

And so it should be. Disgraceful.

This. Sydney is an attractive destination as it still has all the big city perks while being able to remain fairly anonymous. Perth is too far away. Adelaide is... Adelaide.

Yep. And it drives me nuts. The level of hysteria around the bloody state of origin is just inane.