Those are fair points and I'm sure it's not as easy as I probably made it out to be. No doubt the pool of players would be a concern, as would the coaching staff but I just wonder what the outcome would be if they were to start small by granting a certain amount of money to each school to start their own Aussie rules excellence program (which could include hiring football specific coach/es from the southern states who are also teachers) and follow the PBC model by working towards building a close relationship with the nearby QAFL football club.
Geographically, PBC won't be challenged in the south. Merrimac/Broadbeach and Benowa/Surfers would be able to draw from the large population based in the central suburbs and obviously Labrador/Helensvale are already drawing players from the booming north. I've probably just made it sound simplistic again but I understand there are many hurdles to make it a reality. I'm just thinking big picture and long-term.
Geographically, PBC won't be challenged in the south. Merrimac/Broadbeach and Benowa/Surfers would be able to draw from the large population based in the central suburbs and obviously Labrador/Helensvale are already drawing players from the booming north. I've probably just made it sound simplistic again but I understand there are many hurdles to make it a reality. I'm just thinking big picture and long-term.
Makes it easier for AFL clubs to identify talent and stops other schools muddying the water so to speak. Our population does not support more than two such schools or school programs. Agree with an earlier poster that even Helensvale cannot compete with Palm Beach in terms of coaching resources ATM.

