pcpp said:
Bit obvious why he said that.
He knows how big the NRL Grand Final would be to QLD... saying that rugby league is under threat by AFL is an obvious ploy to get the grand final to Brisbane ASAP.
When Melbourne Storm win three premierships... RL will be making massive inroads in Victoria
I thout the Storm crowds dropped after there first premiership or something.

Don't get me wrong, i have no problems with the storm, i follow them through the papers and media and would like to get out and watch them play sometime (in fact i was going to go to a match last year but i got called in to work), it's just don't expect RL to become Melbournes no.1 sport or even close anytime soon!
It sounded more like sour grapes from the premier to me. he is probably a passionate League supporter and is sick of Sydney keeping the NRL to themselves...
It's a big problem for the NRL as they try as hard as they can to confine it to NSW, which is an unstablle market at the moment, with AFL trying to move in and an even bigger worry, Soccer...
You see poeple from NSW and Queensland don't understand the current situation in Victoria, SA and WA, sure we all support the socceroos, but generally soccer fans like AR and AR fans like soccer (been like this for quite a while). You see AR fans kicking soccer balls around, and also Soccer fans kicking footballs around. Of course you get the stubborn AFL supporters that won't accept soccer and also stubborn Soccer fans that dislike AR...if soccer becomes the number 1 sport in this country, our sporting culture will be much like Irelands, soccer no.1, Gaelic No.2 (replace Gaelic with AR though). Im not sure if Sydney sport culture is similar to this? if not lookout!
The AFL and NRL have the luxury of having the elite players representing there competitions, which Soccer won't have in this country, which is probably what is holding it back a little at domestic level...