A team with no geographic base like that would be like wests tigers
No chance Pvl will accept it
Why would easts want to back a sw team that won’t take on their colours logo or history
I hope they run with that bid it’s no chance over Christchurch
On Suncorp availability the roar won’t be there long with crowds of 5k probably not the reds either
Few things that you’ve completely missed:
* Easts have already backed and joined a SW based bid before. Brisbane Jets (when Tigers Jets Bombers unified their single bids into one).
* Easts already sacrificed their brand and colours and history once with the Firehawks bid.
* Jets would base themselves in Ipswich but play predominately at Suncorp. 41kms between Ipswich Reserve to Suncorp. (Dolphins are 40kms from their HQ to Suncorp. Also Phins HQ to Kawana SC Stadium is 77kms).
* Jets would target all of SE QLD. Exactly how Dolphins have. This talk that Phins are a north Brisbane team is redundant and stupid, they’re not. They bloody hold footy clinics in south side suburbs too and a massive part of their fan base is located on the South side.
Now if none of the above had previously happened or is happening then fair shout, but truth is all the above is reality. So when you ask why, you should actually be asking when.