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They may not go to Movie World but they might go to Sea World, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Dreamworld, Surfers Paradise or any of the night clubs. A former NZ Kiwi once said it himself, he moved to the GC to play for the Giants or whatever they were called because the women were hot. If there is one thing the Gold Coast is known for up here it's its night life is second to none. Where do you think people from Brisbane flock to on a Friday night after work, clogging up the southbound lanes?
How much of this talent was born and raised in Canberra? Including talent from southern NSW doesn't count.
Yeah, Rugby League clubs are far more successful in sleepy boring towns like Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Definitely shouldn't have a club in the high-flying entertainemnt capital that is the GC.
It comes down to value, not frequency. When you have so many options at your disposal and you've tried them all once or twice, you're not going to choose the one that's down the list in value for money and excitement. The people you're talking about would look at the price of admission for a ticket at Robina Stadium and decide it's just not worth it, especially when they can go for a walk along the beach for free, or a swim at the beach for free, or buy a season pass for their kids to go to any theme park whenever they like all year round.
Especially if it's in southern Brisbane or Logan. The Lions are based in the south-east and have a social club in Logan that pulls $5 million each year from the pokies.
Can you name a professional sports club from the Gold Coast that hasn't been poorly run with a shit team?
The problem isn't the market, it's the clubs.
You misunderstand me. I don't explain myself very well. Put a Leagues Club here for an NRL team that represents the area and rugby league fans will gladly overlook the Lions@Springwood. Provide better food and entertainment and neutrals will choose it over Lions@Springwood.
Few people in south-east Queensland could name a fumbleball player. Lions draw crappy support and no one wants to sponsor them. The Broncos have companies lining up to sponsor them. A second or even third Brisbane team could look to the sponsors that are spurned by the Broncos.
Gold Coast United were a professionally run soccer club that had onfield success. They averaged 5,000 to their games.
That would make the Titans the Gold Coast's most successful team then....
The thing about the GC, when you compare it to Townsville, is that the GC's population is mostly transient. Its full of tourists, international students, retirees from interstate (not just Vic. Plenty there from NSW/Sydney as well) and FIFO workers with a bit of coin who are only there a couple of weeks at a time. The population, particularly in the that along the coast line, isn't a guaranteed population. I mean, its almost impossible to go out your door on the GC without tripping over someone from South America, Asia or Europe.
I am always amazed at how well supported the Titans' opponents are at GC home games. It can be more than the home team. That right there tells me it is a tourist city with a sizeable chunk of its poliation made up of migrants from interstate.
Yeah, I've talked to many a Victorian and Sydney-siders who currently live on the GC. The AFL supporters of them are more inclined to buy a GC Suns membership so that they can watch regular games of AFL regardless of which team is playing the Suns. You don't really find it that much in Rugby League circles. I don't know too many NRL supporters who would get a Broncos membership, for example, just to watch any NRL game/Sydney team playing in Brisbane that week. Far more inclined to go to the pub or buy a foxtel subscription if they want to catch regular footy.
