Get Rid of The Donkeys
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If we're going by TV ratings and revenue from football operations them Brisbane is screaming out for a third team. The Broncos and Dolphins are the two richest and best supported rugby league clubs in the world. Brisbane Tigers are loaded with money and assets.So if they are to play at suncorp why should they be isolated to a small slice of the city ala cronulla or manly and be consigned to being a small club forever?
Cos people say it's a growth area? Okay, who is providing the growth? Immigrants with no knowledge or affiliation to rugby league?
People who know rugby league who already have a team? Why would they adopt a new unknown team over the other 2 brisbane clubs or the gold coast club south of them?
All I'm saying is right now they don't add anything to the nrl as a whole and are unlikely to become what is needed which is a big club like the broncos.
People need to stop thinking that they can see a part of a city with a big or growing population and think because there isn't a team with their suburb name in the top grade that they have to have an nrl club even while they are served by 2 other clubs.
If the people there follow rugby league than they have every opportunity to see live games in brisbane already.
Broadcasters will want another team from Brisbane because it will be a ratings winner.
Head of Strategy for WWOS, Simon Fordham is on record saying Ch9 want another team in Brisbane.