Pricing for tickets is a major concern. Some of the entry fees are just exorbitant. When you consider that even concession entry is going to set you back $18 at a minimum and you're staring down the barrel of $4 bottles of 600mL coke (double what you'd ordinarily pay) you could very easily be staring down the barrel of 100+ to take the family out for an afternoon at the football. That's just deranged.
In an era where you can get pay TV and watch most games from home live for a full season at the price of taking your family to two games, why would you even consider it?
Brisbane (and, I believe, the Gold Coast) takes the edge off things by giving free public transport to and from the game, but even that is of minimal assistance. On one hand, charging such high prices per game is a great incentive to buy a season ticket (especially if your club runs something like the Broncos' Die Hard Fan package- full season for $165 regardless of whether you're full fare or concession, averaging out to about $13 a game), but on the other, if you're a shift worker or casual and can't attend every game, odds are you'll just watch the telly. The fact Channel Nein and Fox Sports get to decide what games are played when doesn't help much, either.
As far as the Broncos season opener goes, I think the Queensland teams deserve the opportunity to create a local derby tradition the same way Sydney teams have. If the draw can be set up to accomodate a Roosters/Rabbits traditional match in the first round of each season, the least they can do is let two Queensland teams square off on a rotational basis. Admittedly it would be better to host the game at Suncorp for a garuanteed sellout, but 27,500 at Skilled or filling Dairy Farmers is also a sure bet for a season-opener against fellow Queensland teams.
