I finished work at Cannon Hill at 5. I had time to drive home, get changed, get an uber and be at the Newstead Brewing Co pub next to the stadium by 6pm without any hassles. I proceeded to have several pints, wondered over to the gate at 655 and walked straight in.
I refuse to believe anyone else struggled.
I live probably 10x the distance away from suncorp than you do mate, an Uber is $70 each way (i know because i got one home) so public transport that comes with the ticket is the only feasible and affordable means. Im not making excuses here but i live in one of the biggest growth corridors in Brisbane so i'm not on my Pat Malone that has to rely on the public transport system to get to a game.
What gate did you use to get in? Because if you have ever got off at Milton with a decent crowd, it's like cattle moving in a raceway with the narrow walkways are. You can't walk around people you have to just go with the flow, the line up at the southern gate was massive because most people who catch the train in from the southside of brissy get off at milton and walk from the station and use that closest gate. It took over 15 mins just to get from Milton station to the southern concourse area outside the stadium, and then another 35odd mins of waiting in line to go through the turnstiles.
On a normal game night there's not much of an issue with that later 7:45pm slot, but the 7pm just becomes a real bitch if you can't leave work earlier than a normal time for a lot of people.
My life revolves around league (especially when my Cowbs are in town) but even I missed the kick off underestimating the line ups to get in at 6:30pm, and from the abuse the poor staff were copping that were manning the turnstiles for the ridiculous waiting time, would indicate that many others were as well.