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I think we are on the same page, except for the Stadium bit.
they didn't even say that much, they said "we think there is room for another QLD team"
Where else in Queensland can support another team?
Nope that would be the death of league
Jets should play dolphins broncos titans cowboys south’s storm at Suncorp
The newly constructed high performance training centre at Langlands Park would make it the perfect base. Being just a few kilometres from the CBD would make it easier to recruit players.
Fair points, I believe though there is an event limit at Suncorp that will be reached very soon and it's also worth SEQ having some smaller venues into the future too, not just for NRL use, but for the Roar and Reds that do draw lower crowds and also to use for things like NRLW Origins and internationals.
I don't disagree that the AFL is aggressively investing in our region and that they have big ambitions here. I believe our game will remain the number 1 sport. But I believe we can do that, grow with SEQ as a game at the same and make it difficult in SEQ for all rival codes by adding the final piece of the NRL puzzle, the Western Corridor side representing the two strongest RL heartlands Ipswich and Logan.I know you do not view AwFuL as a threat, but they've targeted Ipswich and Logan as a growth area for their sport.
They've got the Lions@Springwood Social Club and are investing in the Springwood Pumas. They've also got the training facility at Springfield. AFLQ's latest report shows they've grown Auskick numbers strongly in "the western corridor".
Some of the fastest growing Auskick areas in Queensland are the western corridor, specifically the Ipswich region, which has experienced 45 per cent growth since 2022....Since 2019, across South East Queensland, the youth and junior competitions have seen an influx of participants, soaring by 40 per cent
If the ARLC were to put a team in Perth and NZ before addressing AwFuL's incursions in the western corridor then AwFuL will be rubbing their hands with glee.
The Dolphins are spending millions of dollars on juniors within their catchment. The Brisbane Tigers can do the same across southern Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan. I cannot see the Jets ever having the resources to invest in grassroots.
qld and png are the biggest growth market for rugby league over the next 20 years
Western Sydney between Penrith & Campbell town (& heading south) also huge future area. NRL in on ground floor but must not be complacent
www.planning.nsw.gov.au
mccrindle.com.au
I don't disagree that we should be looking further afield also. For me the best plan seems to be:
I agree with what you're saying. The problem is @mongoose, @The Great Dane, @Perth Red and @Bukowski and even @MugaB think it's more important to expand into Perth before Ipswich/Logan.
Yes i agree perth is a must, but not until we have more players in the player pool, i also think that Victoria having a 2nd side is more important to the overall game for the future having multiple teams in our 3 biggest major capitals should solidify us as a national sport, and create great derbys, at the moment its Storm and Canberra, or anzac day with the warriors, we should be bolstering the storm with a local derby to get the 5 million Victorians interested, at the moment they see the storm as secondary team to follow when their AFL team has bombed out of the finals...
