Further Expansion

[Titanic]

Darwin Titans (featuring an aging Les Boyd) made the semis of the old State League, coached by Gary Lawrence who won then won the first Qld Cup with the Clydesdales.

Toowoomba should have a team and the Wests Panthers too but realistically the Wests Seniors are done & dusted and the Port Moresby Vipers are probably a more likely choice.

 

[rwaite]

Brisbane:
Wynnum
Easts
Souths-Logan
Wests
Norths
Redlciffe

Other Qld:
Ipswich
Sunshine Coast
Burleigh
Cairns
Toowoomba
Mackay
Rockhampton

Out of Qld:
Port Moresby
Darwin
Tweed Heads

Sound like a good comp?

Toowoomba is obviously a priority to get them back into the Qld Cup.
Port Moresby would be next. I hope they get this time next year.

I like the idea of a Darwin team but I think that WA Reds should be invited into the Qld Cup first.

If Wests could financially cut it, which I doubt, it would be good having them back. A Pine Rivers team would also be good.

Fiji have spoken of possibly putting in an NRL bid and they would be exciting to have on board with the Qld Cup. Maybe even Tonga or Somoa.

 

[nqcowboy87]

Fiji have spoken of possibly putting in an NRL bid and they would be exciting to have on board with the Qld Cup. Maybe even Tonga or Somoa.

no, just no

 

[APRIL BELLE]

Fiji have spoken of possibly putting in an NRL bid and they would be exciting to have on board with the Qld Cup. Maybe even Tonga or Somoa.

I thought they already played for Parramatta.

 

[XXXX Cap]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Teddyboy]

what size crowds does the Queensland Cup get.

 

[mightybears]

Darwin Titans (featuring an aging Les Boyd) made the semis of the old State League, coached by Gary Lawrence who won then won the first Qld Cup with the Clydesdales.

Toowoomba should have a team and the Wests Panthers too but realistically the Wests Seniors are done & dusted and the Port Moresby Vipers are probably a more likely choice.

Wouldn't a 'Wests' come back as Arana Hills Wests?

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Wouldn't a 'Wests' come back as Arana Hills Wests?

IIRC they've listened to the traditionalists and rebranded as Wests Panthers.

 

[mightybears]

makes sense

 

[Joker's Wild]

They're the Wests Panthers in Senior comps but split into Arana Hills and West Mitchelton in Juniors

 

[Highway1]

Would love for Wests to be back, but Purtell Park needs a bit of a fix up. Mainly grading the field so its flat. :lol:

Also what does everyone thing of a team at Redland Bay?

Wynnum-Manly have already got them in the bag I think

 

[damo72]

I think they should be looking at bringing a side back to the Wide Bay (Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Bundaberg and surrounding areas like Kingaroy, Eidsvold, Cherbourg) as it is a great rugby league breeding ground, yet seems to be ignored. The AFL has been putting a lot of money into the area over the last few years and if the League community is not prepared to step up they are going to lose a traditional Rugby League area.

 

[nqcowboy87]

if any tem is going to be added they need to bring toowoomba back

 

[rwaite]

Does anyone have any news on the possibility of either Brothers or Valleys coming back? Valleys seems to still have a fair bit of a fan base from when I was at the GF Blast for the Past function.

I would love to see a team based out of Pine Rivers which has a booming population. Brothers used to be based there before they folded.

 

[rwaite]

Does anyone know the story about how Brothers / Valleys folded?

 

[rwaite]

Just love the Twitter is for Dummies pic!

 

[rwaite]

I think they should be looking at bringing a side back to the Wide Bay (Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Bundaberg and surrounding areas like Kingaroy, Eidsvold, Cherbourg) as it is a great rugby league breeding ground, yet seems to be ignored. The AFL has been putting a lot of money into the area over the last few years and if the League community is not prepared to step up they are going to lose a traditional Rugby League area.

I am all for a Wide Bay team in the Qld cup.

 

[rwaite]

There are two clubs in the Redlands, one in Capalaba (northern end) and one at Pinklands (southern end).

Pinklands? Is that a bit of gee-up? Heard of Redlands but not Pinklands