If you’re going to base a team out of somewhere other than Suncorp it needs to be a pretty high quality facility.
I don’t think the Queensland govt is going to be prepared to spend another $200-300m on a stadium, particularly if it’s just going to draw tenants away from its existing venue.
People who were used to the high quality viewing angles, facilities and ease of transport are going to be pretty disappointed with ballymore unless it’s a big upgrade.
And do we really want them gifting that type of facility to our rivals anyway?
This depends on how much content Suncorp can handle and any restrictions that may be in place as well. If there are restrictions on the use of Suncorp then a 2nd stadium may become necessary. I seem to recall hearing only 2 concerts can take place there every year so if true there may be a similar restriction for sports as mentioned earlier.
As of now there is a minimum of:
- 12 Broncos games
- 13 Roar games
- 8 Reds games
- 1 Origin
- 1 Double Header NRL
- 1 QLD Cup Grand Final
Just with club and Origin, throw in Kangaroos, Wallabies, Socceroos, finals /trials for Broncos, Roar or Reds, concerts and the 'Magic Weekend' and you probably average around 45 days a year in use which may be acceptable but..
Throw in another 12 NRL games and maybe a second A-league team and the number grows to a level that will probably bring a 2nd stadium in to requirement whether it be through wear and tear, whinging locals or both.
You could comfortably move 20+ existing games without troubling the capacity of a 25-30k seater, just a matter of political/club/sport jostling as to where the best location would be.