Logan NRL Bid website

[bender]

QE II is not in Logan, but i think that it would be close enough to use a home ground and it is part of the reason why Logan is so pro Broncos at the moment. It would not need anything done to it at all, and is actually a very good ground, despite the rubbish and criticism you hear about it and no doubt will soon hear on this thread. (obviously not as good as lang park, but where is?)

 

[DINGb@T]

Living just down the road from QE2 I really don't know how to feel about Logan having a team. People living around QE2 REALLY dont see themselves as Logan people and what do we gain from having a team between Brisbane and the Gold Coast? Essentially we'd get a team just out of Sydney and a team between two 'fairly close' Queensland clubs. When you look at the overall effect it looks like a good way to waste perhaps the only chance to expand the NRL this decade.

And yeah, Ipswich might be smaller than Logan in numbers at the moment but you've got a fair dinkum chance of getting an identity out there. Logan people can be BrisVegans or Coasties if they want but if you set up an Ipswich team it will become the focal point of the regions identity all through its phenomenal growth. The team will be the only show in town and deadset in the middle of League heartland. For the first decade the fans can all hop on the train and play out of the world's greatest rugby league stadium at Suncorp and then later, when a politician needs to get elected and the GFC is nothing more than a memory, they can push for their own Skilled Park. It'd create a South East Queensland bermuda triangle for anyone else trying to get exposure here and create a rabid 4 way contest to see who's the best team in the state, each team representing a region with its very own identity and significant population base to get support from.

 

[Shire Panther]

FMD, at this rate even Mt Druitt might be a shoe in.

Upgrade Whalan reserve Plenty of parking there but only 1 road in and out. Maybe they could put the team in Rooty Hill right in the "heart" of the new afl territiory:sarcasm::lol: Damn that afl tsunami.

 

[Smiley]

Mr Kemp plans on spearheading a group including councillors Phil Pidgeon and Russell Lutton with designs for a 15,000-seat stadium.

Redeveloping Slacks Creek’s Meakin Park - now leased out by the Brisbane Strikers - would be an option.

But Mr Kemp sees the land next to Logan Metro Sports Centre at Browns Plains as a better long-term prospect.

He proposes that grandstands be built, piece by piece over the next few years.

Anyone know the regulations on building structures on previous dumps?

They have turned part of the old dump into rugby league field for juniors but behind it is the VERY MUCH still active Logan City Dump.

 

[backdoor]

The whole proposal is little more than a few chancers trying to gain some publicity for their own personal gain.
The CQ bid is a much better option than either Ipswich or Logan will be for at least the next 20 years.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Mt Druitt, HA! Wow, the day those people get a team will be the day AFL will have a legitimate World Cup. Will say this though, the people at Mounty will show up every week. Or they will get lost on the way.

 

[Bluebags1908]

Logan bid news -

http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/03/16/new-nrl-team-at-springfield-base/

Springfield best spot for NRL team

Griffith Thomas | 16th March 2010

IPSWICH councillor David Morrison has ignited the expansion debate by proclaiming Springfield the best location to base any future Ipswich-Logan National Rugby League team.
In November, prominent Logan businessman David Kemp revealed plans to launch an Ipswich-Logan bid in time for the NRL’s next television rights deal in 2013.
Kemp is the main player in the push for the new NRL franchise.
However, he would have to beat Central Queensland and Central Coast, who are expected to ramp up their bids for admission into the elite rugby league competition this year.
Perth and Wellington have also been mooted as possible locations for a 17th team.
But if an Ipswich-Logan NRL team eventuated, Cr Morrison said many advantages would be gained by basing the team in Springfield.
He highlighted the master planned community’s enormous growth and geographical position.
“Especially with an NRL team, if there was a merger with Logan and Ipswich, Springfield could be seen as a good place for that team to be based at,” he said.
“The western corridor is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia and will be housing a large amount of south-east Queensland’s growth over the next 20 years.
“It seems ideal (having the team based in Springfield) because it’s right on the border of Ipswich and Logan – Springfield Lakes actually borders on to the suburb of Greenbank which is in Logan.”
Cr Morrison also believed Ipswich-Logan’s chances of an NRL team would improve if they gambled on Springfield.
“I encourage them (Ipswich- Logan NRL team bid consortium) to come meet with me to discuss the opportunity and have a look,” he said.
“What I say to people is you can talk all you want about the Greater Springfield area, but until you see first hand the magnitude of the development, you don’t appreciate all the talk about it.
“They might see it as a risk having the team here but it would be a risk they wouldn’t regret.”
No indication has been made as to where the Ipswich-Logan team would be based, if granted an NRL licence.
No details have arisen of whether the team would have its own stadium or if they would host their games from an existing venue like Suncorp Stadium.
Cr Morrison believed it would be too soon for Springfield to have its own stadium big enough to host NRL fixtures.
But the Council Parks, Sport and Recreation Committee chairman proposed constructing a start-of-the-art training facility similar to Melbourne’s Lexus Centre – used by AFL club Collingwood – until the time was right for Springfield to have its own stadium.

 

[nqcowboy87]

logan, ipswich, meh:roll:

 

[smithie]

Why can't we just have a 2nd "Brisbane" team playing out of Suncorp?

It's amazing how many people live in Brisbane and hate the Broncos.

 

[MacDougall]

Logan fans would make Bulldogs fans look like cops.

 

[Fui!!!]

Why can't we just have a 2nd "Brisbane" team playing out of Suncorp?

It's amazing how many people live in Brisbane and hate the Broncos.

Isn't a Logan-Ipswich bid pretty much the second brisbane team?

If it's in Springfield, You'd think it would cover most of South West Brisbane.

 

[Perth Red]

Will they be the Springfield Homers? Have they a stadium or will they play out of Suncorp? What was the business master plan that was going to make the club so much money?

Why is it that everywhere when talking up their bid lays claim the "fastest growing place in Australia". At this rate Australias pop will be 50mill before we know it!

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Please PLEASE call them the Springfield Isotopes!

 

[Loudstrat]

They are wanting to up grade Meakin Park (QRL side Souths Logans magpies home ground)

Logan Bogans at Merkin Park. Appropriate for Queensland :lol:

Seriously - the NRL need it, and so do QLD League. Brisbane is grossly underrepresented given the low pergentage of the population that attend League games - dwarfed by everywhere else except Auckland and Melboring.

Like the CC Bears, going there is a great option. You don't have to convince brainwashed AFL tards to follow our game.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Will they be the Springfield Homers? Have they a stadium or will they play out of Suncorp? What was the business master plan that was going to make the club so much money?

Why is it that everywhere when talking up their bid lays claim the "fastest growing place in Australia". At this rate Australias pop will be 50mill before we know it!

SEQ is the fastest growing region in Aus, and that's driven mostly by the massive growth on the Gold Coast and Brisbane's western corridor (Ipswich-Logan).

A 4th QLD team could be setup within a year or two and still be a massive success. The other sports teams in Brisbane live off the scraps the Broncos disgard. There is no doubt that there is easily enough corporate and fan support for another team. Compare that to a non-footballing area like Perth where nothing like that can be guaranteed (I'm all for the Reds btw, this is just how it is) so they need to prove they are viable.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Logan Bogans at Merkin Park. Appropriate for Queensland :lol:

Seriously - the NRL need it, and so do QLD League. Brisbane is grossly underrepresented given the low pergentage of the population that attend League games - dwarfed by everywhere else except Auckland and Melboring.

Like the CC Bears, going there is a great option. You don't have to convince brainwashed AFL tards to follow our game.

I'd be less concerned about crowds and more concerned with how many Brisbane kids make it into the NRL. If you grow up in Brisbane and don't make it in the Broncos you're f**ked. Compare that to Sydney kids who have plenty of options.

There was an article a while ago about what regions gave us the most footballers and Brisbane was tbh quite sh*te. We need another team to provide pathways for players. The crowd and corporate support will be there, don't you worry.

 

[bobmar28]

Canberra have heavy ties to the Logan region so i wish them all the best, but lets get real, its a pipe dream at this stage. They've got buckleys chance

WA needs to be next. CC is in with a show... Both have more to offer
I agree in time a 2nd brisbane team will probably be needed, but not now.

Are you saying 3 is enough for QLD? Much better to have an 11th team (CC) in NSW?.

 

[Green Machine]

In the early 90’s, there was a bogus group that put forward Logan Winfield Cup proposal. They had Sam Backo as the face of there bid. I think the group had something to do with insurance,

 

[mongoose]

If there is to be another SE Qld team it has to play out of suncorp stadium. It is the best RL stadium in the country and is underused.

Honestly, Brisbane could set up a team for 2011 and it would be a success... SE qld is crying out for more rugby league. Ipswich or Redcliffe would be your best bets I think.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

where is logan?

The colours are just my way of showing where South East QLD"s NRL teams should be based. Yeah I was bored.