Redcliffe put their hand up

[titoelcolombiano]

And who would be the other NRL club?

The mighty Sharks

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Yeah the more I think about Brisbane the more a geographical team feels like a mistake.

The differentiation to the broncos needs to be ownership based, otherwise it’s being set up as a poor cousin.

Play out of Suncorp with a members ownership model, full voting rights for members, not glorified season ticket holders.

Yes or even QRL owned with a community focus

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I think the point is you don't have to identify with it, you just don't want to be excluded by it. So if I'm from Ipswich or Logan regions then SQ Jets are my choice over Brisbane Broncos. If it is called Ipswich Jets it may exclude anyone not from Ipswich.

We went with West Coast to appeal to the entire WA RL community and not exclude anyone outside the city by calling them Perth Pirates.

I don't know the level of parochialism in that region to know if that would happen tbh. It didn't in perth, Freo became the team for all of the South of river region and anyone who didnt like the Eagles regardless if you lived in Freo or the other suburbs. Didn't hurt that you could get an eagles ticketed membership of course so for any new who wanted to go to games, Freo was the only option.

I'm a non Broncos Brisbane RL fan. There are quite a few of us. I would prefer a Brisbane Somethings playing out of Suncorp

 

[taipan]

The mighty Sharks

I would never have believed you ,until you spoke out LOUD.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I would never have believed you ,until you spoke out LOUD.

I don't follow the sharks anymore but geez I loved them as a kid. Everytime they came to Brisy I was there even through the beltings of the late 80s and early 90s.

I loved the mid to late 90s team the most Peachey, Rodgers, ET, Healy, Green, Marty Lang, Long, Nikau - great side, got to see them live at the 97 SL GF in Brisbane.

 

[taipan]

I don't follow the sharks anymore but geez I loved them as a kid. Everytime they came to Brisy I was there even through the beltings of the late 80s and early 90s.

I loved the mid to late 90s team the most Peachey, Rodgers, ET, Healy, Green, Marty Lang, Long, Nikau - great side, got to see them live at the 97 SL GF in Brisbane.

The 2016 G/F for me was a buzz being there live with my daughter.She bought me a beer and a pie.How good is that?.Oh and we won the big show.
Then I ended up being showered with more beer, than I could drink in a month of Sundays.

 

[parrawentyfan]

That's great, but why would the NRL give a very rare expansion spot to a team that isn't willing to let others in on their party? Redcliffe Dolphins are a great second tier club but they need to offer a bit more to ever stand a chance at an NRL license.

The Western Corridor bid gets it, that's why they're targetting the whole Ipswich & Logan areas as well as Toowoomba and South West QLD, not just 'Ipswich Jets'. The only way Redcliffe could rival that is by expanding their targeted catchment area to the Moreton Bay region, Far North Brisbane suburbs, Sunshine Coast and as far as Gympie & Bundaberg for community engagements and the odd trial match.

This doesn't really help Qld but from an away team in Sydney perspective it would be good if they could somehow tap into the trendy Newtown element. Would make them more of an away draw than the Titans anyway.

 

[toomuchsoup]

I don't follow the sharks anymore but geez I loved them as a kid. Everytime they came to Brisy I was there even through the beltings of the late 80s and early 90s.

I loved the mid to late 90s team the most Peachey, Rodgers, ET, Healy, Green, Marty Lang, Long, Nikau - great side, got to see them live at the 97 SL GF in Brisbane.

Nikau’s mullet is the reason I’m a sharks supporter

 

[greenBV4]

A new Brisbane team needs to be 'Brisbane ...', 'Greater Brisbane ..." or 'Brisbane United'

If two or more teams were being added then suburban names could maybe be used, but with only 1 surely it needs to be a name that EVERYONE who doesn't like the Broncos can identify with, Ive never lived in QLD but I don't see why someone in Ipswitch would follow a Redcliffe team and vice versa

 

[Pippen94]

So when Redcliffe coming into NRL? 2022 or 23?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Dolphins or Firehawks. Hopefully V'Landys has a rethink and adds them both.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Terrible bid. Geographically isolated. Everyone hates them.

 

[The Great Dane]

Why is a thread that’s been dead for over two years being resurrected when there are plenty of other current threads where this could be talked about...

I mean do we really need another thread to fill with BS delusions of the NRL being overrun with tinpot suburban clubs from Brisbane?

 

[Perth Red]

Gives the loony brisbane bloke another place to post the same sht lol

 

[Pippen94]

Terrible bid. Geographically isolated. Everyone hates them.

That's a strength - established brand will have instant rivalries

 

[Pippen94]

Gives the loony brisbane bloke another place to post the same sht lol

Better odds of Redcliffe than Perth

 

[Pippen94]

Ratings tanking in Brisbane without Broncos playing well. Idiots here arguing for Perth & Adelaide - no idea!

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Ratings tanking in Brisbane without Broncos playing well. Idiots here arguing for Perth & Adelaide - no idea!

When Perth Red is confronted with actual facts about RL's true position in these cities he gets bitchy.

One of them wants Perth to have 2 teams.

AwFuL had no choice but to expand to save the heartland clubs. Adding teams in non-heartland areas led to the eventual death of their representative fixtures.

State of Origin in RL will never die and it overshadows the NRL. That there shows why the game will never work outside of its heartland in this country.

Why would a person from Perth or Adelaide choose RL over fumbleball when they cannot play in the game's biggest show piece?

Plonking teams in Perth and Adelaide isn't going to make kids in these states oblivious to the fact it's a Queensland/NSW game.

Better to focus on PNG, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga as they can build their own representative calendar.

PR is just bitter because he knows we're right but he's too stubborn to realise when he's lost. The ARLC have good reason to reject his crazy plan and will continue to do so.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Terrible bid. Geographically isolated. Everyone hates them.

What do you think about a merger between Wynnum and Easts to represent eastern suburbs, Logan and Redlands?

East Coast Seagulls.

Two big Leagues Clubs.

There are businesses located in Easts Territory called East Coast.

If they and Dolphins got in it would create a wonderful rivalry.

 

[mongoose]

Ratings tanking in Brisbane without Broncos playing well. Idiots here arguing for Perth & Adelaide - no idea!

Those people are not against Brisbane 2 though. Should be 18 teams- Brisbane 2 and Perth, pretty simple.