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Yep, it's already been covered. A double header doesn't make economic sense in a ground that small (!) given the crowds the matches could be expected to attract individually. You'd get one 52,000 sell out crowd instead of 2 x 40,000+ (80,000 for the weekend). Even if each match only drew 30,000 (unlikely) you'd still be better off playing them separately.Feelin Hornby said:havent read all the posts though how bout a double header at Suncorp Brisbane v whoever, then the Titans v the team that defeated the Premiers 3 times in 2006
Whats Doing said:
But then unless you're a Titans fan it's not really any of your business. Where they play their matches is their business. And whether they use Suncorp or not is entirely between them and the Queensland government. Their dollars are no different to the QRU's or the Roars'.miccle said:
If the ground sitting on the Central Coast was Carrara then I'd have no problem with that. Nor holding the match at Homebush. Yes we can argue that their first game should be on the Coast for the occasion and the fans sake but beyond that, is the situation seriously any different to Geelong in the AFL? They've played their three or four biggest matches at the MCG for donkeys years. Simply because they can get a much bigger crowd than Kardina can accomodate and because they have fans in Melbourne. These are pretty much identical conditions to what the Titans will have. Non-Broncos RL fans in Brisbane and three or four games that will draw signifcantly bigger than Carrara or even their future Robina base. It doesn't make them any less the Gold Coast's team than it makes the Cats any less Geelong's team.
As far as we know the Broncos and the Cowboys will still meet in round 1 at Suncorp. What the Titan's do on a different day of that same weekend has nothing to do with breaking that tradition. Surely the Broncos and Cowboys match is attractive enough in its own right to stand up to any other event that might be held in Brisbane that weekend?gcbronco said:
Quidgybo said:
But was there seriously anything wrong in asking? "Hey it's our first match ever, wouldn't it be a good idea if we played our local rivals first up?" Hardly a reason for "shame" is it? It's not like we've ended up in court or threats of forfeit or anything. It's a beat up, an excuse to have a go at the little kid on the block.gcbronco said:
The Broncos should be big enough to look after themselves by now (after almost 20 years of near exclusivity). A little bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone.
I hope so, but only time will tell. 47,000-odd went along to the Brisbane/Cowboys season opener at Suncorp this year. You can't tell me that at least a few of them were more 'neutral' or fairweather fans of either team, or neither team playing on that day. I can tell you there are always countless jerseys from Sydney clubs like Parra, Bulldogs and Saints at Suncorp regardless of who we are playing on any given weekend. Would a number of them look to and prefer going to the Titans historic first ever match on the Friday night rather than Brisbane/NQ on Sunday arvo?Quidgybo said:
Quidgybo said:
Quite possibly, but the difference between 47,000 and 42,000 is hardly a mortal blow to their season. A bit of competition might force them work a bit harder to get fans through the gate but again, that's hardly a bad thing - keeps them on their toes.miccle said:
miccle said:
Well exactly. I always understood the logic of playing the Cowboys in Brisbane first up was because they couldn't trust the Cowboys to be going well enough latter in the year to make the match attractive to crowds. Since then, the Cowboys have become competitive so there's not as great an urgency to get the match out of the way early in the year. Unless the Cowboys continue their slide back towards the bottom of the ladder, they could just as safely schedule the match in round 6 or 7 and still get their near sell out. That said, I have no problem with them continuing the opening round Sunday afternoon tradition but neither do I have a problem with breaking it for one year here or there if some extraordinary condition arises (such as the introduction of a new SE Qld team). No one's suggesting any once off change should prevent the tradition from continuing in future years. And no one's even suggesting that it must change at all, even to accomodate an extraordinary condition such as a new team. But there's no harm in discussing it - which is exactly what happened.Canard said:
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