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That a few clubs went poorly doesn’t change that former BRL clubs, like Redcliffe, have maintained a decent following in the QLD Cup. They all had the same thing happen to them, the introduction of the Broncos.
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That a few clubs went poorly doesn’t change that former BRL clubs, like Redcliffe, have maintained a decent following in the QLD Cup. They all had the same thing happen to them, the introduction of the Broncos.
Bears killed themselves.
Who made up this bank guarantee business, no one has said this.... you guys are assuming it
Hey but when sizzlers plays in Sydney, we will all come for the garlic bread , no?
Cheese toast brah, as eaten by Keiren Perkins: 'sizzlers - sensational '
Wtf has Mal Meninga got to do with the price of fish?
Alright, alright, coping it from both you and my wife at the same time...
Look I`ve no doubt they`ll generate a fair bit of interest locally, It`ll be hard to avoid them given the feel-good stories about their historic roots in the area however will that mean that people will travel further than their 1 game a year at NSO, doubtful.
Redcliffe yes. The others not so much. The only people you generally see with QLD Cup gear are kids who are in those clubs systems rocking their training gear to gyms etc. Generally being where I’m at it’s mainly Seagulls and Easts Tigers due to their affiliated schools and junior clubs who rock their badge.
You’ll be hard pressed to find many people in NSW with Easts, Ipswich, Devils, Burleigh, Tweed, Souths etc gear. But you will occasionally see people in QLD rocking Jets and Bears gear, especially Bears.
I agree with you, the NRL clubs want free money to line their pockets as a bank guarantee does not do that. It's just some on here are writing as though a bank guarantee and a licence fee serve the same purpose.
So is it expansion or relocation dimwit?
What’s a lot more common in QLD is for people to be a fan of a QLD Cup team and also be a Broncos fan, due to the way the Broncos were introduced in addition to the existing BRL sides. That’s less common in NSW, where nearly all the NSWRL teams made it into the ARL/NRL and most have a team in the NSW Cup. Not many people follow a NSW Cup team that’s not their NRL team’s feeder.
Dunno mate, inside the Brisbane area here most people who go for Queensland cup clubs is generally because they either have past links to the clubs (played in their system) or have kids in those clubs systems (either directly with a club or affiliated club/school) and even then if the kids change clubs, their support changes too.
Or their families were BRL supporters and they kept going for the team in QLD Cup in addition to supporting the Broncos. That’s not contradicting what I said, QLD Cup + Broncos support is a lot more complimentary than the set up in NSW, where NRL clubs have a feeder in the NSW Cup. Supporting an NRL team and a NSW Cup team that isn’t your team’s feeder isn’t a common scenario.
The WA government has been fully supportive of having an NRL team based in Perth under any guise.
