Welcome to the comp, Redcliffe.

[Colk]

You don't like the games in Mudgee etc?

I think it is great getting the game out there

Depends on who the club is I guess, what they are targeting and who they are playing.

It makes sense for your club for instance to target areas in western NSW as that is where part of your growth will be. Maybe even my club with a place in southern NSW or Riverina as that could be a growth area for us. Knights could look at maybe a game in Tamworth etc.

You would only do one game I reckon against a side that you are not going to get a big crowd against anyway.

 

[westerntiger]

Again you offer a great example of why they are such a bad choice for Brisbane2! People thinking they shouldn't be playing in Brisbane at all and that they would be better off playing at a far flung suburban ground tells you a lot about how flawed a choice they are as a genuine Brisbane2 club.

should never have wiped out the crushers. f**k News Ltd.

 

[Colk]

should never have wiped out the crushers. f**k News Ltd.

There are a few of them mate. Imagine what the game could’ve been

 

[Iamback]

Depends on who the club is I guess, what they are targeting and who they are playing.

It makes sense for your club for instance to target areas in western NSW as that is where part of your growth will be. Maybe even my club with a place in southern NSW or Riverina as that could be a growth area for us. Knights could look at maybe a game in Tamworth etc.

You would only do one game I reckon against a side that you are not going to get a big crowd against anyway.

They are forced into it next year, Good test to see what is the best plan moving forward

 

[Canard]

Again you offer a great example of why they are such a bad choice for Brisbane2! People thinking they shouldn't be playing in Brisbane at all and that they would be better off playing at a far flung suburban ground tells you a lot about how flawed a choice they are as a genuine Brisbane2 club.

Yes, some obvious troll account on LU is a good indication of how the general public thinks about the Dolphins.

Some serious confirmation bias happening in this thread.

 

[Perth Red]

Commercial realities will mean the overwhelming majority of their games will be at Suncorp. Don't forget, the reason why up to four games are getting moved from Suncorp next year is because of the FIFA women's world cup and the unavailability of the stadium during the middle of the season. A position the Broncos will also find themselves in.

They are taking 5 games away from Suncorp in year one. I’m sure if they were committed to Suncorp the nrl could have scheduled accordingly.

 

[Perth Red]

Depends on who the club is I guess, what they are targeting and who they are playing.

It makes sense for your club for instance to target areas in western NSW as that is where part of your growth will be. Maybe even my club with a place in southern NSW or Riverina as that could be a growth area for us. Knights could look at maybe a game in Tamworth etc.

You would only do one game I reckon against a side that you are not going to get a big crowd against anyway.

Don’t kid yourself the only reason clubs are taking games to small country towns is due to the councils/stadium owners paying money. And why do they have to sell games? Because they arent earning enough money in their home games. I can guarantee if clubs were avg‘ing more than 20k fans and selling 50 corp boxes they wouldnt be taking games to mudgee!

 

[Colk]

Don’t kid yourself the only reason clubs are taking games to small country towns is due to the councils/stadium owners paying money. And why do they have to sell games? Because they arent earning enough money in their home games. I can guarantee if clubs were avg‘ing more than 20k fans and selling 50 corp boxes they wouldnt be taking games to mudgee!

I agree.

 

[Colk]

To me it’s only a regional club thing.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

They are taking 5 games away from Suncorp in year one. I’m sure if they were committed to Suncorp the nrl could have scheduled accordingly.

There's not much you can do about the stadium being unavailable

 

[Iamback]

There's not much you can do about the stadium being unavailable

Exactly. A few teams have the same issue

 

[Iamback]

To me it’s only a regional club thing.

Which is what they are trying to be. Atleast a 80/20 split anyway

 

[Iamback]

Don’t kid yourself the only reason clubs are taking games to small country towns is due to the councils/stadium owners paying money. And why do they have to sell games? Because they arent earning enough money in their home games. I can guarantee if clubs were avg‘ing more than 20k fans and selling 50 corp boxes they wouldnt be taking games to mudgee!

How do you grow the game if you stay in the same areas?

 

[Perth Red]

How do you grow the game if you stay in the same areas?

Same way other sports do. You don't need to take season games to small areas in unfit stadia. You don't see that in any other major sport in the world. Mainly because it makes no financial sense when you are being successful at selling seats and boxes at your home stadium. The fact Sydney NRL clubs do it is due to the failures in their own patch, not some altruistic action to grow the game. If Penrith get a new stadium and start to earn $1million plus a game at it you can bet your bottom dollar that they will not be playing in Bathurst any longer.

 

[Perth Red]

There's not much you can do about the stadium being unavailable

It wont be available for 9 rounds. I'd imagine with some creative scheduling and the byes the Broncos could get away with moving 2-3 home games max.
Interestingly they just launched their 2023 memberships with no mention of stadiums where they would be playing.

 

[Colk]

Which is what they are trying to be. Atleast a 80/20 split anyway

They shouldn’t be though. They are supposed to be a second Brisbane side. A city of over 2 million which should be enough people for at least 2 teams

 

[Colk]

Same way other sports do. You don't need to take season games to small areas in unfit stadia. You don't see that in any other major sport in the world. Mainly because it makes no financial sense when you are being successful at selling seats and boxes at your home stadium. The fact Sydney NRL clubs do it is due to the failures in their own patch, not some altruistic action to grow the game. If Penrith get a new stadium and start to earn $1million plus a game at it you can bet your bottom dollar that they will not be playing in Bathurst any longer.

I know that you’re 99% true but MLB have got a Little League thing going on now. I’ll preface that by saying that they play a million games over there

 

[Perth Red]

I know that you’re 99% true but MLB have got a Little League thing going on now. I’ll preface that by saying that they play a million games over there

yeh MLB play a stack of games, often to empty stadiums mid week.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Dolphin Oval is unfit for NRL games.

Does anyone know if a second tier can be added to its three stands without having to knock down what's there?

 

[westerntiger]

yeh MLB play a stack of games, often to empty stadiums mid week.

Would be good if the NRL held mid week games to ensure that every team plays each other twice. Will never happen for obvious reasons though.