Why little mention of the CQ NRL bid?

[Jankuloski]

Cash converters commited 300k to their sponsorship to the Reds. Coca cola payed double that to be the major sponsor of the PNG NRL bid.

There is not a governement more simpathetic to RL than PNG, not the same for WA.

Infrastructure is better in Perth and that's why they will get in first, but once PNG builds their stadium there is no obstacles for them entering.

 

[Western_Eel]

Perth then a seq or another NZ team befor CC. the nsw market is saturated

I agree i dont think cc should be next unless a Sydney team relocates

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

The NRL do have a desire to seal up the east coast. So the CQ bid isnt as far fetched as thought. But id still rather Perth and CC for the moment.

How many teams in total do we want in Qld? 4? 5? The current three, SEQ and CQ and/or Sunshine coast?

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Outside of a very short 2 minute clip on the news months ago, I haven't heard or seen of this bid. And living in Queensland where everyone talks up anything Queensland beyond a normal person's comprehension, it just doesn't get a mention. I've heard more from Perth + Norths naturally, with the next most being the pipe dream the "independent commission" has of a 2nd team in Brisbane.

Personally, I think CQ has very little chance of success. There just isn't the population or the facilities to support an NRL team.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

The NRL do have a desire to seal up the east coast. So the CQ bid isnt as far fetched as thought. But id still rather Perth and CC for the moment.

How many teams in total do we want in Qld? 4? 5? The current three, SEQ and CQ and/or Sunshine coast?

We have 4M+ people in QLD atm, with 3M+ of those in SEQ.

QLD is supposed to overtake Victoria in the 2020's to become the second most populous state. Also keep in mind that Victoria has 10 AFL teams.

I think 5 teams (adding West Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast) by the mid-to-late 2020's would look after the state without over-saturating the market, but that's just me.

 

[shewi6]

hey, dont knock mount isa its alright ae, but seriously perth has to be next the momentum for the bid will die after 2013 and i reckon the other team shouold be cc bears unless anothr viablebid comes outta brissy but even then it would to denie th bears after all the hard work they done las couple o years

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

hey, dont knock mount isa its alright ae, but seriously perth has to be next the momentum for the bid will die after 2013 and i reckon the other team shouold be cc bears unless anothr viablebid comes outta brissy but even then it would to denie th bears after all the hard work they done las couple o years

Now THATS a first post.

Can tell you either had a good night or a terrible time in school.

 

[jim_57]

Sure they might bring in big $$ from the mining companies but I'd much prefer they got behind the Cowboys and made them stronger.

Rockhampton is 700kms away from Townsville, how do you propose we make the cowboys a stronger team? Rocky is probably more Broncos than it is Cowboys.

I live in CQ and think it has no chance this time around and Perth and CC should be accepted before us.

 

[myanonymoususername]

but once PNG builds their stadium there is no obstacles for them entering.

Crime, security, poverty, inability to attract any non-PNG locals to live and play there, generating ongoing revenue streams, corruption .....

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

there is 2 words I don't want to see together anywhere, Kevin Rudd & NRL
stay away you merkin, youve f**ked the country enough

 

[Fein]

there is 2 words I don't want to see together anywhere, Kevin Rudd & NRL
stay away you merkin, youve f**ked the country enough

:lol:

I'm not surprised though.

 

[Sunshine Coast Tiger]

The NRL do have a desire to seal up the east coast. So the CQ bid isnt as far fetched as thought. But id still rather Perth and CC for the moment.

How many teams in total do we want in Qld? 4? 5? The current three, SEQ and CQ and/or Sunshine coast?

Having lived there in the past the Sunshine Coast would be a great place for a team, should be able to attract plently of players who would want to live there.

 

[Goddo]

Relocation is the best option for Qld, and it has to be SE Qld. Central Coast, Redcliffe, Logan or Ipswich.

Central Coast is in bed with Manly, Redcliffe Dolphins should step up or let someone else in the area have a crack, and Logan and Ipswich are nowhere right now with a bid.

Redcliffe Sharks anyone? Central Coast (Mooloolabar) Sea Eagles?

But not for a while. The NRL should give the Titans a few more years to get well established.

 

[Goddo]

2006 census 15 largest urban centres in Australia, with Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington shown for comparison.

Italic and underlined are centres with an NRL side. (Included Cairns because of ties to Cowboys). Bold are places of interest. afl marked places with (or getting) an AweFuL side, aleague for those with an a League team, and s15 for super dooper rugby.

Sydney - 3,641,422 - nrl - afl - aleague - s15
Melbourne - 3,371,888 - nrl - afl - aleague - s15
Brisbane - 1,676,389 - nrl - afl - aleague - s15
Auckland 1,333,300 - nrl - s15
Perth - 1,256,035 - afl - aleague - s15
Adelaide - 1,040,719 - afl - aleague
Gold Coast - 454,436 - nrl - afl - aleague
Wellington - 386,000 - aleague - s15
Canberra - 356,120 - nrl - s15
Christchurch - 386,000 - s15
Newcastle - 288,732 - nrl - aleague
Central Coast - 282,726 - aleague
Wollongong - 234,482 - nrl
Sunshine Coast - 184,662
Geelong - 137,220 - afl
Townsville - 128,808 - nrl - aleague
Hobart - 128,557
Cairns - 98,349 - nrl (cowboys)

- where Central Qld cities fit in

22. Rockingham - 67,520
23. Mackay - 66,874
26. Rockhampton - 60,827
28. Bunderberg - 46,961

Tbh, these places are as small as Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie, Launceston, Darwin.

What is needed from the NRL are some rules clearly stating what they want from a bid: Stadium, Population, Corporates, Leagues club, et cetera. If we are happy with a 60k city with a side, fine, give CQ a go.

 

[mightybears]

CQ hasn't got the population or medium level sponsors to sustain a team, and i'd have thought that the base for such a team should be Mackay anyway, good luck to them-but i don't see it.

Growth as it is, the next Qld team will be in SE Qld, whether than be 'based' south/west Brisbane-Logan-ipswich [makes marginally more sense] or 'based' north Brisbane-Redcliffe-Sunny Coast Way is the only kicker.

Years from now both will have a team [in otherwords 4 SE Qld teams Tits, Scabs, Bris West-Logan-Ipswich], Bris North-Sunshine Coast]

The Team will play of out Lang anyway. but-where's the bid?, at least CQ, PNG, the CC, and Perth are talking themselves up.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Relocation is the best option for Qld, and it has to be SE Qld. Central Coast, Redcliffe, Logan or Ipswich.

Central Coast is in bed with Manly, Redcliffe Dolphins should step up or let someone else in the area have a crack, and Logan and Ipswich are nowhere right now with a bid.

Redcliffe Sharks anyone? Central Coast (Mooloolabar) Sea Eagles?

But not for a while. The NRL should give the Titans a few more years to get well established.

What...
It's the Sunshine Coast (or the North Coast depending on how old you are). It has never been called the Central Coast.
If Manly were to relocate up here they'd use the current name from the feeder team.

Redcliffe is too small for an NRL team, you want teams in growth areas, not on peninsulas that are already fully urbanised. Besides, there's no way the Dolphins would let the Sharks use Redcliffe in their name.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

CQ hasn't got the population or medium level sponsors to sustain a team, and i'd have thought that the base for such a team should be Mackay anyway, good luck to them-but i don't see it.

Growth as it is, the next Qld team will be in SE Qld, whether than be 'based' south/west Brisbane-Logan-ipswich [makes marginally more sense] or 'based' north Brisbane-Redcliffe-Sunny Coast Way is the only kicker.

Years from now both will have a team [in otherwords 4 SE Qld teams Tits, Scabs, Bris West-Logan-Ipswich], Bris North-Sunshine Coast]

The Team will play of out Lang anyway. but-where's the bid?, at least CQ, PNG, the CC, and Perth are talking themselves up.

By 'Scabs' I assume you mean the Glorious Brisbane Broncos, the club with the strongest national sporting brand as decided by Business Review Weekly? ;-)

 

[Goddo]

I agree. Clearly, looking at that data, Perth, a second NZ side, Central Coast, Sunshine Coast/Redcliffe and a south-western Brisbane (Logan/Ipswich) are the priorities. PNG may be viable in future, but there are much more important places to go (sorry jan, its the truth).

Central Qld simply doesn't have the population, although it does have the mining boom, loyal league fans, et cetera.

Adelaide is about to go through a bit of a boom, with new mines opening in SA, 5th battalion shifting to Adelaide and the entire brigade in Darwin moving there soon, the massive naval yard, DSTO, CSIRO and defence industry moving there, but it will be a huge task to get a side into the bogan capital of Australia, so its a long term work in progress.

 

[Goddo]

What...
It's the Sunshine Coast (or the North Coast depending on how old you are). It has never been called the Central Coast.
If Manly were to relocate up here they'd use the current name from the feeder team.

Sorry, that was a typo... was thinking about all these god damn coast names mixed them up in my head.

 

[mightybears]

What...
It's the Sunshine Coast (or the North Coast depending on how old you are). It has never been called the Central Coast.
If Manly were to relocate up here they'd use the current name from the feeder team.

Redcliffe is too small for an NRL team, you want teams in growth areas, not on peninsulas that are already fully urbanised. Besides, there's no way the Dolphins would let the Sharks use Redcliffe in their name.

Very true Redcliffe is much too small for an NRL Club, but i can still see a Sunshine Coast based Dolphins team being initially run of of Redcliffe.