Comments on: How well do you think the new AFL Queensland team will develop?

By: d e e d u b y a

d e e d u b y a — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:38:59 +0000

I went to the same High school as the Greek boy, and I think I learned enough to know that his old team NTH MELBOURNE "should have" been re located to the Gold Coast, no questions asked. Surely the Gold Coast is far more affluent than the back streets of NTH MELBOURNE, its just so dumb. The other thing I "fail" to understand, if not NORTH, WHY not SOUTHPORT, who I understand are currently the RICHEST Aussie rules club in the country, already on the Gold Coast, with a massive 40,000 membership, and with currently, an extremely successful social club, that could buy and sell Nth Melbourne's, several times over. The whole deal honestly makes no sense to me! PS: just remembered Southport wear white with a black V, Eddie must have objected to them.
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By: becwild13

becwild13 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:03:59 +0000

they will develop fine as they have plenty of support from andy…
i know a couple of people who r considering switching from teams such as port/roos 2 the gold coast..
the roos guy wanted them 2 move up here (i live in brissy) and he wanted 2 go 2 more games and have a season ticket 2 his team’s games but didnt want 2 get a lions 1.
port supporter is just sick of port coach and wants 2 go 2 more games also…

as a lions supporter however, i would think of gc as rivals and i think qld will split in half… if the gc team work/play well, it will end up as brisbane v cowboys in NRL… massive rivalry…

as for supporters.. on the gc17 website they have gotten people 2 register their interest, and have gained quite a few so far i think…
but i think that will decrease dramatically when they start askin 4 money…
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By: GO PIES!!!!!!!!

GO PIES!!!!!!!! — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:59 +0000

i personally think its a dead team already its got no record and people up there arent gennw wanna go for them
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By: Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:21:59 +0000

It should be located in Tasmania
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By: commodore

commodore — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:54:59 +0000

Andy’s wearing blinkers. Must come from playing for North?
The GC will go ahead whatever.
If enough groundswell wants a Tassie team, the Hawks or maybe the Tiges will be drafted to Aurora.
Ten untouchables? I reckon my poor ol’ bombers would be hard pressed to name ten players fit enough to play, at present! They chose from a list of 25 last week(v Collingwood)and I’ve never heard of the primary school kid rookies who were in reserve.
But I think Matty Knights will want to keep Lloyd, Lucas, Stanton, Monfries,Reimers, Fletcher, Hille, Ryder, Lovett Murray and Davey no matter what.
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By: Gary I

Gary I — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:26:59 +0000

it will work, the AFL will make sure of it, it may cost them millions of dollars to do it but it will not fold like the NRL teams they place nilly willy around the country, it is a long term project, just like the swans and the bears/lions they both struggled big time early but look at them now, if only Melbourne got behind the storm the same way Sydney and Brisbane have rallied to the Swans and Lions
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By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:55:59 +0000

Hey, we can all see the hopelessness of Gold Coast, why can't the Greek boy? Egg all over his face. Why should quality clubs be called on to sacrifice their efforts to survive for the sake of magnificent AFL egos. Leave the game alone. A world game? What crap. There's room for all sport in this country without trying to cripple other codes.
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By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:39:59 +0000

i don’t like the idea of either team… they’re both in rugby league dominated areas, they’ll basically be the early 90’s swans and bears in terms of no fans until they start winning… so does that mean they’ll recieve lots of help from the afl to make sure they win?

also, i can remember 2 gold coast based rugby league teams folding… and its supposed to be the popular sport up there… so AFL doesn’t stand a chance
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By: oldersox

oldersox — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:34:59 +0000

I wonder if Brisbane will be upset if the new QLD team gets a 10% salary cap advantage and extra draft picks no matter how well the team is doing?
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By: lozz..magpie girl!

lozz..magpie girl! — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:29:59 +0000

I think that the team itself will be successful, when it comes to their playing list and ability on field, but I still am not sure how they plan to gain supporters? Brisbane have one of the lowest membership figures in the AFL, so I just can’t see how another team is going to survive up there, and have an adequate fan base. I know the AFL will help them out, but how are they going to stay afloat in a few years time?

I really do not want to see this new team ‘poaching’ valuable players from other clubs, and I am not happy about the draft concessions they are going to receive. I know it’s the only way to establish a team at AFL level, but I just think it is unfair to other clubs.
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