Quote: JB Down Under "That's where they are talking about basing the team, building the stadium etc. That is part of their problem, where the hell is CQ? They talk of a wide range of geographic area but some of it eats into NQ territory and some into Brisbanes.
Whilst pop isn't everything it is a major factor when considering fanbase, corproate support etc.
Hat's off to them for their vision but seriously Brisbane has over 60% of the pop yet you would end up with 75% of the Q'land teams out of Brisbane. Makes no sense.
And despite the Govt's support can you really see them stumping up for a $300mill stadium in Rockhampton?
It's not going to happen, not for a very very long time imo.'"
You don't understand Queensland at all. There is the South East and Everywhere Else. And Everywhere Else wants to seced from SEQ.
CQ and the Bowen Basin is where most of the income comes from; the mining districts have among the highest disposable incomes in Australia. Yet 90% of the tax income gets spent in the south east.
You also don't seem to realise how big Queensland is. It's seven hours drive from Brisbane to Rocky, another 5 to Mackay, another 5 to Townsville, another 5 to Cairns.
People drive from Mackay and Cairns to go to every Cowboys home game, and look at the crowds they keep getting for a pretty average footy team. A team in Rocky will pull similar crowds to the Cowboys - I doubt Perth will do that week in week out.
