The bid isn;t called Ipswich, at the moment it is called Western Corridor but I expect any team will be called South Queensland

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Redcliffe with the planned train line is still 40 kms from the stadium. They have a limited supporter base too. I can't see the ARL making the same mistake that the AFL did with Port Power, with the added negative of being so far from the stadium.


the area south and west of Brisbane they'e representing.

lets just end this argueing and just settle for adelaide... a neutral choice lol

Sadly you just lost your only game of the year! A team is a long long way off.

I've heard AFL have pressured State Govt to refuse to allow NRL to be played at the redevloped oval, is this true?

With a Perth side and a south Queensland side favourites it seems to be the 2 new clubs to enter the NRL how much money would they add to any future TV contract once they have entered the Competition?

I've noticed it depends who I talk to as to who are the "two favourites"

Allegedly Ch9 have talked about a 2nd Brisbane side being worth $100million. Add in the value of a 9th game and a new audience/live time slot in Perth and expansion should be worth a comfortable $30million a year (unbelievably that is what the value of GWS and Suns has been quoted as for the AFL TV contract despite them being donkeys no one wants to watch). Given it will cost about $15-20mill a year, depending on club grant sizes, to expand to those two areas it is still a nice extra piece of income for the game to have an extra 2 teams and 9th game. Only frustration is the NRL not having the b4lls to announce announcement in 2011 so we could have gained full value for the whole 5 years fo the deal.

Didn't Pay TV already say that they have loads of subscribers in WA and aren't sure if going there would be worth that much in new subscriptions. Which for them, is what it's all about.

Yes they have due to the terrible fta Covg in wa. Where our tv value lies is in a new fta time slot for either fta on a Friday, Sunday or pay tv Saturday (stats show live games rate better than delayed) and an increase on fta capital city viewing figures that a much stronger rl in Perth will bring (around 5million on annual capital city audience)

Add in Perth offers real expansion of the game and the money this city has due to the ongoing mining boom, a population tipped to reach 3million etc and we are an obvious choice.

Has there been anymore talk of a PNG franchise ?.

No and nor will there be. Never going to happen for a dozen good reasons.

They have applied to join the Q'land cup again next year though which is a good move.

not this century.