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The success of the original & the best of these types of weekends just gets bigger each year. Every other sport in Brisbane was shown the door figuratively ... union? , oh come on
sooker ? , yea nah
the drops & oopsies ,
paaaaalleeasseeee
nope the city & states fave sport ruled the roost & then some, no wonder its been locked in for the next 3 years when the QLD Govt stumped up the cash $$
now
would it work anywhere else after 2027 ?
Sydney , while the city has the 2 big rectangle stadiums, unlike Suncorp its 30 minutes to any entertainment precinct , plus half the teams playing fans live in Sydney ... so its a no
Melb .. AAMI is perfectly located to the CBD , but its not big enough for this event & the AFL won't allow the MCG or marvel to be used during their season on the weekend .... so its a no
Adelaide ... weirdly is a better option then both of the above despite not having an NRL team , If there was a weekend where the AO was free it might work . Close to the CBD , its a defs maybe
Perth , same as above but Perths time difference & the cost to travel there might rule it out. 35K people probably wouldn't make the trip like they would to the above cities
Auckland , they used to host the 9's & it was a big deal , they have a 45K seat stadium & would easily fill it for 3 days with OS visitors & locals .. a big maybe for NZ
anyway
Magic round ,
the original
the best
