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The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:23 pm
by azif
Qld & Brisbanes 2nd biggest sports team after just one year
started like a bullet out of a gun last year , then injuries & suspension saw their year taper off & they finished 12th
what does 2024 hold for them ?
big signings in the shape of Flegler & Farnworth strengthen them without a shadow of a doubt , but can they replicate their start of 2023 & improve their finish
I believe they can
Phins up guys , Phins up
the afls worst nightmare
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:40 pm
by Fred
Do you think it’s and either/or situation? I think the dolphins can do well - they should - but also the Lions - they are too. A win win for both codes I think. I like Hardwick's assessment when taking about the Suns and Titans - highlighting how in the states cities have a few different sports that the city gets behind and stated it should be no different for the Gold Coast. I totally agree - why not follow both if you are on the Gold Coast. I know a few people that will go to both games. For the Gold Coast- where both codes and sports in general struggle, this is the way forward.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:02 pm
by Bbear
Lions second most supported team in Brisbane, great achievement in RL heartland.
Dolphins will struggle on and off the field.
They are not a shiny new thing anymore , so passe
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:30 pm
by azif
Bbear wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:02 pm
Lions second most supported team in Brisbane, great achievement in RL heartland.
Dolphins will struggle on and off the field.
They are not a shiny new thing anymore , so passe
the Lions are turd .. oops .. 3rd in Brisbane , a distant 3rd behind the Phins
double the number of Brisbanites will have watched the 12th placed phins (2023) today then the GF appearing Lions on Friday.
the phins were whalloped today on the field .. on it .. but its round one
off the field
115 million in cash & assets has them one of the wealthiest sporting franchises in Australia
while the Lions still rely on hand outs from the AFL , despite recent success they get almost as much as the basket case teams GWS & suns & double some of the big victorian teams
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:40 pm
by azif
Fred wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:40 pm
Do you think it’s and either/or situation? I think the dolphins can do well - they should - but also the Lions - they are too. A win win for both codes I think. I like Harwicka assessment when taking about the Suns and Titans - highlighting how in the states cities have a few different sports that the city gets behind and stated it should be no different for the Gold Coast. I totally agree - why not follow both if you are on the Gold Coast. I know a few people that will go to both games. For the Gold Coast- where both codes and sports in general struggle, this is the way forward.
I think the rhetoric from the afl in recent years has inflamed the situation , PVL only reacts to the propaganda that is released from them
its combative & provocative as well as being delusional & inaccurate.
The comparison with the US is also not a good one
they have one football code that competes with no one in winter , yes they have NHL & basketball but they have 340 million people too
reduce their population to our size
get 2 codes in different geographic regions as strong as each other like we do & im sorry , there is a war there too
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:34 pm
by Quolls2019
Lions 3rd in tv ratings only…otherwise clear 2nd in everything else.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:18 am
by azif
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:34 pm
Lions 3rd in tv ratings only…otherwise clear 2nd in everything else.
the Phins averaged 32,250 at Suncorp & finished 12th in 2023
the Lions 29000 at the Gabba & made the Grand final in 2023
the Phins could survive without their grant from the NRL
the Lions would fold tomorrow without theirs from the AFL
just crowds ?
yea right
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
by Quolls2019
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:18 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:34 pm
Lions 3rd in tv ratings only…otherwise clear 2nd in everything else.
the Phins averaged 32,250 at Suncorp & finished 12th in 2023
the Lions 29000 at the Gabba & made the Grand final in 2023
the Phins could survive without their grant from the NRL
the Lions would fold tomorrow without theirs from the AFL
just crowds ?
yea right
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
by azif
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:18 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:34 pm
Lions 3rd in tv ratings only…otherwise clear 2nd in everything else.
the Phins averaged 32,250 at Suncorp & finished 12th in 2023
the Lions 29000 at the Gabba & made the Grand final in 2023
the Phins could survive without their grant from the NRL
the Lions would fold tomorrow without theirs from the AFL
just crowds ?
yea right
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
26K or something , but they were forced off Suncorp for a while due to the womens soccer so its irrelevant, the 12th placed Dolphins would have surpassed the GF appearing Lions
why would we take away pokies ?.. are they illegal or something ?
afl clubs have them afterall
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ncial-year
so have the lions in the past too
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... -anaq.html
stones in glass houses ?
sounds like excuses to me
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:06 am
by Quolls2019
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:18 am
the Phins averaged 32,250 at Suncorp & finished 12th in 2023
the Lions 29000 at the Gabba & made the Grand final in 2023
the Phins could survive without their grant from the NRL
the Lions would fold tomorrow without theirs from the AFL
just crowds ?
yea right
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
26K or something , but they were forced off Suncorp for a while due to the womens soccer so its irrelevant, the 12th placed Dolphins would have surpassed the GF appearing Lions
why would we take away pokies ?.. are they illegal or something ?
afl clubs have them afterall
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ncial-year
so have the lions in the past too
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... -anaq.html
stones in glass houses ?
sounds like excuses to me
Excuses? The lions had more people at their game than the “2nd favourite team” dolphins intra state game at Suncorp.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:22 am
by azif
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:06 am
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
26K or something , but they were forced off Suncorp for a while due to the womens soccer so its irrelevant, the 12th placed Dolphins would have surpassed the GF appearing Lions
why would we take away pokies ?.. are they illegal or something ?
afl clubs have them afterall
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ncial-year
so have the lions in the past too
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... -anaq.html
stones in glass houses ?
sounds like excuses to me
Excuses? The lions had more people at their game than the “2nd favourite team” dolphins intra state game at Suncorp.
by 900
Lions V who ever they played if they'd finished 12th in 2023
crowd
22000
Dolphins V the Cowboys if the phins had played in the GF in 2023
45,000
what was it you were saying ?
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:02 pm
by Fred
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:18 am
the Phins averaged 32,250 at Suncorp & finished 12th in 2023
the Lions 29000 at the Gabba & made the Grand final in 2023
the Phins could survive without their grant from the NRL
the Lions would fold tomorrow without theirs from the AFL
just crowds ?
yea right
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
26K or something , but they were forced off Suncorp for a while due to the womens soccer so its irrelevant, the 12th placed Dolphins would have surpassed the GF appearing Lions
why would we take away pokies ?.. are they illegal or something ?
afl clubs have them afterall
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ncial-year
so have the lions in the past too
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... -anaq.html
stones in glass houses ?
sounds like excuses to me
It is Rugby League heartland let's not forget - I would suspect a new NRL club would do extremely well - particularly the Dolphins who bring a considerable history to their club. I think the Lion's average is extremely good considering Brisbane is RL through and through - you can't deny they have a considerable and strong base of supporters who actively follow them, I would say more so, than say the Storm havbe in Melbourne. But Storm are doing okay too. Are Lions as big as the Dolphins - maybe not - but it is hard to say given the Dolphins have just entered - but possibly they are - they should be. Are the Lions embedded in Brisbane - definitely - and in a big way. So a win win I think. Maybe the Lions and Dolphins should work together - imagine having a joint membership between the two? I'd like to see the suns and titans do this - think it would be a win win - schedule games so you can go to both. I think the days of the code wars has long since faded and this site - forum remains a lasting relic to days gone by.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:09 pm
by Quolls2019
Fred wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:02 pm
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:16 am
What was their overall average home attendance?
Take away pokies and, like a few other NRL clubs, they would be stuffed.
However they did have a very good first year.
26K or something , but they were forced off Suncorp for a while due to the womens soccer so its irrelevant, the 12th placed Dolphins would have surpassed the GF appearing Lions
why would we take away pokies ?.. are they illegal or something ?
afl clubs have them afterall
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ncial-year
so have the lions in the past too
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... -anaq.html
stones in glass houses ?
sounds like excuses to me
It is Rugby League heartland let's not forget - I would suspect a new NRL club would do extremely well - particularly the Dolphins who bring a considerable history to their club. I think the Lion's average is extremely good considering Brisbane is RL through and through - you can't deny they have a considerable and strong base of supporters who actively follow them, I would say more so, than say the Storm havbe in Melbourne. But Storm are doing okay too. Are Lions as big as the Dolphins - maybe not - but it is hard to say given the Dolphins have just entered - but possibly they are - they should be. Are the Lions embedded in Brisbane - definitely - and in a big way. So a win win I think. Maybe the Lions and Dolphins should work together - imagine having a joint membership between the two? I'd like to see the suns and titans do this - think it would be a win win - schedule games so you can go to both. I think the days of the code wars has long since faded and this site - forum remains a lasting relic to days gone by.
I think V’landys has ramped it up a bit.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:14 pm
by Fred
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:09 pm
Fred wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:02 pm
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
It is Rugby League heartland let's not forget - I would suspect a new NRL club would do extremely well - particularly the Dolphins who bring a considerable history to their club. I think the Lion's average is extremely good considering Brisbane is RL through and through - you can't deny they have a considerable and strong base of supporters who actively follow them, I would say more so, than say the Storm havbe in Melbourne. But Storm are doing okay too. Are Lions as big as the Dolphins - maybe not - but it is hard to say given the Dolphins have just entered - but possibly they are - they should be. Are the Lions embedded in Brisbane - definitely - and in a big way. So a win win I think. Maybe the Lions and Dolphins should work together - imagine having a joint membership between the two? I'd like to see the suns and titans do this - think it would be a win win - schedule games so you can go to both. I think the days of the code wars has long since faded and this site - forum remains a lasting relic to days gone by.
I think V’landys has ramped it up a bit.
Yes, he does always seem to mention the AFL in some way or another - something you rarely see from the AFL - although notably, a lot more questions to the head of the AFL about the NRL opening in Las Vegas which has been by and large reported to be an outstanding success. But it does always seem that when a discussion is reported in the NRL media that a lot of times AFL is mentioned - but the Las Vegas game did see tables turned admitedly.
Re: The Dolphins ..2nd year blues or finals
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:18 pm
by azif
Quolls2019 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:09 pm
Fred wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:02 pm
azif wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:03 am
It is Rugby League heartland let's not forget - I would suspect a new NRL club would do extremely well - particularly the Dolphins who bring a considerable history to their club. I think the Lion's average is extremely good considering Brisbane is RL through and through - you can't deny they have a considerable and strong base of supporters who actively follow them, I would say more so, than say the Storm havbe in Melbourne. But Storm are doing okay too. Are Lions as big as the Dolphins - maybe not - but it is hard to say given the Dolphins have just entered - but possibly they are - they should be. Are the Lions embedded in Brisbane - definitely - and in a big way. So a win win I think. Maybe the Lions and Dolphins should work together - imagine having a joint membership between the two? I'd like to see the suns and titans do this - think it would be a win win - schedule games so you can go to both. I think the days of the code wars has long since faded and this site - forum remains a lasting relic to days gone by.
I think V’landys has ramped it up a bit.
you wanna state you're gunna steal our house when we're in Vegas ... of course hes going to
then not actually be able to do it , steal anything
well thats gunna get mentioned
