The Redcliffe Dolphins

[Szymala]

Wayne Bennett eh ? What a coach, even at 73.

The Dolphins become only the 3rd new club to start with a 2/0 record. Melbourne were the last and his own Brisbane Broncos team the first.

[Omott91]

15 hours ago, DlEHARD said:

I love the balance between big games at Lang Park and suburban games at Reddy.

But they locked out potentially 20k of their fans.

[The Rocket]

The Aussie forums and newspapers are lighting up this morning and 90 % it`s down to the Dolphins going 2 - 0 up, throw in a lot of close games, great attacking football and the bit of the gold-dust that Reece Walsh sprinkled over the round with his display in Brissy on Friday night as well. That last one was especially for me.

 

[Guest]

For anyone interested, Melbourne went 4 in a row when they started and Brisbane went 6 in terms of premiership games. I think the Dolphins definitely make it 3, v Newcastle next weekend. Then the Battle of Brisbane happens the weekend after. Will be good if they both go into it 3-0.

[getdownmonkeyman]

To take this on a slight tangent, it makes you wonder where the Titans would be if Bennett would have gone there instead of Souths.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

9 hours ago, Omott91 said:

But they locked out potentially 20k of their fans.

Nothing wrong with creating pent up demand through scarcity.

There’s excess capacity at their Suncorp games, if they can build a compelling story there’s space to grow volume there. It’s all about the mix eh. 

[Szymala]

15 hours ago, George Watt said:

I'm an even older timer and watched the Evans coached Swinton side in the 50's when Hull had another wonderful Welsh coach called Roy Francis. After leaving Swinton Evans had a few years coaching Salford.

 

19 hours ago, The Rocket said:

The Aussie forums and newspapers are lighting up this morning and 90 % it`s down to the Dolphins going 2 - 0 up, throw in a lot of close games, great attacking football and the bit of the gold-dust that Reece Walsh sprinkled over the round with his display in Brissy on Friday night as well. That last one was especially for me.

 

It's been a wonderful weekend of footy and this is the most attractive team in several years on the evidence of Friday v the Cowboys.

As one who didn't rate Kevvie Walters as a coach, I'm wondering if there is a Lee Briers influence on the way they're currently playing - with style and a certain joie de vivre.

 

[The Daddy]

Three wins from three. Whoever said the Dolphins would struggle 

[The Rocket]

24 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

Three wins from three. Whoever said the Dolphins would struggle 

Me.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

Loving the Dolphins this year. Perfect timing as well, seeing as Hull KR have decided to play in a Redcliffe strip in 2023 

[Davo5]

11 hours ago, The Rocket said:

Me.

Yeah me too,looking forward to going next week to the first Brisbane derby.

[The Rocket]

12 hours ago, The Daddy said:

Three wins from three. Whoever said the Dolphins would struggle 

Over here people who follow ticket sales at the different games reckons it could go close to a club game record crowd at Suncorp.

 

"This is how quickly tickets are shifting for Dolphins v Broncos. All the sections with a yellow line have sold this evening. Just restricted view to be listed soon. I wonder how corporates are going - I actually think we are a chance of beating the regular season record at Suncorp (50,612 - Broncos v Cowboys 2008)."

 

 

 

[The Future is League]

12 hours ago, The Rocket said:

Over here people who follow ticket sales at the different games reckons it could go close to a club game record crowd at Suncorp.

 

"This is how quickly tickets are shifting for Dolphins v Broncos. All the sections with a yellow line have sold this evening. Just restricted view to be listed soon. I wonder how corporates are going - I actually think we are a chance of beating the regular season record at Suncorp (50,612 - Broncos v Cowboys 2008)."

 

 

 

Surely after the Broncos win today it has to be sell out

[The Rocket]

11 minutes ago, The Future is League said:

Surely after the Broncos win today it has to be sell out

Yeah mate the sold-out sign went up a few hours ago.

[The Future is League]

1 minute ago, The Rocket said:

Yeah mate the sold-out sign went up a few hours ago.

Great news. Hopefully the TV audience will be sky high as well

[IM2]

Is Gildart close to getting a run.

[graveyard johnny]

21 hours ago, IM2 said:

Is Gildart close to getting a run.

only with the drinks tray 

[Szymala]

On 18/03/2023 at 10:46, The Rocket said:

Yeah mate the sold-out sign went up a few hours ago.

Who wouldn't want to be there ? Best RL stadium in the world and an historic Brisbane derby.

Broncos clear favourites, unless Kaufusi escapes a ban, but it promises to be a great rivalry in the years ahead.

[DlEHARD]

Broncos are going to get owned by Dolphins fans. Broncos fans are notoriously quiet.

[Anita Bath]

And would you believe it the top AFL game of the week is Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Demons, being played at the Gabba at the same time.

So folks cannot attend, or even watch on TV both games.

Brisbane traffic chaos tomorrow night!

[The Rocket]

5 hours ago, Anita Bath said:

And would you believe it the top AFL game of the week is Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Demons, being played at the Gabba at the same time.

So folks cannot attend, or even watch on TV both games.

Brisbane traffic chaos tomorrow night!

You would not even know the fumbleball game is on, the notoriously pro-fumbleball and anti-League National Broadcaster, the ABC ran an extended story on the game in last night`s news vox popping people on the streets of Brisbane, it was gold, even the usually snooty nosed ABC were calling it the Battle of Brisbane.

[DlEHARD]

Now AFL cant benefit so easily from the 2nd Brisbane club vacuum. Less news territory for them to have.

[Damien]

9 hours ago, Anita Bath said:

And would you believe it the top AFL game of the week is Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Demons, being played at the Gabba at the same time.

So folks cannot attend, or even watch on TV both games.

Brisbane traffic chaos tomorrow night!

Is that not a good thing? Brisbane Broncos v Dolphins will destroy them in ratings and attendance and will monopolise the media.

[Dirkgee]

On 23/03/2023 at 18:17, The Rocket said:

You would not even know the fumbleball game is on, the notoriously pro-fumbleball and anti-League National Broadcaster, the ABC ran an extended story on the game in last night`s news vox popping people on the streets of Brisbane, it was gold, even the usually snooty nosed ABC were calling it the Battle of Brisbane.

In what world is the ABC pro fumble-ball? You're persecution complex is off the charts if you genuinely believe that. ABC is based in Sydney and their journos are either elitist against all sports or League watchers.

[gingerjon]

On 23/03/2023 at 07:17, The Rocket said:

You would not even know the fumbleball game is on, the notoriously pro-fumbleball and anti-League National Broadcaster, the ABC ran an extended story on the game in last night`s news vox popping people on the streets of Brisbane, it was gold, even the usually snooty nosed ABC were calling it the Battle of Brisbane.

Friend of mine who lives near Brisbane (*) is at the Lions-Melbourne game today and has just put up some photos which means I can play an exciting game of counting empty seats at an AFL game.

Going on the capacity of the Gabba and her somewhat shaky photos - beer has been consumed - I'm going to say there's about 20,000 at the AFL game (tops) versus whatever at the looking-much-fuller NRL derby.

 

(* - in Australian terms. It's probably a 17 hour drive past some spiders that can kill you, or something. But she says it's near.)