NRL: Dolphins, Terry Reader grilled over Redcliffe change
Dolphins bid director and general manager Terry Reader has explained why incoming NRL franchise, the Dolphi...
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Dolphins bid director and general manager Terry Reader has explained why incoming NRL franchise, the Dolphi...
The Dolphins: All you need to know
The Dolphins have been aiming for an NRL licence since 1988
Ipswich already has a club in the NRL. It's called the Broncos. Ipswich is inextricably linked to the Brisbane Broncos through names like Allan Langer and Kevin and Kerrod Walters. Alfie Langer is a Bronco for life and Kevin Walters isn't going anywhere either. The historic city founded on coal and limestone mining is linked to Milton station at Suncorp Stadium by a train ride that takes about the same time as it does for Alfie to read the Courier-Mail form guides and place a few bets. Geographically, Ipswich if Brisbane and Brisbane is Ipswich. Urban sprawl has seen to that.
Fans and members of the public will help choose the name of the NRL's 17th team if the Redcliffe Dolphins are given the nod to join the competition in 2023. The Dolphins are vying with Brisbane Firehawks, backed by Easts Tigers, and the combined Brisbane Bombers-Western Corridor bid, which is headed by Ipswich Jets chairman Steve Johnson, to become the city's second NRL team. With the Dolphins, Tigers and Jets being long-time rivals in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup, Redcliffe officials are aware of the need to find a new name to ensure they appeal to fans and sponsors beyond the peninsula in Br...