Cunnington Cartel
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A 70k venue could be awesome for the Lions. As you know, it was only a few years back when the Lions were regularly getting attendances of sub-20k. Being a good team that’s still in the process of drafting high-end talent through F/S selections, this will hopefully give the Lions a sustained period of success to build a bigger and more loyal fanbase that will front up, even when they have their next period down the bottom of the ladder. If this eventuates then a 70k venue could facilitate them in becoming a powerful club over the next decade.Lions back 70k-seat Brisbane stadium plan in major step after $2.7bn Gabba rebuild falls apart
Cunnington Cartel if a 70k stadium does go ahead for the Lions, do you think they'd be able to fill it out by the 2040s with a growing waiting list to justify a 2nd Brisbane team for future expansion?
I have no clue as to whether they could achieve that but with a capacity that big potentially, the AFL would surely be keen for 1 game per week there.
My thoughts differ a bit from yours. I believe that a venue of that size might be an impediment towards a future Brisbane 2 club. You’d have to say that with the exception of derbies, most Brisbane 2 games would be guaranteed to run at a loss with less than 50% capacity. Also, if a decent percentage of Lions supporters become fickle with attending during a performance downturn, and they are rarely getting close to filling that 70k venue, then it would make it near impossible to justify the addition of a new team for the city.
I guess the design might cater for a 10-15k capacity reduction post-Olympics, although that level of extravagance and waste for a two-week event seems unlikely in the current climate.