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I like that concept and have it does have its merits. My biggest concern with it though is that if the team needs to be funded through the clubs involved, whos to say they will all contribute equally? For example right off the bat you would know that Uni would be able to contribute the most to the Central team whereas traditionally the other two have struggled to make large profits in recent years.
In a situation like that do you give Uni the right to have majority of players in the squad? Im solely basing this on what is currently happening in Premier rugby at the moment, if the above option was introduced it may mean better sponsorship available to all clubs and more revenue etc.
I may be barking up the wrong tree but what would be wrong with 3 QRU teams in this comp. Each team made up of 3 premier clubs and then Queensland country players divided amongst the 3 teams.
Say for example:
North: Brothers, GPS, Norths
Central: Uni, Wests, Easts
South: Sunnybank, Souths, Gold Coast
All three clubs in the region work for funding as an individual through sponsorship and then pool money together to form the regional team.
To make sure no club is ripped off, a quota of a minimum 6 players from each club be put in place for the squads to ensure exposure.
Say each jersey contains the 3 premier clubs logos plus all a sub-major sponsor from each club then combining to find one major sponsor for the team to fund.
Thoughts or am I way off track of what can happen????
The idea of financial clout dictating player ratio's is absurd, Easts won the competition but it's a known fact that they aren't the most stable club financially. Are their more talented players supposed to give up on higher honours because their club is a pauper compared to some? Then when all their players leave for richer clubs we are back at the beginning with the issue of player drain.
Would be the most hated team of all time
Lets say the North, Central, South idea is proposed to the QRU and clubs. Whats stopping a financially viable team from saying - well we dont really want to piggy back these other teams so we're willing to go into the comp by ourselves. The QRU says 'you cant do that' the club then says well righto we're not getting involved or releasing our players. There would be several clubs currently in the Premier comp with the resources to do that. And you would end up in a position of player drain.
They'd even hate themselves ...Would be the most hated team of all time
The idea of financial clout dictating player ratio's is absurd, Easts won the competition but it's a known fact that they aren't the most stable club financially. Are their more talented players supposed to give up on higher honours because their club is a pauper compared to some? Then when all their players leave for richer clubs we are back at the beginning with the issue of player drain.
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