QLD Premier Rugby 2025

[Oldschool]

$35 per game if you stay fit for the entire season. Throw in an injury and it's probably closer to $50.

Pretty up there for a young fella starting out.

 

[LevitatingSocks]

$35 per game if you stay fit for the entire season. Throw in an injury and it's probably closer to $50.

Pretty up there for a young fella starting out.

I'd have greyhounds running around every field and a greenhouse full of marijuana next to every clubhouse if it meant we could bring that cost down

 

[Prodigy]

easy to pick on Brothers since they're at the top of the list, but $600 to play what's essentially social footy for 99% of the club is fucked

Who do you blame though?
what do you get as part of your rego?
RA taking $100 off every player, as well as QPR taking their cut.

 

[LevitatingSocks]

Who do you blame though?
what do you get as part of your rego?
RA taking $100 off every player, as well as QPR taking their cut.

There's not necessarily any one entity to point blame toward and I'm sure the vast majority is justifiable expense. But that dollar figure is at odds with a goal of growing rugby.

 

[Pfitzy]

Here's the breakdown for one club as an example, excluding the actual registration fee:

Insurance	$57.08
Injury Fund	$36.92
QRU	$55.00
QPR	$33.00
TOTAL	$182.00

Add the transaction fee of 2% and its $185 before the club gets anything directly.

I'm assuming the "RA Participation Fee" is wrapped up in the QRU cost somewhere. Subbies in Sydney pay that as a $1000/grade system and are tasked with getting the money back from players.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I'm assuming the "RA Participation Fee" is wrapped up in the QRU cost somewhere. Subbies in Sydney pay that as a $1000/grade system and are tasked with getting the money back from players.

It's the same thing I think Pfitzy. RA collect and distribute to the state unions. When it was introduced QRU agreed to set a price and put their name to it, while NSWRU wouldn't. In NSW, the RA Participation fee goes to NSWRU anyway

 

[PhilClinton]

The $150ish discrepancy between some clubs is interesting.

Brother’s obviously know they can charge a bit extra as they’ve been winning. I reckon most Filth colts also have the bank of mum and dad paying or assisting with the club fees, which again I reckon the club knows they can charge a premium.

 

[PhilClinton]

All clubs strive to have a great colts coach program, Morgan appears to have destroyed a program and any momentum the club had for years, is he the problem?

I’ve actually heard some good feedback about Morgan as a coach recently.

What is interesting though as I’ve mentioned a few times is I’ve heard a few key sponsors are more aligned with Garrick than with South’s as a club. Which is why it seems he is getting some leeway to operate and hire/fire coaches as he see’s fit as the club don’t want to lose that coin.

 

[RandwickDon]

Sorry what? SS clubs are charging punters $20 a person for amateur rugby - if that's true, that's genuinely cooked.

And that scenario only works if 2-3k punters are showing up every week and somehow deciding to pay that much money. Only Norths, Bond and maybe GPS could fit =>3k with the space they have on the perimeter - and even then they'd need to put up grandstands and the like as people wouldn't be able to see the ground standing/ sitting behind each other (which is another cost). The rest of the clubs are probably capped out at < 2k.

And then I suppose the next thought is - if that's an option to raise an additional $400-600k and using that money to buy the best players in the comp, why aren't clubs already doing it on mass? I know some clubs pay players but none would be at that level. Don't think the logic holds.

It has been $20 entry at Randwick for at least 5 years now

 

[noknowledgeatall]

The $150ish discrepancy between some clubs is interesting.

Brother’s obviously know they can charge a bit extra as they’ve been winning. I reckon most Filth colts also have the bank of mum and dad paying or assisting with the club fees, which again I reckon the club knows they can charge a premium.

Depends on what the club provides in the package.

Some include shirts socks pants training gear where others sell this separately

The big cost for most clubs is the medical and strapping / physio service. eg UQ is all inclusive for any strapping used etc, other clubs levy it at $10 per use.

 

[PhilClinton]

Depends on what the club provides in the package.

Some include shirts socks pants training gear where others sell this separately

The big cost for most clubs is the medical and strapping / physio service. eg UQ is all inclusive for any strapping used etc, other clubs levy it at $10 per use.

Are there any clubs who don’t provide the basic socks, shorts and warmup kit in their basic fee levy?? Surely not.

I’ll concede something like a match jersey at the end of season may not be included in the cheaper ones. I know back in the day at GPS, only players who won premierships kept their jersey for free at season end.

 

[JRugby2]

It has been $20 entry at Randwick for at least 5 years now

Gross

 

[noknowledgeatall]

Are there any clubs who don’t provide the basic socks, shorts and warmup kit in their basic fee levy?? Surely not.

I’ll concede something like a match jersey at the end of season may not be included in the cheaper ones. I know back in the day at GPS, only players who won premierships kept their jersey for free at season end.

All supply basics while some have an extensive kit

 

[Pfitzy]

The big cost for most clubs is the medical and strapping / physio service. eg UQ is all inclusive for any strapping used etc, other clubs levy it at $10 per use.

That would be hard to manage unless it is baked into the fees?

 

[Ignoto]

That would be hard to manage unless it is baked into the fees?

Many moons ago, we had Physio / Med students do our strapping.

Playing 3rd - 5th Grade meant you had a 50/50 shot of the strapper still sobering up from Friday night

 

[PhilClinton]

Many moons ago, we had Physio / Med students do our strapping.

Playing 3rd - 5th Grade meant you had a 50/50 shot of the strapper still sobering up from Friday night

Still fairly common from what I understand (both the sobering up part and the use of students).

Lots of clubs still use final year physio students as their Colts and Grades team dedicated physios who can assist with strapping and training/gameday injury management.

 

[Pfitzy]

Physios very hard to find for game days here in Sydney. We pay overs for ours. If you want a fully qualified Sports Trainer, good luck fighing Rugby League for that.

In financial terms it is taking a potato to a gun fight.

 

[SouthernX]

It has been $20 entry at Randwick for at least 5 years now

far out - where does the money go?

 

[Strewthcobber]

far out - where does the money go?

Randwick don't publish their accounts but (Sydney) Easts do. It's 100k a year revenue. Not game changing

 

[SouthernX]

Randwick don't publish their accounts but (Sydney) Easts do. It's 100k a year revenue. Not game changing

You probably lose some punters willing to spend money at a bar for a free game of footy.

Who knows Randwick might have a packed house with people willing to pay 20 dollars