You are the one throwing around lines at another city, where most comments seemed to focus more on the fact the Olympics are a waste of money in most people’s eyes these days. That wouldn’t matter if it was Melbourne or Sydney, the viewpoint is the same. 

It just shows how insecure people from NSWs and Victoria are - the Olympics (might) be in Brisbane and you have to try and relegate the event somehow. 

Waz with his nose out of joint because Brisbane is copping a bit of stick.

Lol.

When I lived in Brisbane and you asked someone what was good about it they'd say 'oh there's Straddie and the Goldy, the sunny coast, the hinterland, there's heaps'.

And what have all those places got in common?

Not one of them is in Brisbane.

That's how good Brisbane is.

The Olympics aren't what they used to be but there's no doubt they'll be a success.  

Even if they are in Brisbane.

The Brisbane Olympics = lets feature NRL and Cricket as exhibition sports 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You’d expect Townsville will get a look in - $300m+ on a stadium needs something and the Sunshine Coast will have a 15,000 stadium by then as well. 

every time i hear commentators do their job on a few sports i wanted to just fall asleep

So where would they hold the football tournament, Dolphin Stadium ,maybe a couple of venues on the Gold Coast and, I guess Lang Park for the final.

Well we can’t have the World Cup because, ya know, AFL and stadiums and it’s not footy 

You could also add that the Olympics represent the epicentre of sports that no one (in Australia) cares about.
Football and Basketball would be reasonably high, and then everything else, no one gives a damn about.
I mean seriously, who the hell cares whether we win medals in shooting, yachting, canoeing, trampoulining or BMX, or whatever other silly sport has been included.
All that's missing is John Cleese's silly walks championship (hang on, that might actually be in the Olympics).
But...if we can get a couple of stadiums out of it, I'm all in favour.

World Cup is bigger than the Olympics.

I’m sure AFL makes up for it siphoning money from the public purse each and every year. 

🤣

Ha Ha. 

 
What are you even on about? 

Metricon Stadium, Cbus Super Stadium, Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium, Suncorp there's also plans to build a new stadium for the new second NRL Brisbane team in Ipswich.

Suncorp is a great stadium... but my front lawn has a better pitch.

Lol it’s very on brand for Queensland to get the Olympics 10 years after the rest of the world has figured out that they don’t want anything to do with them anymore.

Fair enough 👍

The Olympics lost their way quite some time ago, and it’s becoming evident by the lack of interest in hosting them. The investment isn’t worth the return.

The Tokyo games struggles due to COVID have taken even more momentum out of the Olympics, and it will be up to Paris and LA to resurrect the dwindling fortunes, but it’s not the first time that it has been in this position. 

Yeah but does Brisbane have a rock climbing venue and a BMX track????  Hahahahah

I put it there knowing that this forum wills always gravitate to talking about the AFL whenever there is a chance for football to take the main stage in this country.
I can also predict that there will be an out-pouring of bile and hatred about a State upon which the majority of the haters have never set foot.

Any place else, there would be an overwhelming tide of positive comments about having the world's best U23 players conducting a tournament on their doorstep.  A tournament watched and enjoyed by the world.

Carry on.

I agree.
Olympics are a load of crap.

Probably because they are the usual beneficiaries of government largesse.

I'll move to this thread.  :)

The International Olympic Committee is trying to reduce the cost of hosting the games to the host city and in discussions they said not to build the big stadium but upgrade Metricon instead.  They weren't worried about 52k for the opening and closing ceremonies.  I'm sure it isn't settled yet but in my view it is good to see them wanting venues that have a legacy other than as a white elephant.

I read that Albion was being targeted for athletics, which means an athletics track. So what would the proposed configuration be after the Olympics, would the athletics track be removed and stands brought closer to the pitch?

Temporary stadium that will be reduced to 20,000 afterwards (and it can’t be oval for the modern Olympics) 

There’s talk of a major stadium at Albion. No doubt will be oval. Another win for the AFL 

How the ***** did AFL get in to the title? 

There is a reason no other country has put their hand up. Hosting the Olympics is simply not worth it. The benefits often put forward are proven to be incorrect or minimal time and time again. It doesn't make money. It doesn't create any permanent jobs. It costs a fortune and usually creates massive debts to the city/country through infrastructure and venue projects. It makes the city borderline un-liveable during the event, due to changed traffic conditions and general congestion. If Brisbane does get the Olympics, my advice to any locals would be to book an interstate/overseas holiday for a month or so during that period.

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Muz - What a hateful comment. Get a life!