Brisbane Sports

VENUE

Suncorp Stadium

THE CAULDRON

Capacity 52,500

http://www.suncorpstadium.com.au/

PLAYING AT SUNCORP

Queensland Rugby League	VISUAL TITLE
Members of the ARL Australian Rugby League
http://www.qrl.com.au/	COMMENT

BRISBANE BRONCOS	Extreme Rugby
Rugby League
Founded 1988
2011 record wins 16-6 (third)
Two time winner of the World Club Challenge	Enjoy the brutal sport of rugby with this appropriately savage rugby ball (above)
http://www.broncos.com.au/

Queensland Reds	A Game for Hooligans
Rugby Union
The Queensland reds are now part of the five Australian teams that are part of the newly expanded Super Rugby tournament
2011 record 11-3
http://www.redsrugby.com.au/	History of the Rugby Union

Brisbane Roar	Brisbane Style
Football Formerly the Queensland Roar
A-League Team Founded 1957
Football Federation Australia
http://www.qldroar.com.au/	Support Brisbane with a roar with this awesome look

Gold Coast Titans	Motivational Rugby
National Rugby League
Founded in 2007
2011 record 6-18
http://www.titans.com.au/	It is the ability to work together which determines success

Canterbury Bulldogs	Rugby Rules
National Rugby League
Nickname Dogs of War Stadium ANZ stadium
While not a local team they are frequent visitors to Brisbane's Suncorp stadium
http://www.bulldogs.com.au/	Rugby shoes

Brisbane Cricket Ground

The Gabba

Capacity 45,000

http://www.thegabba.com.au/

Queensland Bulls	Cricket Bats
Cricket
Cricket is an amazingly popular sport in Brisbane as with many other former English colonies.
Founded in 1824 Play at the Gabba also known as the Brisbane Cricket grounds.
http://www.qldcricket.com.au/	The bat is essential for playing the game of cricket.  Now you got a beautiful close-up to admire

Brisbane Heat	International Cricket
Cricket
Also playingi at the Gabba, the Brisbane Heat are in the Big Bash League
OFFICIAL SITE
http://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/	Rev up your cricket game with International Cricket 2010.  After playing this you should be up on your Australian Sports scene!

Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions information
Australian Rules Football
The number one Australian Rules Football (AFL) in the previous decade.   Their games average almost 30,000 fans per event
OFFICIAL SITE
http://www.lions.com.au/	A recap of the historic 2009 Brisbane Lions season

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC)

The QSAC is located on the south side of Brisbane, formerly known as ANZ stadium which is confusingly located in Sydney due to changes of sponsorship

Capacity 48,500

http://www.qsac.com.au/

OTHER BRISBANE SPORTS VENUES

Brisbane Entertainment Center

Primarily hosting concerts and other crowd spectacles, the BEC also hosts various sporting events

The Brisbane Event Center is also known as the BEC

http://www.brisent.com.au/

Brisbane Exhibition Ground

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Home to the Brisbane Ekka The largest annual event in Brisbane

http://www.rnashowgrounds.com.au/home/default.asp

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Interior and exterior images of the Brisbane Convention Center

http://www.bcec.com.au/

Brisbane Bullets	Reserved
Basketball
Retired in 2008 when a new owner could not be found, the Brisbane Bullets appear poised to return as prospective buyers appear to be in talks for reviving basketball in Brisbane
Legacy Site
Brisbane Bullets	Feeling a need to proclaim your love of Australian Basketball?

Langlands Park

Maximum Capacity 5000

Home of the Easts Tigers Rugby Club

Easts Tigers	Rugby
Rugby league
The Easts Tigers were founded in 1929  and have a long and colorful history which is explored up through the 1970s on the teams official website. They are currently in the middle of the pack in the competition for the 2011 Intrust  Super Cup
OFFICIAL SITE
http://www.thetigers.com.au/	Play the rugby world cup 2011 game and learn the sport while having some intense fun

Sleeman Centre

The Sleeman Centre in Brisbane features the Brisbane Aquatic Centre (BAC) and facilities for a number of sports including netball, state weightlifting, martial arts and more.   In addition, the Sleeman sports complex features other attractions including gardens.

They are associated with a number of sports associations including Diving Australia, Swimming Queensland and Gymnastics Queensland.

BAC

Queensland Firebirds	Volleyball Training System
Netball
2011 ANZ Championship Premiers
Undefeated in 2011 with a 13-0 Record If you enjoy winning sports the Firebirds are your team
http://www.firebirds.net.au/Home/0,271,1132,00.html	Proper technique is essential when muscle training for volleyball

Lakeside Park

Lakeside International Raceway

Motor Racings and Events.  As a result of a heritage movement and pressure from racing fans this older facility has recovered from a period of inactivity and has been given a thirty year lease by the Queensland Raceways group. Events are somewhat limited now due to constraints on time and noise by local authorities, but the proud history of Lakeside park carries on.

http://www.qldraceways.com.au/lakeside/

http://www.queenslandraceway.com.au/

Perry Park

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Slated for a 10.7 million dollar upgrade in 2010

Brisbane Strikers	Netball Success
Netball
Netball is also commonly known as Volleyball.
The South Brisbane Strikers are a women's volleyball team.   They should not be confused with the  Brisbane Strikers FC or the Brisbane Strikers Youth football league team
Strikers Home	Volleyball techniques and skills training are essential for the aspiring netball player

Olympic Sports
Brisbane has announced a preliminary interest in bidding for the 2020 or 2024 Olympic games.  While this is a ways in the future you can follow developments on this and other olympiad events at the official site.
http://www.olympic.org/

Sports Games	Fitness workout	Hardcore Training
A selection of kinetic games for the active sports enthusiast

City of Brisbane

If you are interested in learning more about the city you might be interested in checking out some of the views offered at city of Brisbane and perhaps stopping down under to catch some world class sporting events!

National Rugby League