2005 QRL Queensland Cup Final Highlights - North Queensland Vs. Burleigh

[StFidjnr]

@ 0:45 the old tussle.

[hunk4hire]

Grand Final..............but where are the people? The stadium is empty!

Sad.........just a shadow of the great Grand Finals of the '80s. The NRL has completely gutted league at the grass roots.

A tragedy.

[QRhuggies]

@hunk4hire The rot started a long time before the NRL. The ban of pokies by the Bjelke-Peterson government meant that the BRL clubs got less income than the NSWRL clubs. This lead to the better players leaving for better money down south.

TV Coverage was also a issue with people being able to watch the games at home which meant they were less likely to go to a BRL game. They could also watch the NSWRL at home which just furthered the rot.