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It’s the marriage we didn’t expect.
One’s a marketing venture boasting big sponsors but missing a passionate history. The other’s a community approach tapping into a growing population area but without a tangible identity. Both have been jostling for the right to call themselves Queensland’s fourth NRL team for over ten years now.
But the new Brisbane Jets bid for NRL expansion, formed by a merger of the Brisbane Bombers and Western Corridor consortiums, looks a strong contender to claim that elusive prize, potentially rivaling the Redcliffe Dolphins and leaving the Firehawks in the dust.