However, the government has advised us that Cricket, together with the Brisbane Lions, the Australian Football League, Brisbane City Council and the RNA, must fund most of the costs of building a temporary venue at the RNA Showgrounds, which would need to be completed in less than two-years according to timeframes provided for the Gabba rebuild.
We cannot support the expectation that the sports fund the cost of their own displacement from the Gabba, as this will have detrimental long-term financial and operational implications for our sport, including at community level for players, volunteers and fans throughout Queensland.
Yikes. Yeah, that definitely doesn't pass the pub test.