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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3328382, member: 1769"] Vlandy's is calling on us and the Titans to step it up and ensure the AFL don't win the battle for the western corridor after the expansion licence went to the Dolphins instead of the Jets. here is what he says: “The Broncos and Titans now have to step up,” V’landys said. “They have got to step up to the challenge of growing the game. “When you have competition, you naturally have to step up, so the Broncos and Titans have to rise up. “They have to go in hard into that western corridor because the AFL is a threat in that region. “The Broncos now have an opportunity to develop that western corridor. “If they don’t do it, there is a risk someone else will.” The Broncos have already got a presence in the Western Corridor and Ikin spoke to Ribot about increasing our coaching and development resources in the area. [B]Ben Ikin says:[/B] “I’ve had a meeting with ‘Reebs’ to pick his brain on it,” Ikin said. “We’ve previously had an agreement with the Ipswich rugby league that has expired and we are currently looking at what we do in the western corridor through the next phase. “We are prepared, with the help of the game overall, to step up and deliver more. “What is true for the Broncos must also be true for Peter V’landys, the NRL and the Queensland Rugby League. “This (looking after the western corridor) is no one stakeholder’s responsibility. “If the game thinks there is not enough being done, then we will play our part as we always have, but we need the support of all stakeholders. “We already go to Ipswich and Toowoomba and do work, it’s just whether we take a more formal approach and add extra resources, that’s the conversation we are going through at the moment.” Asked if AFL is a genuine threat to the NRL in the western corridor, Ikin said: “Wherever the AFL is not and rugby league is, then the AFL is always a threat. “Where AFL is growing, it is important for rugby league to make sure it has a strong presence and the Broncos are one of many stakeholders that play a role in that. “We can potentially expand off the back of our own capabilities, both human and financial, and partner with people already in the region.” [/QUOTE]

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