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Message: [QUOTE="1910, post: 3533224, member: 8272"] Sounds vaguely familiar Wayne...... “We cannot mess with the Queensland Cup which is the best second-tier competition in the world,” Bennett said. “It was too expensive to run an NRL reserve grade 30 years ago, can you imagine the cost of doing it in this day and age? “I have been coaching since 1977. Ron McAuliffe started the state league competition in the 1970s and that’s how much longevity has gone into our game in Queensland and the game in this state has never been in a healthier position. “There is no code in this country that would not love to have what we’ve got with the Queensland Cup. I’ve looked at all sorts of models and nothing is as effective as the structure we have now. “I coached in NSW for nine years with the Dragons and Newcastle and they don’t match what we do. They are nowhere near what we do in Queensland in terms of game development and pathways. “The Queensland Cup has a team in Papua New Guinea all the way down to Toowoomba (and Tweed Heads). “We don’t need an NRL reserve grade. It’s nonsense. It’s another expense we don’t need and it won’t make our competition any better. “I personally do not want to see the Queensland Cup affected in any way, it’s underpinned the success of the game and the expansion with the Dolphins coming into the NRL.” [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2023-broncos-snatch-titans-qcup-feeder-club-burleigh-bears-in-stunning-gold-coast-raid/news-story/df32baeec46a61cc6a860c07989f4fa1[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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