Brisbane Broncos - Corporate conglomerate

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Brisbane Broncos - Corporate conglomerate

In early 1987, the NSWRL announced a Brisbane club would join their league. To be synonymous with Queensland, the new franchise choose maroon, gold and white for its colours.

Although Brumbies was considered for its moniker, the franchise settled on Broncos, perhaps because it wanted to follow the lead of the American gridiron team, the Denver Broncos.

In 1997, the club took the Americanization of Australian sport to the next level by joining Rupert Murdoch's Super League. To justify the move, the Broncos chirped on about how they were the victim of an ARL conspiracy and that the new league would ensure the survival of Rugby League.

Considering a brewery had to call its product XXXX because Queenslanders can't spell beer, most people in the Southern States were not expecting Queenslanders to spot the con. Thankfully, Queenslanders finally did something worthy of admiration by deserting Murdoch's vision.

Even though the Broncos's American vision died in the arse, they still haven't learnt what football is about and remain nothing more that a corporate conglomerate, a privately owned franchise existing to make money for shareholders. Fortunately for the shareholders, it seems corporate conglomerates are very popular as the Broncos, with 1,5,310,000 supporters, have almost three times as many supporters as the next highest NRL club.

Roy Morgan Research

2004 - Brisbane Broncos supporters are:

62% more likely than the average person to have a maximum of primary school education;
50% more likely than average to have bought an instant lottery scratch ticket;
98% more likely than the average person to have drunk rum in the last four weeks;
39% more likely than the average person to have drunk low-alcohol or mid-strength beer in the last four weeks.

2006 - When compared to other NRL supporters

Made up of 80% Queenslanders

79% more likely to have Primary School as their highest level of schooling
28% more likely to live in an Older Household
31% more likely to have been involved in some form of dressmaking in the last three months
29% more likely to have been to a theme park in the last three months

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Alan Langer - Diminuitive half-back who fought well above his weight, and won.
Gordon Tallis - Raging Bull.

Brisbane Broncos jokes

There is a Gold Coast psychiatrist that has a thriving practice, particularly during the football season. He tried an idea-association test on a patient and asked her what came to mind when she thought of something brown, firm and had smooth curves. " A football" said the patient immediately. "Good. And what comes to mind when two arms slide around your waste?" "An illegal tackle" was the instant reply. "Now picture a firm set of thighs" "a full back!" "Top marks" said the psychiatrist. "Your answers are perfectly normal. You would be surprised by some of the silly answers I get."

Q:Why do Broncos fans drink a beer called XXXX?
A: Because they can't spell beer.

Q:Why wasn't Jesus born amongst Queensland Rugby League fans?
A:God couldn't find three wise men or a virgin.

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