Attracting First Class Events to the Moreton Bay Region REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS RLFC – MORETON DAILY STADIUM
It’s all happening on the Redcliffe Peninsula this year, particularly if you are a sports fan. During the thick of the Covid period in early 2020, the Redcliffe Dolphins Club penned a deal with the Brisbane Roar A-League and W-League teams that would see soccer played on the hallowed rugby league ground from December 2020. Redcliffe Dolphins General Manager of Football Operations Grant Cleal said,“Having the Roar using Moreton Daily
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Stadium has been one of the best moves we have made, and it was a realisation of why the stadium was built in the first place, to attract first class events to the Moreton Bay Region”. The venue had dipped its toe in the water with the round ball game being played a couple of times in previous years by hosting FFA Cup fixtures and the odd A-League match. But the Dolphins, Roar and Moreton Daily Stadium seem to be enjoying the partnership and the benefits
it has brought to all involved, as well as the Moreton Bay community. “The feedback from the Roar and the FFA has always been very positive, the players absolutely love the venue and in particular the heightened atmosphere that comes from a crowd that are seated very close to the field. The players love the TifTuf playing surface also”, Cleal added. The right grass is paramount when you imagine the traffic the playing area has to
