BRISBANE is out of the running to host NRL grand finals after the State Government bailed out of making a $25 million bid to bring as many as four to Suncorp Stadium.
Sydney is certain to host all grand finals until at least 2019, with the NRL partnership committee this week awarding a seven-year contract extension to the NSW Government.
Negotiations between the NRL and bid representatives to bring a grand final to Brisbane had been so advanced insiders considered they were an excellent chance of winning approval to host four grand finals in a 10-year period after NSW's current contract with the NRL ended in 2012.
The Courier-Mail understands the State Government would have been expected to pay $25million to the NRL to host those four grand finals – $6.25 million a game – which would have been a major draw for tourism to Brisbane.
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