While some fans may be questioning the logic of taking a home game away from their preferred home patch into the backyard of their opponents – the ladder-leading Broncos who hardly need an extra leg-up – the extra gate sales will be a boost for the club and the team will get a chance to connect with its significant Brisbane fan base when it flies up north a couple of days early.
Speaking about the huge Saturday night clash – which follows directly on from a Storm v Cowboys clash at the same venue – Manly back-rower Tom Symonds said he was excited by the prospect.
