Haha I have floated this many times here. The guys wont accept it. But personally I dont see why it matters where the team is located. What if it was the difference between winning a prem or not? Personally I would be all for it.
Although I would not go Sydney. Its too flooded. Our strongest support that isn't already repped is South Brisbane. Probably the old ANZ stadium. There is a huge Kiwi community in South Brisbane and the Gold Coast which is not a huge commute, especially given Australias superior public transport.
Auckland Warriors based in South Brisbane.
At least then we would have the pressure from Media and Fans equal to other Aus teams, instead of just losing at Mt Smart, not caring and just driving home. Personally Id rather start winning than worrying about not being able to go to every game.
We are completely out of the NRL loop located in South Auck in a stadium that is too hard basket to get to frequently anyway.
The difference of being located in ultra low key out of the loop South Auck vs being in Aus imo is one of the largest reasons why we are not competitive, our players can just go home after a loss and not worry.
Also as mentioned it would give us MUCH more leverage to attract quality Aus players to our team.
Not a lot of kiwis on the Central Coast, but would work for me as Im a CC Leagues Club member
But it wont happen, Warriors are not dynamic enough to make that kind of change.