Sport in Brisbane

Suncorp Stadium in Milton is nicknamed 'The Cauldron' and is the spiritual home of Rugby League in Brisbane. It is the home of Queensland Rugby League, the Brisbane Broncos (Rugby league), the Queensland Roar (Football (soccer)), the Queensland Reds (Rugby Union) and the annual State of Origin rugby league clash between Queensland (the Maroons) and New South Wales (the Blues). Lang Park became Suncorp Stadium in 1994 after Suncorp became naming rights sponsor. Individual players and officials face stiff fines if they accidentally publicly refer to the venue by its former name, Lang Park.

The Gabba hosts domestic and international cricket matches, as well as Australian rules football. Home of the Queensland Bulls (Cricket) and the Brisbane Lions (Australian rules football), the Gabba hosted Olympic football matches for the Sydney 2000 Olympics and was the site of the famous tied test of 1960 between the West Indies and Australia. Teams based there include: Queensland Bulls (Cricket) and Brisbane Lions (Australian rules football).

The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC), formerly known as QEII ('QE2') Stadium and later ANZ Stadium, at Nathan is the third largest sporting arena in Queensland. The stadium was built as a temporary venue for the 1982 Commonwealth Games but endured as home for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team during the 1990s and hosted the 2001 Goodwill Games.

The Brisbane Exhibition Ground (also known as the RNA Showgrounds) is the home ground of the Australian Baseball League team the Brisbane Bandits between November and February. It also hosts the Brisbane Ekka that takes place every August. It has also been the home to Cricket, Rugby league, Australian rules football and Speedway style Motor Racing.

Ballymore Stadium is the home of Rugby union in Brisbane, and is the former home of the Queensland Reds (who play in the Tooheys New Super 14 Rugby Union series) who moved to Suncorp Stadium and the Ballymore Tornadoes, the local Australian Rugby Championship entrant before the competition folded. It also plays host to Brisbane Premier Rugby games, and was once home to the Brisbane Strikers soccer club.

Located in Nundah, Oxenham Park has been the home ground of Toombul District Cricket Club - who play in the Brisbane Premier Cricket competition - since 1892. Oxenham Park was also the original home ground of Norths Devils from 1933-1969, before they moved to Bishop Park, also in Nundah.

Perry Park is the spiritual home of Football (soccer) in Brisbane, and is home to the Brisbane Strikers, who play in the local Brisbane competition after being unsuccessful in their A-League bid.

• Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre — team based there: Brisbane Bullets (Basketball)
• Langlands Park— team based there: Easts Tigers (Rugby league)
• Sleeman Centre — team based there: Queensland Firebirds (Netball)
• Downey Park, located in Windsor, is a major location for field hockey and netball games, particularly for school groups and clubs.
• Lakeside Park located at Dakabin and used for Motor racing.
• Langlands Park located at Stones Corner.
• Purtell Park located at Bardon
• Queensland State Equestrian Centre — equestrian sport venue located in Caboolture
• Queensland Tennis Centre
• Victoria Park — an enormous-size park, which contains tennis courts, the Centenary swimming pool, a golf course and a sports ground.
• Walton Bridge Reserve, located at The Gap, contains sporting fields and skateboard area

Brad Williamson

Jeff Horn

Michael Kasprowicz — Nathan Rimmington — Chris Simpson — Andrew Symonds — Andy Bichel

Robbie McEwen — Ryan Guettler

Scott Dixon — Dick Johnson

Shaun Berrigan — Wally Lewis — Darren Lockyer — Allan Langer

John Eales — Elton Flatley — Quade Cooper — Will Genia — James Horwill — Gordon Bray — Digby Ioane — Peter Grigg — David Campese — Michael Lynagh — Tim Horan

Jodie Henry — Alice Mills — Susie O'Neill — Kieren Perkins — Stephanie Rice — Samantha Riley — Giaan Rooney — Jessicah Schipper

Craig Moore

Samantha Stosur